Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) closed at $116.18 on Oct 19, 2026, up 1.1% on the day. The stock is up 20.4% over the past month, up 33.4% over three months, up 131.2% year to date and up 116.3% over the past year. It trades 2.1% below its 52-week high of $118.63 and 171.0% above its 52-week low of $42.87. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($107.88) and above its 200-day moving average ($77.18).
NextPick tracks CAKE in its Restaurants basket alongside MCD, SBUX, YUM, CMG and QSR. As of Oct 19, 2026, the basket's money-flow score is 13 (weak inflow), and the basket is up 4.6% over five sessions. Over the past month CAKE ranks 4th of 19 basket members by price change.
Over its last 8 reports the stock moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings, beating the options-implied move in 2 of 8.
Over the last 8 reports, CAKE moved an average of 5.4% on the first trading day after earnings. The move beat the options-implied move in 2 of 8 reports.
Yes — the Oct 19, 2026 close of $116.18 is 50.5% above the 200-day average of $77.18.
CAKE closed 2.1% below its 52-week high of $118.63.
NextPick groups CAKE with MCD, SBUX, YUM, CMG and QSR in its Restaurants basket.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. The company operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, and Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.
