Q4 EPS Estimates for Cheesecake Factory Cut by William Blair

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ:CAKE) – Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cheesecake Factory in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 30th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the restaurant operator will earn $1.10 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.12. The consensus estimate for Cheesecake Factory’s current full-year earnings is $3.71 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Cheesecake Factory’s FY2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS.

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The restaurant operator reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.06 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $955.83 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $945.82 million. Cheesecake Factory had a return on equity of 46.15% and a net margin of 4.33%. Cheesecake Factory’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.09 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Cheesecake Factory from $50.00 to $58.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Cheesecake Factory from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Cheesecake Factory from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Cheesecake Factory from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $64.00 target price on shares of Cheesecake Factory and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.06.

Cheesecake Factory Price Performance

CAKE stock opened at $63.91 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $60.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $54.20. The firm has a market cap of $3.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85. Cheesecake Factory has a 12 month low of $33.50 and a 12 month high of $69.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Cheesecake Factory by 2.2% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 274,877 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $13,376,000 after buying an additional 6,047 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Cheesecake Factory during the first quarter valued at $5,559,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in Cheesecake Factory during the 4th quarter worth about $489,000. Foundry Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the 1st quarter worth about $299,000. Finally, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Cheesecake Factory in the 4th quarter valued at about $972,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.48% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Keith Carango sold 50,500 shares of Cheesecake Factory stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.12, for a total value of $2,783,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,774 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,145,062.88. The trade was a 70.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Matthew Eliot Clark sold 42,900 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.00, for a total value of $2,402,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 40,878 shares in the company, valued at $2,289,168. The trade was a 51.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 133,000 shares of company stock valued at $7,456,992 in the last three months. Insiders own 8.40% of the company’s stock.

Cheesecake Factory Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 12th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 12th. Cheesecake Factory’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.86%.

About Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors.