The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)

The Cheesecake Factory Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 20 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Cheesecake Factory stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.76. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 2.35% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $50 (-23.35%) and the highest is $76 (+16.51%).

Price Target: $66.76 (+2.35%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$50	$66.76	$68	$76
Change	-23.35%	+2.35%	+4.25%	+16.51%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Cheesecake Factory stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	8	8	7	7	7	7
Buy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	8	9	10	10	10	10
Sell	2	2	2	2	2	1
Strong Sell	2	2	2	2	2	2
Total	21	21	21	21	21	20

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Ivankoe J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Hold Upgrades $68	Hold	Upgrades	$68	+4.25%	May 19, 2026
Christine Dooley Argus Research	Argus Research	Buy Reiterates $65 → $72	Buy	Reiterates	$65 → $72	+10.38%	May 1, 2026
Lauren Silberman Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Hold Maintains $67 → $68	Hold	Maintains	$67 → $68	+4.25%	Apr 30, 2026
Brian Vaccaro Raymond James	Raymond James	Hold Reiterates n/a	Hold	Reiterates	n/a	n/a	Apr 30, 2026
Brian Bittner Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Reiterates $72	Buy	Reiterates	$72	+10.38%	Apr 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

4.00B

Increased by 6.59%

from 3.75B

Revenue Next Year

4.26B

Increased by 6.63%

from 4.00B

EPS This Year

4.12

Increased by 34.73%

from 3.06

EPS Next Year

4.56

Increased by 10.53%

from 4.12

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 28, 2021	Jan 3, 2023	Jan 2, 2024	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 30, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	2.93B	3.30B	3.44B	3.58B	3.75B	4.00B	4.26B
Revenue Growth	47.62%	12.83%	4.13%	4.13%	4.75%	6.59%	6.63%
EPS	1.01	0.86	2.07	3.20	3.06	4.12	4.56
EPS Growth	-	-15.23%	140.70%	54.59%	-4.38%	34.73%	10.53%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	15.82	14.31
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	25	25

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	4.2B	4.4B
Avg	4.0B	4.3B
Low	3.8B	4.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.6%	11.0%
Avg	6.6%	6.6%
Low	1.9%	1.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.40	4.97
Avg	4.12	4.56
Low	3.61	3.88

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	43.8%	20.5%
Avg	34.7%	10.5%
Low	17.9%	-5.9%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.