Last 48 quarters of trend data · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 26.42 | 22.55 | 14.10 | 13.42 | 20.84 | 20.70 | 13.97 | 18.98 | 14.12 | 16.79 | 8.76 | 13.58 | 33.66 | 19.32 | 10.16 | 15.40 | — | — | 13.99 | 22.22 | 244.69 |
| — | +9.0% | +1.0% | -29.3% | +47.6% | +23.3% | +59.5% | +39.8% | -58.1% | -13.1% | -13.8% | -11.8% | — | — | -27.4% | -30.7% | — | — | -60.5% | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.32 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.64 |
| — | +82.6% | +16.9% | +0.3% | -0.3% | +26.4% | +57.1% | +34.1% | +30.0% | +37.4% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +11.6% | -8.7% | +17.1% | -22.9% | -32.4% | -43.9% | -46.4% | -38.8% | -12.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 11.83 | 9.63 | 7.43 | 5.78 | 5.54 | 6.25 | 7.64 | 7.39 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 4.93 | 5.41 | 5.35 | 4.35 | 5.32 | 5.73 | 5.32 | 4.48 | 3.94 | 5.74 | 6.05 |
| — | +54.1% | -2.7% | -21.8% | +5.7% | +23.4% | +54.9% | +36.6% | -2.1% | +16.2% | -7.3% | -5.6% | +0.7% | -2.8% | +35.1% | -0.3% | -12.2% | -42.0% | -54.3% | +15.5% | +88.5% | |
| P/FCF | 24.15 | 20.66 | 19.12 | 12.71 | 12.06 | 12.40 | 50.08 | 17.36 | 10.77 | 19.53 | — | 15.28 | 28.13 | 30.20 | 37.48 | 15.85 | 13.65 | — | 9.74 | 119.19 | 6.58 |
| — | +66.6% | -61.8% | -26.8% | +12.0% | -36.5% | — | +13.6% | -61.7% | -35.3% | — | -3.6% | +106.1% | — | +284.8% | -86.7% | +107.5% | — | +35.4% | +152.1% | -62.2% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.97 | 17.83 | 13.33 | 13.73 | 22.87 | 17.80 | 13.68 | 14.33 | 14.19 | 16.28 | 11.01 | 14.04 | 26.92 | 19.09 | 12.30 | 15.07 | 92.15 | 38.46 | 15.02 | 18.41 | 38.04 |
| — | +0.2% | -2.5% | -4.2% | +61.2% | +9.3% | +24.2% | +2.0% | -47.3% | -14.7% | -10.5% | -6.8% | -70.8% | -50.4% | -18.1% | -18.2% | +142.3% | +98.5% | -7.2% | -44.3% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 45.66 | 24.61 | 18.26 | 20.60 | 42.02 | 30.52 | 19.26 | 34.78 | 20.96 | 28.03 | 15.58 | 22.32 | 20.03 | 39.01 | 18.10 | 22.94 | 31.04 | — | 26.19 | 31.19 | 925.74 |
| — | -19.4% | -5.2% | -40.8% | +100.5% | +8.9% | +23.6% | +55.9% | +4.7% | -28.1% | -13.9% | -2.7% | -35.5% | — | -30.9% | -26.4% | -96.6% | — | +34.1% | -69.5% | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 78.3% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 15.8% | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.5% | 78.2% | 43.4% | 41.5% | 42.6% | 41.2% | 30.5% | 40.2% | 41.4% | 40.2% | 39.6% | 37.4% | 38.9% | 39.0% | 39.9% |
| — | -79.1% | -77.5% | -79.8% | +80.6% | +88.4% | +84.2% | +89.8% | +42.4% | +3.2% | +2.8% | +2.4% | -23.0% | +7.5% | +6.5% | +3.2% | -0.6% | -7.5% | -8.0% | -6.6% | -1.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 5.0% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 5.5% | 3.9% | -1.7% | -0.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.1% |
| — | +76.4% | +12.6% | +0.3% | -31.7% | +5.5% | +4.5% | +27.1% | +445.6% | +69.9% | +18.5% | +12.6% | +154.8% | +915.1% | +63.3% | +9.8% | -1444.4% | -106.8% | -37.2% | +153.1% | +101.8% | |
| Net Margin | 4.0% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 3.2% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 0.3% |
