The Cheesecake Factory (FRA:CF2) General and Admin. Expense: €214 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


FRA:CF2 The Cheesecake Factory Inc FRA:CF2
72 GF Score
Price €67.98
GF Value €41.54
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is The Cheesecake Factory General and Admin. Expense?

The Cheesecake Factory FRA:CF2 -0.26% 72 General and Admin. Expense is €214 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:CF2 with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of €41.54 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. The Cheesecake Factory's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €55 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €214 Mil.

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The Cheesecake Factory General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The Cheesecake Factory General and Admin. Expense Chart

The Cheesecake Factory Annual Data
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The Cheesecake Factory General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €214 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of €214 Mil mean?
The Cheesecake Factory (FRA:CF2) has a General and Admin. Expense of €214 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on The Cheesecake Factory and its competitors.
Is The Cheesecake Factory's General and Admin. Expense too high?
The Cheesecake Factory's current General and Admin. Expense is €214 Mil. Overall, The Cheesecake Factory has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does The Cheesecake Factory's General and Admin. Expense compare to SHAK and WING?
The Cheesecake Factory's General and Admin. Expense of €214 Mil can be compared against companies in the Restaurants industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for a Restaurants company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Restaurants industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on The Cheesecake Factory and its competitors. The Cheesecake Factory's current General and Admin. Expense is €214 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is The Cheesecake Factory stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The Cheesecake Factory (FRA:CF2) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €41.54, compared to a current price of €67.98 — trading 63.6% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is €214 Mil. The Cheesecake Factory's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For The Cheesecake Factory (FRA:CF2), the current General and Admin. Expense is €214 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is The Cheesecake Factory (FRA:CF2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, The Cheesecake Factory stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €67.98 is trading 63.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €41.54. GuruFocus considers The Cheesecake Factory to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:CF2:

  • General and Admin. Expense: €214 Mil
  • GF Value™: €41.54 vs. price of €67.98 (63.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:CF2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

The Cheesecake Factory Business Description

Address 26901 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas Hills, CA, USA, 91301
The Cheesecake Factory Inc is a restaurant company that owns and operates multiple casual dining brands across the United States and Canada under brands that include The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, and additional brands within its Fox Restaurant Concepts portfolio. The company's international presence, in the Middle East and Mexico, is through licensing agreements with third parties. The company also has a bakery division that produces cheesecakes and other baked products for sale in its restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers. The company has four operating business segments: The Cheesecake Factory restaurants, North Italia, Other FRC, and Other. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the Cheesecake Factory restaurants segment.
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