CAKE vs PC vs WW Stock Comparison

Cheesecake Factory, Premium Catering (Holdings) and Ww International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$105.73 +0.5% 1M +94.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.28B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
WW Ww International, Inc.
$14.39 -4.3% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$146.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Cheesecake Factory leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Cheesecake Factory 2, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAKEPCWWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.28B $274.48M $146.66M CAKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.6x — — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.6% 0.0% -58.5% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.1%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 0.0% 94.9% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CAKEPCWW

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

AxisCAKEPCWW
Valuation 37 #32 of 50 – –
Growth 70 #15 of 47 – –
Profitability 60 #19 of 46 – –
Financial Health 50 #26 of 51 94 #4 of 51 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 52 #16 of 32 – –
Overall 54 – –
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • WW ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAKEPCWWSPY
1 month +0.5%0.0%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months +4.5%0.0%+10.7% +5.9%
6 months +68.7%0.0%+42.1% +8.5%
Year to date +109.4%0.0%-50.8% +13.3%
1 year +94.6%0.0%-58.5% +12.4%
3 years +253.3%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +52.3%—— +23.5%
5 years +160.2%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.1%—— +11.0%
10 years +99.6%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCAKEPCWWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%0.0%94.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%—98.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.002.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.38—-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-87.3%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%0.0%-58.8% -0.9%
52-week high $117.29$9.40$34.92 $779.14
52-week low $43.14$9.40$9.12 $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.

MultipleCAKEPCWW
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 20.8x —median 20.8x —median 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x —median 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 17.6x —median 17.6x —median 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 3.2x 28.0xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 1.08 —median 1.08 —median 0.35

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 monthsCAKEPCWW
Revenue $3.88B – –
Operating income $204.16M – –
Net income $178.62M – –
Free cash flow $206.30M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.68 – –
Cash & equivalents $195.17M $971.86K $160.28M
Total debt $562.90M – $465.47M
Shares (diluted) 48.49M 29.20M 9.99M
Enterprise value $4.45B $270.03M -$560.70M

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
MetricCAKEPCWW
P/E 27.6x – –
P/FCF 25.5x – –
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x – –
P/S 1.4x – –
P/B 10.1x 28.0x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 19.7x 28.0x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x – –
EV/EBIT 27.6x – –
EV/Revenue 1.5x – –
EV/FCF 27.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAKEPCWW
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 11.5% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAKEPCWW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 8.2% – –
Operating margin 5.3% – –
Pretax margin 5.1% – –
Net margin 4.6% – –
FCF margin 5.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% – –
Return on equity 36.5% – –
Return on assets 5.4% – –
Return on invested capital 17.1% – –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.2x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAKEPCWW
Debt / assets 17.1% – 49.2%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 84.2% 13.7% 66.4%
Equity / assets 15.8% 86.3% 33.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 9.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.9x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.05 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAKEPCWW
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusCAKEPCWW
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.40FY2026 – $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 – $656.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% – -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAKEPCWW
Held by institutions 100.0% – 77.9%
Institutions holding 345 – 78
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% – +8.1%
Institutions buying 161 – 35
Institutions selling 118 – 17
Buyers to sellers 1.36 – 2.06

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.

CAKEPCWW
CAKE 1.00 – 0.13
PC – – –
WW 0.13 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAKE, PC and WW?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.28B, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M, Ww International (WW) $146.66M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +94.6%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Ww International (WW) -58.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Ww International (WW) 94.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 2. 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.