Head to head
Cheesecake Factory vs McDonald's
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: CAKE · MCD
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
106.99-1.15%
1-year price shape — +102% over the period
Quant Rating B · 94/100
vs
MCD
McDonald's
230.88-0.68%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's trades cheapest on trailing earnings; McDonald's pays the highest dividend yield; McDonald's earns the most per share.
| CAKE | MCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Restaurants |
| Last price | 106.99 | 230.88 |
| Change today | -1.15% | -0.68% |
| 1-year return | +101.7% | -20.1% |
| Market cap | $5.32B | $163.38B |
| 52-week range | 42.54 – 118.46 | 229.20 – 335.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 28.99 | 18.76 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 74th | 0th |
| P/B | 10.26 | -159.67 |
| Dividend yield | 1.07% | 3.18% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 3.06 | 11.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $152.27M | $8.46B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.88B | $27.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +7.7% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 43.6% | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 45.7% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 31.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $205.20M | $7.76B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 97.6% | 75.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 9 buy / 40 sell | 26 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 19.9% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 40% buy / 50% hold / 10% sell (10) | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) |
| Analyst price target | $95 (-11%) | $298 (+29%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (94) | D (19) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 48,400 | 150,000 |
| Founded | 1972 | 1955 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.