The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE)
NASDAQ: CAKE · Real-Time Price · USD
108.37
-4.07 (-3.62%)
At close: Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
107.00
-1.37 (-1.26%)
After-hours: Oct 23, 2026, 7:57 PM EDT

The Cheesecake Factory Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 19 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Cheesecake Factory stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $105.73. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 2.44% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $74 (-31.72%) and the highest is $128 (+18.11%).

Price Target: $105.73 (-2.44%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$74$105.73$110$128
Change-31.72%-2.44%+1.50%+18.11%

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

Chart
RatingMay '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy764444
Buy000000
Hold101114141313
Sell110001
Strong Sell221111
Total202019191819

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
UBS
UBS
Sell
Reiterates
$60 → $80
SellReiterates$60 → $80-26.18%Oct 23, 2026
Mizuho Securities
Mizuho Securities
Hold
Maintains
$93 → $110
HoldMaintains$93 → $110+1.50%Oct 23, 2026
Robert W. Baird
Robert W. Baird
Hold
Maintains
$105 → $120
HoldMaintains$105 → $120+10.73%Oct 22, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Reiterates
$105 → $110
HoldReiterates$105 → $110+1.50%Oct 21, 2026
Unknown Analyst
Raymond James
No rating
Raymond James
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aOct 16, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
4.05B
from 3.75B
Increased by 7.94%
Revenue Next Year
4.36B
from 4.05B
Increased by 7.70%
EPS This Year
4.69
from 3.77
Increased by 24.30%
EPS Next Year
5.22
from 4.69
Increased by 11.30%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 28, 2021Jan 3, 2023Jan 2, 2024Dec 31, 2024Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
2.93B3.30B3.44B3.58B3.75B4.05B
Revenue Growth
47.62%12.83%4.13%4.13%4.75%7.94%
Operating Income
119.97M83.69M149.72M194.39M224.72M269.24M
Net Income
72.37M43.12M101.35M156.78M148.43M226.13M
EPS
----3.774.69
EPS Growth
----9.59%24.30%
Forward PE
13.7511.7611.6813.3112.7323.13
Dividend / Share
-0.811.081.081.081.22
Dividend Growth
--33.33%--13.31%
Free Cash Flow
----155.08M154.67M
No. Analysts
-----17
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High4.1B
Avg4.0B
Low4.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
9.3%
Avg
7.9%
Low
6.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High5.12
Avg4.69
Low4.05

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
35.8%
Avg
24.3%
Low
7.4%