BJRI vs CAKE vs PC Stock Comparison

BJs RESTAURANTS, Cheesecake Factory and Premium Catering (Holdings) Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BJRI BJs RESTAURANTS INC
$56.51 -8.2% 1M +72.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$108.37 +3.8% 1M +93.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.14B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cheesecake Factory leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cheesecake Factory 7, BJs RESTAURANTS 3, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBJRICAKEPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $5.14B $274.48M CAKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.8x 28.8x — CAKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 25.1x — BJRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +5.7% — CAKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 4.6% — CAKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 17.1% — CAKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.2x — BJRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.9% +93.8% 0.0% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.5%/yr +20.7%/yr — CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 39.7% 0.0% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 50/100 — BJRI

Percentile Scorecard

BJRICAKEPC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBJRICAKEPC
Valuation 53 #24 of 50 27 #37 of 50 –
Growth 57 #21 of 47 70 #15 of 47 –
Profitability 53 #22 of 46 60 #19 of 46 –
Financial Health 62 #20 of 51 46 #28 of 51 94 #4 of 51
Shareholder Returns 69 #11 of 33 50 #17 of 33 –
Overall 59 50 –
  • BJRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBJRICAKEPCSPY
1 month -8.2%+3.8%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -15.5%+27.9%0.0% +2.9%
6 months +48.0%+75.6%0.0% +6.4%
Year to date +43.4%+114.7%0.0% +11.4%
1 year +72.9%+93.8%0.0% +13.1%
3 years +135.3%+256.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.0%+52.9%— +21.5%
5 years +57.2%+155.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.5%+20.7%— +10.9%
10 years +64.6%+115.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.1%+8.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBJRICAKEPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%39.7%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%39.5%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.480.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.672.36— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-43.3%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.9%-7.6%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $74.26$117.29$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $28.69$43.14$9.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBJRICAKEPC
P/E now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 20.6x 28.3xmedian 20.6x —median 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 13.3x 18.2xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 17.3x 26.1xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.1x 10.4xmedian 3.1x 28.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 1.04 0.70median 1.04 —median 1.04

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBJRICAKEPC
Revenue $1.43B $3.88B –
Gross profit $1.07B – –
Operating income $39.21M $204.16M –
Net income $40.92M $178.62M –
Free cash flow $45.99M $206.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $3.68 –
Cash & equivalents $14.43M $195.17M $971.86K
Total debt $44.00M $562.90M –
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 48.49M 29.20M
Enterprise value $1.13B $4.31B $270.03M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBJRICAKEPC
P/E 29.1x 28.3x –
P/FCF 26.0x 26.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 15.2x –
P/S 0.8x 1.4x –
P/B 3.0x 10.4x 28.0x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 20.2x 28.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 18.2x –
EV/EBIT 31.3x 28.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 26.7x 27.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 16.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBJRICAKEPC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 5.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 3.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 24.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 48.8% 12.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 23.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 56.1% 11.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 40.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 14.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.6% 57.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBJRICAKEPC
Gross margin 74.5% – –
EBITDA margin 8.6% 8.2% –
Operating margin 2.7% 5.3% –
Pretax margin 2.7% 5.1% –
Net margin 2.9% 4.6% –
FCF margin 3.2% 5.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.2% 9.1% –
Return on equity 10.6% 36.5% –
Return on assets 4.1% 5.4% –
Return on invested capital 9.0% 17.1% –
Return on capital employed 4.8% 7.9% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBJRICAKEPC
Debt / assets 4.4% 17.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 84.2% 13.7%
Equity / assets 40.1% 15.8% 86.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.08 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBJRICAKEPC
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBJRICAKEPC
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $4.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +11.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $3.80BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +7.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBJRICAKEPC
Held by institutions 99.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 194 345 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 99 161 –
Institutions selling 66 118 –
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.36 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BJRICAKEPC
BJRI 1.00 0.58 –
CAKE 0.58 1.00 –
PC – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BJRI, CAKE and PC?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) $1.22B, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.14B, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, BJRI, CAKE and PC?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 29.8x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) is cheapest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 22.6x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +3.5%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has the highest net margin (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 2.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) leads (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 9.0%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +72.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +93.8%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +9.5%/yr, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +20.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 0.00%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 0.01%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.00%. BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) and Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 43.6%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BJRI, CAKE and PC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.