The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)

The Cheesecake Factory Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts that cover The Cheesecake Factory stock have a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $61.25, which forecasts a 1.74% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $50 and the highest is $76.

Price Target: $61.25 (+1.74%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$50	$61.25	$62	$76
Change	-16.94%	+1.74%	+2.99%	+26.25%

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	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	3	3	2	2	3	3
Hold	6	6	7	7	7	7
Sell	3	3	3	3	3	3
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	15	15	15	15	16	16

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Jon Tower Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $75 → $76	Strong Buy	Maintains	$75 → $76	+26.25%	Apr 30, 2026
Jeffrey Bernstein Barclays	Barclays	Sell Maintains $58 → $60	Sell	Maintains	$58 → $60	-0.33%	Apr 30, 2026
Zachary Fadem Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $60 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$60 → $65	+7.97%	Apr 30, 2026
Jim Salera Stephens & Co.	Stephens & Co.	Hold Maintains $61 → $65	Hold	Maintains	$61 → $65	+7.97%	Apr 30, 2026
Brian Bittner Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $68 → $72	Buy	Maintains	$68 → $72	+19.60%	Apr 21, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.98B

Increased by 6.14%

from 3.75B

Revenue Next Year

4.25B

Increased by 6.65%

from 3.98B

EPS This Year

4.11

Increased by 34.45%

from 3.06

EPS Next Year

4.51

Increased by 9.69%

from 4.11

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	3.98B	4.25B
Revenue Growth	47.62%	12.83%	4.13%	4.13%	4.75%	6.14%	6.65%
EPS	1.01	0.86	2.07	3.20	3.06	4.11	4.51
EPS Growth	-	-15.23%	140.70%	54.59%	-4.38%	34.45%	9.69%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.63	13.34
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

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

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.1%	11.6%
Avg	6.1%	6.7%
Low	1.2%	0.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	4.35	4.78
Avg	4.11	4.51
Low	3.77	3.99

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	42.1%	16.1%
Avg	34.5%	9.7%
Low	23.3%	-3.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.