| — | +68.7% | +15.8% | +42.5% | -33.0% | +1.5% | -1.1% | -4.6% | +209.1% | +60.3% | +17.7% | +15.0% | +491.4% | +806.6% | +59.9% | +11.0% | -236.0% | -107.1% | -29.7% | +373.4% | +104.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 33.7% | 11.2% | 14.0% | 11.1% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 14.8% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 7.8% | 14.8% | 10.2% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 13.6% | 9.5% | -1.1% | -0.7% | 7.2% | 6.8% | 0.6% |
| — | +45.3% | -5.6% | +31.5% | -31.9% | -0.8% | -0.3% | -17.5% | +147.2% | +40.5% | +8.9% | +7.7% | +469.9% | +891.8% | +90.6% | +40.3% | -265.6% | -106.5% | -13.5% | +805.9% | +110.4% | |
| ROA | 4.7% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| — | +82.2% | +18.6% | +41.1% | -35.7% | -3.3% | -4.6% | -8.4% | +205.0% | +59.4% | +18.5% | +15.0% | +477.2% | +842.9% | +66.8% | +21.8% | -256.5% | -107.2% | -24.8% | +491.4% | +106.6% | |
| ROIC | 4.7% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 1.3% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| — | +94.8% | +18.4% | -19.9% | -47.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% | +23.0% | +439.9% | +67.0% | +16.2% | +9.7% | +151.2% | +922.2% | +64.7% | +17.2% | -1618.4% | -106.9% | -32.9% | +222.3% | +102.6% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 7.93 | 3.74 | 4.01 | 4.66 | 7.93 | 5.03 | 5.24 | 6.19 | 4.30 | 4.76 | 5.03 | 5.60 | 5.85 | 5.79 | 5.65 | 6.09 | 6.30 | 5.66 | 5.00 | 5.10 | 5.50 |
| — | -25.7% | -23.4% | -24.7% | +84.4% | +5.6% | +4.2% | +10.6% | -26.4% | -17.6% | -11.0% | -8.1% | -7.2% | +2.3% | +13.0% | +19.4% | +14.6% | -0.3% | -21.3% | +66.0% | +70.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 11.68 | 20.62 | 19.32 | 25.80 | 55.93 | 33.07 | 22.91 | 26.93 | 26.12 | 32.01 | 22.47 | 29.06 | 57.14 | 44.45 | 25.99 | 32.12 | 206.97 | 89.50 | 35.76 | 36.39 | 76.22 |
| — | -37.7% | -15.7% | -4.2% | +114.2% | +3.3% | +1.9% | -7.3% | -54.3% | -28.0% | -13.5% | -9.5% | -72.4% | -50.3% | -27.3% | -11.7% | +171.6% | +164.5% | +25.3% | -31.1% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 0.59 | 0.36 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.64 |
| — | -35.3% | +14.0% | +12.7% | +24.9% | +25.0% | +19.0% | +21.8% | +2.9% | -0.2% | -9.9% | -13.4% | -13.5% | -16.0% | -23.6% | -19.0% | -17.4% | -5.9% | +14.3% | +0.3% | +9.4% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.57 |
| — | -32.3% | +21.5% | +23.3% | +36.5% | +40.6% | +31.9% | +29.1% | +2.7% | -3.8% | -15.7% | -18.0% | -16.7% | -18.0% | -29.8% | -24.7% | -22.5% | -12.0% | +13.5% | -1.3% | +10.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 16.59 | 37.92 | 38.21 | 27.74 | 11.23 | 16.79 | 22.66 | 13.81 | 11.97 | 18.37 | 25.17 | 22.89 | 17.62 | 10.11 | 22.25 | 19.87 | 12.35 | -0.85 | 25.66 | 20.14 | 0.65 |
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's current P/E is 26.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 17.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's current operating margin is 5.0%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's business trajectory between earnings reports.