CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC (CAKE)
As-reported financials and SEC filings for CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.
About CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
The Cheesecake Factory Inc operates 368 restaurants in the United States and Canada under several brands, including The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, and Flower Child. The company offers upscale casual dining with extensive menus featuring freshly prepared dishes and a variety of proprietary cheesecakes and desserts. It serves a diverse customer base through dine-in, takeout, and delivery services, focusing on hospitality and high-quality service.
Snapshot
Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.
What changed at Cheesecake Factory
- Revenue grew 4.7% to $3.8B in FY2025, in line with the 4.1% the year before.
- Operating margin is 5.0% in FY2025, +2.2 pp against 2.8% in FY2021.
- Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $1.0B, up 7.7% from Q2 FY2025.
- Free cash flow was $155M in FY2025, 4.1% of revenue.
- Net income fell 5.3% to $148M in FY2025.
Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.
Peer comparison
Where Cheesecake Factory’s fundamentals sit among the 42 restaurant companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).
Cheesecake Factory’s return on equity of 34.0% ranks in the 86th percentile of the 29 restaurant companies reporting it.
No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 12 insider sales totaling $22.3M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →
Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.
Institutional ownership
Held by 4 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).
| Investor | As of | Position value | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. E. Shawquant | Q2 2026 | $159.0M | 2.0M | Added |
| Two Sigma Investmentsquant | Q2 2026 | $22.9M | 287.7K | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisorsquant | Q2 2026 | $15.4M | 194.1K | Added |
| Millennium Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $14.9M | 187.3K | Reduced |
| First Eagle Investment Management | Q2 2026 | $10.6M | 133.6K | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $4.4M | 55.6K | Added |
| Polen Capital Management | Q2 2026 | $2.6M | 33.3K | Added |
| Bridgewater Associates | Q2 2026 | $834,136 | 10.5K | New |
| Gotham Asset Management | Q2 2026 | $635,047 | 8.0K | Reduced |
From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.
Recent insider activity
Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.
| Trade date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-08-17 filed 2026-08-18 | Meyer Janice L.Director | Sell | 2.0K | $109.36 | $214K |
2026-08-10 filed 2026-08-12 | Gordon David MPRESIDENT | Sell | 16.9K | $109.98 | $1.9M |
2026-08-10 filed 2026-08-12 | Gordon David MPRESIDENT | Sell | 15.1K | $110.08 | $1.7M |
2026-08-10 filed 2026-08-12 | Ames Edie ADirector | Sell | 3.0K | $106.95 | $321K |
2026-08-05 filed 2026-08-06 | OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Sell | 94.1K | $106.27 | $10.0M |
2026-08-04 filed 2026-08-06 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirector | Sell | 64 | $106.08 | $7K |
2026-08-03 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirector | Sell | 59 | $104.20 | $6K |
2026-07-31 filed 2026-08-03 | May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sell | 8.0K | $102.66 | $819K |
2026-07-31 filed 2026-08-03 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirector | Sell | 100 | $103.04 | $10K |
2026-07-30 filed 2026-07-31 | Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO | Sell | 68.9K | $99.30 | $6.8M |
2026-07-30 filed 2026-07-31 | Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sell | 3.5K | $100.00 | $350K |
2026-07-30 filed 2026-08-03 | CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirector | Sell | 2.1K | $101.50 | $213K |
Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.
Short interest
Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 9.2M | -3.1% | 4.91 |
| 2026-07-31 | 9.5M | +7.1% | 4.82 |
| 2026-07-15 | 8.9M | +2.7% | 6.55 |
| 2026-06-30 | 8.7M | -1.0% | 6.72 |
| 2026-06-15 | 8.8M | -2.9% | 6.11 |
| 2026-05-29 | 9.0M | +1.0% | 9.98 |
| 2026-05-15 | 8.9M | +9.5% | 7.30 |
| 2026-04-30 | 8.2M | -7.8% | 5.81 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.
Income statement (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.75B | $3.58B | $3.44B | $3.30B | $2.93B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | $2.27B |
| Operating income | $187.3M | $178.3M | $108.6M | $38.9M | $82.3M |
| Net income | $148.4M | $156.8M | $101.4M | $43.1M | $72.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.06 | $3.20 | $2.07 | $0.86 | $1.01 |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Balance sheet (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $215.7M | $84.2M | $56.3M | $114.8M | $189.6M |
| Current assets | $454.8M | $333.3M | $300.8M | $345.8M | $405.6M |
| Total assets | $3.26B | $3.04B | $2.84B | $2.78B | $2.80B |
| Current liabilities | $777.0M | $711.4M | $660.7M | $656.7M | $636.3M |
| Long-term debt | $561.3M | $452.1M | $470.0M | $468.0M | $466.0M |
| Total liabilities | $2.83B | $2.60B | $2.52B | $2.48B | $2.47B |
| Total equity | $436.4M | $443.5M | $318.1M | $292.0M | $330.2M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Cash flow (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $301.3M | $268.3M | $218.4M | $161.9M | $213.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $146.2M | $160.4M | $151.6M | $112.5M | $66.9M |
| Free cash flow | $155.1M | $108.0M | $66.8M | $49.5M | $146.1M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Quarterly trend (as reported)
| Quarter | Revenue | Revenue YoY | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $1.03B | 7.7% | $68.4M | $1.41 |
| Q1 FY2026 | $978.8M | 5.6% | $49.5M | $1.02 |
| Q4 FY2025 | $961.6M | 4.4% | $28.8M | $0.60 |
| Q3 FY2025 | $907.2M | 4.8% | $31.9M | $0.66 |
| Q2 FY2025 | $955.8M | 5.7% | $54.8M | $1.14 |
| Q1 FY2025 | $927.2M | 4.0% | $32.9M | $0.67 |
| Q4 FY2024 | $921.0M | 5.0% | $41.2M | $0.83 |
| Q3 FY2024 | $865.5M | 4.2% | $30.0M | $0.61 |
Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.
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