CAKE vs TXRH vs YUMC Stock Comparison

Cheesecake Factory, Texas Roadhouse and Yum China Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$108.47 +3.8% 1M +94.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.40B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
1.08%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
$166.71 +4.4% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.93B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.23B
Div. yield
1.76%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$45.41 +12.2% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.67B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
2.44%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum China Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Yum China Holdings 8, Texas Roadhouse 2, Cheesecake Factory 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCAKETXRHYUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.40B $10.93B $15.67B YUMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 26.5x 16.2x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 24.8x 14.9x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.7% +9.9% +8.8% TXRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 6.6% 7.8% YUMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.1% 26.0% 16.5% TXRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.2x -0.7x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.08% 1.76% 2.44% YUMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.0% -4.4% +2.2% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr +13.2%/yr -4.7%/yr CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 31.0% 25.5% YUMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 60/100 75/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

CAKETXRHYUMC

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

AxisCAKETXRHYUMC
Valuation 27 #37 of 50 35 #33 of 50 78 #12 of 50
Growth 70 #15 of 47 54 #22 of 47 50 #24 of 47
Profitability 60 #19 of 46 78 #11 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 46 #28 of 51 72 #15 of 51 88 #7 of 51
Shareholder Returns 50 #17 of 33 59 #14 of 33 94 #3 of 33
Overall 50 60 75
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • TXRH ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCAKETXRHYUMCSPY
1 month +3.8%+4.4%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months +21.9%-18.6%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +73.1%+5.3%-4.1% +8.2%
Year to date +114.9%+0.4%-4.9% +12.9%
1 year +94.0%-4.4%+2.2% +12.3%
3 years +262.4%+70.6%-13.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +53.6%+19.5%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years +163.4%+85.5%-21.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +21.4%+13.2%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +108.6%+324.7%+82.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.6%+15.6%+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCAKETXRHYUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%31.0%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%27.9%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.200.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.37-0.140.09 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-27.3%-54.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-22.2%-21.6% -1.2%
52-week high $117.29$214.28$57.95 $779.14
52-week low $43.14$155.88$39.98 $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.

MultipleCAKETXRHYUMC
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 20.6x 26.5xmedian 20.6x 16.2xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 13.3x 15.3xmedian 13.3x 7.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 17.3x 26.9xmedian 17.3x 16.7xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 3.1x 6.9xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.07 2.02median 1.07 0.98median 1.07

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 monthsCAKETXRHYUMC
Revenue $3.88B $6.23B $12.44B
Gross profit – – $2.14B
Operating income $204.16M $482.80M $1.38B
Net income $178.62M $422.09M $1.05B
Free cash flow $206.30M $406.39M $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.68 $6.27 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $195.17M $202.43M $485.00M
Total debt $562.90M $50.00M $66.00M
Shares (diluted) 48.49M 65.92M 349.00M
Enterprise value $4.56B $10.30B $10.03B

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
MetricCAKETXRHYUMC
P/E 28.3x 26.5x 16.2x
P/FCF 26.2x 26.9x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 13.6x 9.9x
P/S 1.4x 1.8x 1.3x
P/B 10.4x 6.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 20.2x 7.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 15.3x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 28.2x 22.3x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.7x 1.2x
EV/FCF 28.0x 26.5x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 13.4x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 2.02 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCAKETXRHYUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.7% 9.9% 8.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 12.7% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% -7.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 12.3% 10.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.4% -5.8% 6.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 12.2% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.5% -4.7% 13.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% 13.2% 16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 8.2% 9.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% -3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.2% 8.8% 12.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.8% -4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCAKETXRHYUMC
Gross margin – – 17.2%
EBITDA margin 8.2% 11.3% 14.9%
Operating margin 5.3% 7.7% 11.1%
Pretax margin 5.1% 7.8% 11.5%
Net margin 4.6% 6.6% 7.8%
FCF margin 5.3% 6.5% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 12.9% 12.7%
Return on equity 36.5% 27.1% 17.3%
Return on assets 5.4% 11.6% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 17.1% 26.0% 16.5%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 17.0% 16.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCAKETXRHYUMC
Debt / assets 17.1% 1.4% 0.6%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.2x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 84.2% 57.0% 44.2%
Equity / assets 15.8% 43.0% 55.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.5x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.08 5.72 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCAKETXRHYUMC
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 1.5% 8.3%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.2% 10.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.0% 44.7% 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.8% 46.4% 40.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.0% 9.9% 24.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 21.6%

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.

ConsensusCAKETXRHYUMC
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.40FY2026 $6.71FY2026 $3.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.6% +10.6% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $6.74BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +8.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCAKETXRHYUMC
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.0% 66.8%
Institutions holding 345 646 660
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.2% -1.0% +1.4%
Institutions buying 161 311 261
Institutions selling 118 249 231
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.25 1.13

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.

CAKETXRHYUMC
CAKE 1.00 0.56 0.30
TXRH 0.56 1.00 0.23
YUMC 0.30 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CAKE, TXRH and YUMC?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.40B, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) $10.93B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, CAKE, TXRH and YUMC?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.3x, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 26.5x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 24.7x, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 24.8x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +9.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest net margin (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 6.6%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) leads (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 26.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +94.0%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) -4.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +2.2%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +21.4%/yr, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +13.2%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest dividend yield: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 1.08%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 1.76%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 2.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has been the steadiest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 31.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CAKE, TXRH and YUMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) leads on 8. 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.