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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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For the quarter ended March 2025, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE - Free Report) reported revenue of $927.2 million, up 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.93, compared to $0.73 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.55 million, representing a surprise of +0.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +14.81%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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: 1% versus the nine-analyst average estimate of 1.2%.
Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year - North Italia: -1% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 1.4%.
Number of company-owned restaurants - Total: 355 versus 359 estimated by eight analysts on average.
Number of company-owned restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 215 versus 216 estimated by eight analysts on average.
Number of company-owned restaurants - North Italia: 45 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 44.
Number of international-licensed restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 33 compared to the 35 average estimate based on seven analysts.
Number of company-owned restaurants - Other: 46 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 45.
Number of company-owned restaurants - Other FRC: 49 compared to the 50 average estimate based on six analysts.
Revenues- The Cheesecake Factory restaurants: $672.73 million versus $673.38 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.7% change.
Revenues- Other: $83.63 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $84.31 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.8%.
Revenues- Other FRC: $87.42 million compared to the $86.99 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.8% year over year.
Revenues- North Italia: $83.41 million versus $81.63 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.7% change.
Shares of Cheesecake Factory have returned -2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
For the quarter ended March 2025, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE - Free Report) reported revenue of $927.2 million, up 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.93, compared to $0.73 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $925.55 million, representing a surprise of +0.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +14.81%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.81.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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: 1% versus the nine-analyst average estimate of 1.2%.
- Comparable restaurant sales vs. prior year - North Italia: -1% versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 1.4%.
- Number of company-owned restaurants - Total: 355 versus 359 estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Number of company-owned restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 215 versus 216 estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Number of company-owned restaurants - North Italia: 45 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 44.
- Number of international-licensed restaurants - The Cheesecake Factory: 33 compared to the 35 average estimate based on seven analysts.
- Number of company-owned restaurants - Other: 46 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 45.
- Number of company-owned restaurants - Other FRC: 49 compared to the 50 average estimate based on six analysts.
- Revenues- The Cheesecake Factory restaurants: $672.73 million versus $673.38 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.7% change.
- Revenues- Other: $83.63 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $84.31 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.8%.
- Revenues- Other FRC: $87.42 million compared to the $86.99 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +17.8% year over year.
- Revenues- North Italia: $83.41 million versus $81.63 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.7% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Cheesecake Factory here>>>Shares of Cheesecake Factory have returned -2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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.