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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE
Mixed (graded 2026-09-01, not re-checked) broader-coverage candidate · The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated primarily operates restaurants.
On FrontierLab's discovery record since 2026-06-15 (16 weeks ago) — when this name first surfaced. (distinct from the snapshot date below)
Auto-graded broader coverage — sourced by an automated screen and graded on default bands, not the sector-calibrated bands the curated screener uses. A "Mixed" here is NOT the same bar as a curated grade; these are auto-screened candidates for your own research, shown as of their surface date (2026-09-01), not the curated Frontier signal.
Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 5.7% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 46.4% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.55 |
| Rule of 40 | 11 |
| Net margin | 5.3% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | 2.2 |
| Price / sales | 1.4 |
Quality checklist
- ✗ Revenue growth — 5.7% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✓ Gross profits / assets — 0.55 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- ~ Gross margin — 46.4% (pass ≥ 60%)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ✓ Share dilution — 0.8%
Fundamentals — snapshot as of 2026-09-01
| Stage | Established |
|---|---|
| Share issuance (YoY) | 0.8% · flat share count |
| Moat | — |
| TAM | — |
| P/E (trailing) | 29.7 |
| EPS (trailing) | $3.69 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | -14.5 |
| Cash / assets | 0.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.9 |
| Statements as of | Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-08-03 |
Momentum context — a snapshot from 2026-09-01, not current
| Price at surface | $109.49 (as of 2026-09-01) |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $43.07 – $118.46 |
| % off 52-wk high | -7.6% |
| RSI (14) | 56 |
| Relative volume | 1.4× |
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