Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

For the quarter ended December 2025, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported revenue of $961.56 million, up 4.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.00, compared to $1.04 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $948.89 million, representing a surprise of +1.34%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +2.04%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.98.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Cheesecake Factory performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year - The Cheesecake Factory: -2.2% compared to the -0.9% average estimate based on seven analysts.
• Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year - North Italia: -4% versus -3.2% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Number of company-owned restaurants - North Italia: 48 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 48.
• Number of company-owned restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 218 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 218.
• Number of company-owned restaurants - Total: 371 compared to the 372 average estimate based on six analysts.
• Number of company-owned restaurants - Other FRC: 56 versus 57 estimated by six analysts on average.
• Number of international-licensed restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 35 versus 36 estimated by six analysts on average.
• Number of company-owned restaurants - Other: 49 versus 49 estimated by six analysts on average.
• Revenues- North Italia: $88.17 million compared to the $90.2 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.4% year over year.
• Revenues- The Cheesecake Factory restaurants: $681.43 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $669.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.8%.
• Revenues- Other: $92.51 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $93.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.6%.
• Revenues- Other FRC: $99.44 million versus $95.67 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.8% change.

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Shares of Cheesecake Factory have returned +8.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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