PC vs CAKE vs CBRL Stock Comparison

Premium Catering (Holdings), Cheesecake Factory and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CAKE Cheesecake Factory Inc
$110.13 +5.4% 1M +96.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.05B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
10 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cheesecake Factory leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Cheesecake Factory 10, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPCCAKECBRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.48M $5.05B $1.52B CAKE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.3x 48.1x CAKE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.0x 32.2x CAKE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.7% -4.7% CAKE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.6% 1.0% CAKE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.1% -1.4% CAKE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x 2.7x CAKE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% CBRL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +96.1% +89.9% CAKE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +21.8%/yr -11.8%/yr CAKE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 0.0% 39.8% 57.5% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 50/100 35/100 CAKE

Percentile Scorecard

PCCAKECBRL

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

AxisPCCAKECBRL
Valuation – 27 #37 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth – 70 #15 of 47 9 #43 of 47
Profitability – 60 #19 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Financial Health 94 #4 of 51 46 #28 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 50 #17 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Overall – 50 35
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CAKE ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPCCAKECBRLSPY
1 month 0.0%+5.4%+32.9% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%+26.5%+31.3% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%+76.2%+121.6% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%+118.2%+171.0% +12.2%
1 year 0.0%+96.1%+89.9% +13.0%
3 years —+268.0%+6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+54.4%+2.1% +23.1%
5 years —+168.0%-46.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+21.8%-11.8% +11.0%
10 years —+124.2%-47.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.4%-6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePCCAKECBRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 0.0%39.8%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —39.7%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.490.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —2.421.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-43.3%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.1%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $9.40$117.29$69.02 $779.14
52-week low $9.40$43.14$25.02 $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.

MultiplePCCAKECBRL
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.5x 28.7xmedian 20.5x 48.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 18.4xmedian 13.3x 16.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.5x 26.6xmedian 17.5x 17.4xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 3.1x 10.6xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 0.71median 1.07 -1.52median 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 monthsPCCAKECBRL
Revenue – $3.88B $3.32B
Gross profit – – $2.29B
Operating income – $204.16M -$12.47M
Net income – $178.62M $31.68M
Free cash flow – $206.30M $88.42M
EPS (diluted) – $3.68 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $971.86K $195.17M $36.54M
Total debt – $562.90M $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 29.20M 48.49M 22.55M
Enterprise value $270.03M $4.21B $1.44B

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
MetricPCCAKECBRL
P/E – 28.7x 48.5x
P/FCF – 26.6x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.5x 7.5x
P/S – 1.4x 0.5x
P/B 28.0x 10.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 28.0x 20.5x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA – 18.4x 16.2x
EV/EBIT – 28.7x -147.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 28.4x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.5x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.71 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPCCAKECBRL
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.7% -4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.6% -122.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.0% -28.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 12.4% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 11.5% -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.6% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.5% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 57.2% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPCCAKECBRL
Gross margin – – 69.1%
EBITDA margin – 8.2% 3.4%
Operating margin – 5.3% -0.4%
Pretax margin – 5.1% 0.6%
Net margin – 4.6% 1.0%
FCF margin – 5.3% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.1% 6.2%
Return on equity – 36.5% 6.7%
Return on assets – 5.4% 1.5%
Return on invested capital – 17.1% -1.4%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% -0.8%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPCCAKECBRL
Debt / assets – 17.1% 16.7%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 2.7x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 13.7% 84.2% 76.4%
Equity / assets 86.3% 15.8% 23.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 9.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.10 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPCCAKECBRL
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.7% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.0% 73.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.8% 26.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.0% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -41.6%

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.

ConsensusPCCAKECBRL
Forward P/E – 25.0xFY2026 32.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.40FY2026 $2.14FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +16.7%FY2026 +167.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.82BFY2026 $3.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.9%FY2026 +6.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.9% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPCCAKECBRL
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 345 270
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.2% +12.2%
Institutions buying – 161 150
Institutions selling – 118 69
Buyers to sellers – 1.36 2.17

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.

PCCAKECBRL
PC – – –
CAKE – 1.00 0.53
CBRL – 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PC, CAKE and CBRL?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) $5.05B, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, PC, CAKE and CBRL?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 28.3x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 48.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) is cheapest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 25.0x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x). 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: Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +5.7%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has the highest net margin (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 4.6%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) leads (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 17.1%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) returned the most: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +96.1%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +89.9%. Over five years, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) compounded fastest (Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) +21.8%/yr, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) has the highest dividend yield: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.00%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 0.01%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.02%. 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 (Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) 39.8%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.