CAKE vs BLMN vs HDL Stock Comparison

Cheesecake Factory, Bloomin' Brands and Super Hi International Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
$9.20 +7.6% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$782.86M
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
0.02%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cheesecake Factory leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cheesecake Factory 6, Bloomin' Brands 3, Super Hi International Holding 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAKEBLMNHDLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.14B $782.86M $617.19M CAKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 28.3x 60.1x BLMN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 10.0x 19.2x BLMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +1.2% +10.5% HDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 0.7% 1.2% CAKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% 4.2% — CAKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 2.5x — CAKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% BLMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.8% +20.3% -40.8% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.7%/yr -16.1%/yr — CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 74.8% 39.1% HDL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 42/100 59/100 HDL

Percentile Scorecard

CAKEBLMNHDL

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

AxisCAKEBLMNHDL
Valuation 27 #37 of 50 86 #8 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 70 #15 of 47 33 #32 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Profitability 60 #19 of 46 44 #26 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Financial Health 46 #28 of 51 18 #42 of 51 76 #13 of 51
Shareholder Returns 50 #17 of 33 28 #24 of 33 –
Overall 50 42 59
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BLMN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • HDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAKEBLMNHDLSPY
1 month +3.8%+7.6%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months +27.9%+15.9%-21.5% +2.9%
6 months +75.6%+50.1%-27.0% +6.4%
Year to date +114.7%+49.1%-35.5% +11.4%
1 year +93.8%+20.3%-40.8% +13.1%
3 years +256.9%-60.6%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +52.9%-26.7%— +21.5%
5 years +155.9%-58.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.7%-16.1%— +10.9%
10 years +115.2%-46.9%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.0%-6.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCAKEBLMNHDLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%74.8%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%63.8%49.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.481.190.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.360.27-1.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-82.3%-66.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-22.4%-43.4% -2.5%
52-week high $117.29$11.85$18.32 $779.14
52-week low $43.14$5.26$9.75 $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.

MultipleCAKEBLMNHDL
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 20.6x 28.5xmedian 20.6x 59.4xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.2xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.3x 5.7xmedian 13.3x -5.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 17.3x 5.1xmedian 17.3x 5.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.04 -0.57median 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 monthsCAKEBLMNHDL
Revenue $3.88B $3.98B $888.78M
Gross profit – $2.79B –
Operating income $204.16M $47.65M –
Net income $178.62M $32.19M $10.19M
Free cash flow $206.30M $155.17M $120.84M
EPS (diluted) $3.68 $0.32 –
Cash & equivalents $195.17M $66.61M $266.40M
Total debt $562.90M $702.79M –
Shares (diluted) 48.49M 86.22M –
Enterprise value $4.31B $519.01M -$376.08M

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
MetricCAKEBLMNHDL
P/E 28.3x 28.5x 59.4x
P/FCF 26.1x 5.1x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 2.5x 5.6x
P/S 1.4x 0.2x 0.8x
P/B 10.4x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 20.2x 67.2x –
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 5.7x -5.8x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 29.9x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.4x 0.5x
EV/FCF 27.9x 9.2x 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 4.4x 3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -0.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAKEBLMNHDL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 1.2% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 0.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 0.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% -57.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% -45.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% 2,049% -81.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% -49.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.5% 648.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% -50.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 36.1% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.2% 305.4% 2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAKEBLMNHDL
Gross margin – 70.1% –
EBITDA margin 8.2% 6.3% -7.9%
Operating margin 5.3% 1.2% –
Pretax margin 5.1% 0.0% 3.0%
Net margin 4.6% 0.7% 1.2%
FCF margin 5.3% 3.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 8.0% 13.6%
Return on equity 36.5% 7.9% –
Return on assets 5.4% 1.1% –
Return on invested capital 17.1% 4.2% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 9.9x 11.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAKEBLMNHDL
Debt / assets 17.1% 22.5% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 84.2% 86.0% –
Equity / assets 15.8% 14.0% –
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.3x –
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.08 0.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAKEBLMNHDL
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.0% 39.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.8% 8.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% -80.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -42.4% –

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.

ConsensusCAKEBLMNHDL
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 -18.6%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +16.3% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.80BFY2026 $3.75BFY2026 $891.81MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +3.2% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAKEBLMNHDL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 345 234 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% +6.7% –
Institutions buying 161 123 –
Institutions selling 118 76 –
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.62 –

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.

CAKEBLMNHDL
CAKE 1.00 0.45 -0.04
BLMN 0.45 1.00 -0.11
HDL -0.04 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAKE, BLMN and HDL?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.14B, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) $782.86M, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) $617.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, CAKE, BLMN and HDL?

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.8x, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 28.3x, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 60.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) is cheapest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 25.1x, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 10.0x, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Hi International Holding (HDL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +1.2%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has the highest net margin (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.7%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) leads (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +93.8%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +20.3%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) -40.8%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +20.7%/yr, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) has the highest dividend yield: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 0.01%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.02%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 0.00%. Super Hi International Holding (HDL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) has been the steadiest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 74.8%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAKE, BLMN and HDL?

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 6. 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.