Cheesecake Factory Inc-The (CAKE) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Cheesecake Factory Inc-The (CAKE) scores 6.0 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as solid quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and predictability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.
We cannot judge Cheesecake Factory Inc-The yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.
Quantitative signs of a moat, read from the filed statements. This is not a judgement of where it comes from (brand, network effects, switching costs). How Lemma measures a moat →
On the filings behind it, Cheesecake Factory Inc-The earns 6.0 out of 10 for business quality as of October 17, 2026. That is solid quality on our scale. A solid reading is a respectable business with clear strengths and at least one area that falls short of the best in its field. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies with a published score, that ranks at the 73rd percentile, above the middle of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.0 and a company needs 6.1 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Cheesecake Factory Inc-The above the median.
On profitability, Cheesecake Factory Inc-The scores 7.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 5.1 across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies, which places it well above them, at the 77th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.
Solvency scores 5.9 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 141 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.9, so Cheesecake Factory Inc-The is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 50th percentile. Leverage in the middle of the range is rarely a problem in good years, and it is worth watching how quickly it would tighten in a weak one.
There is no growth score for Cheesecake Factory Inc-The: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 149 Consumer Discretionary companies the median for this pillar is 4.0. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
Efficiency scores 7.6 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 170 Consumer Discretionary companies is 6.2, so Cheesecake Factory Inc-The is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 88th percentile. High efficiency means assets and earnings are being turned into cash and output better than at most peers, a sign of a well run operation.
Cheesecake Factory Inc-The’s predictability score is 3.3 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.0 among 178 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well below the group and the 16th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.
This is a lopsided profile. Efficiency scores 7.6 but predictability only 3.3, a gap of 4.3 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.
Of everything that could lift Cheesecake Factory Inc-The’s score, predictability matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.0 median of Consumer Discretionary companies would take the overall from 6.0 to roughly 6.4. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Consumer Discretionary companies closest to Cheesecake Factory Inc-The in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
Educational only. Not investment advice.
On this reading Cheesecake Factory Inc-The scores 6.0 out of 10, which reads as solid quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Cheesecake Factory Inc-The ranks at the 73rd percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Cheesecake Factory Inc-The’s 6.0.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for CAKE are in the app.
No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.
Inside Lemma Analysis the same five pillars run on every company we cover, with the metrics behind each one, current fundamentals, a DCF you control and a watchlist that tells you when the price catches up.
Free to start · No credit card