Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (The) (CAKE) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

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Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (The) (CAKE) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 71/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (41% profit margin, 19% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $5.63B
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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How CAKE Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$155.1M (4.1% FCF Margin)
Revenue$3.75BGross Profit $1.65B (44%)Cost of Sales $2.10BOp Profit $187.3M (5%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $1.46BNet Profit$148.0M (3.9%)Tax/Other $39.3M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $3.44B
FY24
Rev $3.58B
FY25
Rev $3.75B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$3.75B44%5%$148.0M$155.1M18.9%
FY 2024$3.58B44%5%$157.0M$108.0M17.4%
FY 2023$3.44B44%3.2%$101.0M$63.6M3.4%
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CAKE // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +79.16%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $114.4H $115.9L $109.8C $112.6VOL 1.63M
RES: $119.4SUP: $98.27SMA50: $108.0SMA200: $79.68
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CAKE Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
29.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +4.7% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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How profitable is Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (The) (CAKE)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), CAKE converted $3.8B of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 5% operating margin, and $155.1M in free cash flow (4.1% FCF margin).