DRI vs CAKE vs HDL Stock Comparison

Darden Restaurants, Cheesecake Factory and Super Hi International Holding Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DRI Darden Restaurants Inc
$212.38 -0.7% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$24.23B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.37B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
7 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Darden Restaurants leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Darden Restaurants 7, Super Hi International Holding 2, Cheesecake Factory 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDRICAKEHDLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.23B $5.14B $617.19M DRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.5x 28.8x 60.1x DRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 25.1x 19.2x DRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +5.7% +10.5% HDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 4.6% 1.2% DRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.9% 17.1% — DRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.2x — DRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.9% +93.8% -40.8% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +20.7%/yr — CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 39.7% 39.1% DRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 59/100 HDL

Percentile Scorecard

DRICAKEHDL

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

AxisDRICAKEHDL
Valuation 33 #34 of 50 27 #37 of 50 80 #11 of 50
Growth 26 #35 of 47 70 #15 of 47 24 #36 of 47
Profitability 80 #10 of 46 60 #19 of 46 56 #21 of 46
Financial Health 26 #38 of 51 46 #28 of 51 76 #13 of 51
Shareholder Returns 75 #9 of 33 50 #17 of 33 –
Overall 48 50 59
  • DRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CAKE 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

PeriodDRICAKEHDLSPY
1 month -0.7%+3.8%-10.3% -1.0%
3 months +8.2%+27.9%-21.5% +2.9%
6 months +5.6%+75.6%-27.0% +6.4%
Year to date +15.4%+114.7%-35.5% +11.4%
1 year +13.9%+93.8%-40.8% +13.1%
3 years +49.5%+256.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.3%+52.9%— +21.5%
5 years +46.1%+155.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.9%+20.7%— +10.9%
10 years +236.7%+115.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.9%+8.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDRICAKEHDLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%39.7%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%39.5%49.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.480.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.502.36-1.05 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.1%-43.3%-66.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-7.6%-43.4% -2.5%
52-week high $227.72$117.29$18.32 $779.14
52-week low $169.21$43.14$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.

MultipleDRICAKEHDL
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 20.6x 28.3xmedian 20.6x 59.4xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.3x 18.2xmedian 13.3x -5.8xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 17.3x 26.1xmedian 17.3x 5.6xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 3.1x 10.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.36median 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 monthsDRICAKEHDL
Revenue $13.37B $3.88B $888.78M
Gross profit $4.46B – –
Operating income $1.56B $204.16M –
Net income $1.18B $178.62M $10.19M
Free cash flow $1.03B $206.30M $120.84M
EPS (diluted) $10.33 $3.68 –
Cash & equivalents $220.50M $195.17M $266.40M
Total debt $2.62B $562.90M –
Shares (diluted) 114.40M 48.49M –
Enterprise value $23.33B $4.31B -$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
MetricDRICAKEHDL
P/E 20.4x 28.3x 59.4x
P/FCF 23.4x 26.1x 5.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 15.2x 5.6x
P/S 1.8x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 11.6x 10.4x –
P/Tangible book 33.3x 20.2x –
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 18.2x -5.8x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 28.2x 28.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF 25.7x 27.9x 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 16.3x 3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.36 0.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDRICAKEHDL
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 5.7% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -32.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 3.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 24.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 12.4% -81.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 23.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 40.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 14.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.4% 57.2% 2.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDRICAKEHDL
Gross margin 33.4% – –
EBITDA margin 16.0% 8.2% -7.9%
Operating margin 11.7% 5.3% –
Pretax margin 10.2% 5.1% 3.0%
Net margin 8.8% 4.6% 1.2%
FCF margin 7.7% 5.3% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 13.4% 9.1% 13.6%
Return on equity 55.3% 36.5% –
Return on assets 9.1% 5.4% –
Return on invested capital 32.9% 17.1% –
Return on capital employed 15.9% 7.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x 11.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDRICAKEHDL
Debt / assets 19.8% 17.1% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 84.4% 84.2% –
Equity / assets 15.6% 15.8% –
Interest coverage – – 1.2x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x –
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.4x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.46 3.08 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDRICAKEHDL
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 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.

ConsensusDRICAKEHDL
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.87FY2026 $4.31FY2026 $0.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 -10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +11.8% +44.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.53BFY2026 $3.80BFY2026 $891.81MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.5% +7.9% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDRICAKEHDL
Held by institutions 97.6% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,083 345 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.2% –
Institutions buying 578 161 –
Institutions selling 325 118 –
Buyers to sellers 1.78 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.

DRICAKEHDL
DRI 1.00 0.62 -0.06
CAKE 0.62 1.00 -0.04
HDL -0.06 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DRI, CAKE and HDL?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Darden Restaurants (DRI) $24.23B, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.14B, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) $617.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, DRI, CAKE and HDL?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Darden Restaurants (DRI) 20.5x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.8x, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 60.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darden Restaurants (DRI) is cheapest (Darden Restaurants (DRI) 17.9x, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 25.1x, 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: Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.1%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has the highest net margin (Darden Restaurants (DRI) 8.8%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Darden Restaurants (DRI) leads (Darden Restaurants (DRI) 32.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Darden Restaurants (DRI) +13.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +93.8%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) -40.8%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (Darden Restaurants (DRI) +7.9%/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: Darden Restaurants (DRI) 0.00%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 0.01%, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 0.00%. Darden Restaurants (DRI) and Super Hi International Holding (HDL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darden Restaurants (DRI) has been the steadiest (Darden Restaurants (DRI) 27.9%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.7%, 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, DRI, CAKE 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, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 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.