CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
CAKENasdaq
$85.77
↑ +3.0%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +40.3%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$4.2B
Enterprise Value
$4.6B
P/E
25.2
P/S
1.1
P/B
9.1
EV/EBITDA
15.1
PEG
0.5
FCF Yield
4.2%
Dividend Yield
1.3%
Revenue (TTM)
$3.8B
Net Income (TTM)
$164.6M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$172.3M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
5.0%
Net Margin
4.3%
ROE
35.8%
ROIC
20.2%
Debt / Equity
1.4
Net Cash
-$395.9M
Return 1Y
+41.3%
Company profile
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated owns and operates 306 restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates two bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors.
- CEO
- David M. Overton
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Employees
- 47,500
- Headquarters
- California
- Website
- thecheesecakefactory.com
Management & directors
- Overton DavidCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.
- Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO
- Gordon David MPRESIDENT
- May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
- Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRI
- Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
- Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
CAKE Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$978.8M↑ +5.6%
Diluted EPS$1.02↑ +52.2%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.0B | $2.9B | — | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $3.8B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$347.4M | $82.3M | — | $38.9M | $108.6M | $178.3M | $187.3M |
| Net income | -$253.4M | $72.0M | — | $43.0M | $101.0M | $157.0M | $148.0M |
| Diluted EPS | -$6.32 | $1.01 | — | $0.86 | $2.07 | $3.20 | $3.06 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.9M | $213.0M | — | $161.9M | $218.4M | $268.3M | $301.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$47.4M | $146.1M | — | $49.5M | $66.8M | $108.0M | $155.1M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | -17.5% | 2.8% | — | 1.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | -12.8% | 2.5% | — | 1.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $904.0M | $865.5M | $921.0M | $927.2M | $955.8M | $907.2M | $961.6M | $978.8M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $58.7M | $33.7M | $46.6M | $52.0M | $64.8M | $37.3M | $33.2M | $55.0M |
| Net income | $52.4M | $30.0M | $41.4M | $32.9M | $54.8M | $31.9M | $28.3M | $49.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.08 | $0.61 | $0.83 | $0.67 | $1.14 | $0.66 | $0.59 | $1.02 |
| Operating cash flow | $27.7M | $79.9M | $94.0M | $78.9M | $56.8M | $90.6M | $74.9M | $96.7M |
| Free cash flow | -$1.5M | $25.7M | $54.1M | $36.1M | $15.3M | $53.9M | $49.8M | $53.3M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.6% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 5.1% |
Company news
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 12, 2026
- 8d agoCheesecake Factory (CAKE) Stock Looks Overvalued On Cash Flow Yet Fair On Earningsfinance.yahoo.com
- 8d agoCheesecake Factory (CAKE) App Rollout And Loyalty Push As Valuation Questions Lingerfinance.yahoo.com
- 8d agoShould Citi’s Endorsement of Cheesecake Factory’s New Loyalty App Reframe the CAKE Digital Investment Story?finance.yahoo.com
Jul 10, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L | Sale | 2,490 | $64.90 | $161,601.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-28 | Meyer Janice L. | Award | 2,490 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-28 | Collins Khanh | Award | 1,250 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-28 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L | Award | 2,490 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | OVERTON DAVID· CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Sale | 104,000 | $61.02 | $6.3M | filing |
| 2026-05-01 | OVERTON DAVID· CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Option exercise | 104,000 | $46.03 | $4.8M | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | OVERTON DAVID· CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Tax withholding | 4,655 | $55.30 | $257,421.50 | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | Gordon David M· PRESIDENT | Tax withholding | 1,167 | $55.30 | $64,535.10 | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | Clark Matthew Eliot· EXEC VP, CFO | Tax withholding | 1,059 | $55.30 | $58,562.70 | filing |
| 2026-04-01 | May Scarlett· EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Tax withholding | 525 | $55.30 | $29,032.50 | filing |
| 2026-03-10 | May Scarlett· EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sale | 5,206 | $62.95 | $327,708.33 | filing |
| 2026-02-25 | Clark Matthew Eliot· EXEC VP, CFO | Sale | 7,000 | $65.70 | $459,900.00 | filing |
| 2026-02-25 | Alex Spero G· EVP Operations - CFRI | Sale | 4,790 | $66.00 | $316,122.28 | filing |
| 2026-02-25 | Hanscom Ashley W· PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sale | 2,951 | $65.64 | $193,688.89 | filing |
| 2026-02-23 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L | Sale | 635 | $63.74 | $40,474.90 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | OVERTON DAVID· CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Tax withholding | 21,150 | $58.67 | $1.2M | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | OVERTON DAVID· CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Tax withholding | 19,247 | $58.67 | $1.1M | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | Gordon David M· PRESIDENT | Tax withholding | 5,288 | $58.67 | $310,246.96 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | Gordon David M· PRESIDENT | Tax withholding | 3,562 | $58.67 | $208,982.54 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | Clark Matthew Eliot· EXEC VP, CFO | Tax withholding | 3,033 | $58.67 | $177,946.11 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | Alex Spero G· EVP Operations - CFRI | Tax withholding | 1,787 | $58.67 | $104,843.29 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | May Scarlett· EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Tax withholding | 1,667 | $58.67 | $97,802.89 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | May Scarlett· EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Tax withholding | 1,516 | $58.67 | $88,943.72 | filing |
| 2026-02-16 | Hanscom Ashley W· PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Tax withholding | 880 | $58.67 | $51,629.60 | filing |
| 2026-02-11 | May Scarlett· EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Award | 5,890 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.