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CAKE vs DRI

Side-by-side comparison of Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) and Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CAKE and DRI operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • DRI is the larger of the two at $23.32B, about 6.6x CAKE ($3.51B).
  • Over the past year, CAKE is up 28.2% and DRI is down 4.2% - CAKE leads by 32.5 points.
  • CAKE has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for DRI).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCAKE+28.24%DRI-4.24%
2025-06-11+0.00%2026-06-11
MetricCAKEDRI
Company
Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
Darden Restaurants Inc.
Price
$73.93+4.79%
$208.43+2.32%
Market cap
$3.51B
$23.32B
1M return
+21.80%
+4.68%
1Y return
+28.24%
-4.24%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
1992
News (4w)
6
3
Recent ratings
25
25
CAKE

Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates restaurants. The company produces cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers, as well as external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. It owns and operates 294 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands, including The Cheesecake Factory and North Italia; and a collection of Fox Restaurant Concepts, as well as 27 The Cheesecake Factory restaurants under licensing agreements internationally. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.

DRI

Darden Restaurants Inc.

Darden Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. As of May 30, 2021, it owned and operated 1,834 restaurants, which included 875 under the Olive Garden, 533 under the LongHorn Steakhouse, 170 under the Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, 81 under the Yard House, 63 under The Capital Grille, 44 under the Seasons 52, 42 under the Bahama Breeze, and 26 under the Eddie V's Prime Seafood brands. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

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