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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

Revenue
$3.75B
Revenue growth (YoY)
4.7%
Net income
$148.4M
Diluted EPS
$3.06
Gross margin
Operating margin
5.0%
Net margin
4.0%
FCF margin
4.1%
ROE
34.0%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
30.8×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$5.74B
Long-term debt / equity
1.29×
non-current term debt only

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).

Operating margin5.0%
59th percentile of 40
Net margin4.0%
63rd percentile of 42
FCF margin4.1%
59th percentile of 42
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.7%
49th percentile of 42
ROE34.0%
86th percentile of 29
P/E30.8×
65th percentile of 27
Long-term debt / equity1.29×
73rd percentile of 23
Short interest4.91d
65th percentile of 41

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).

Conviction investors
4
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
5
1 new, 4 added
Reduced / exited
4
4 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$231.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$159.0M2.0MAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$22.9M287.7KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$15.4M194.1KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$14.9M187.3KReduced
First Eagle Investment ManagementQ2 2026$10.6M133.6KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$4.4M55.6KAdded
Polen Capital ManagementQ2 2026$2.6M33.3KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$834,13610.5KNew
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$635,0478.0KReduced

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.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
12
$22.3M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-18
Meyer Janice L.DirectorSell2.0K$109.36$214K
2026-08-10
filed 2026-08-12
Gordon David MPRESIDENTSell16.9K$109.98$1.9M
2026-08-10
filed 2026-08-12
Gordon David MPRESIDENTSell15.1K$110.08$1.7M
2026-08-10
filed 2026-08-12
Ames Edie ADirectorSell3.0K$106.95$321K
2026-08-05
filed 2026-08-06
OVERTON DAVIDCHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.Sell94.1K$106.27$10.0M
2026-08-04
filed 2026-08-06
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSell64$106.08$7K
2026-08-03
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSell59$104.20$6K
2026-07-31
filed 2026-08-03
May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSELSell8.0K$102.66$819K
2026-07-31
filed 2026-08-03
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSell100$103.04$10K
2026-07-30
filed 2026-07-31
Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFOSell68.9K$99.30$6.8M
2026-07-30
filed 2026-07-31
Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICERSell3.5K$100.00$350K
2026-07-30
filed 2026-08-03
CAPPELLO ALEXANDER LDirectorSell2.1K$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.

Shares short
9.2M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-3.1%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.91
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.9M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-149.2M-3.1%4.91
2026-07-319.5M+7.1%4.82
2026-07-158.9M+2.7%6.55
2026-06-308.7M-1.0%6.72
2026-06-158.8M-2.9%6.11
2026-05-299.0M+1.0%9.98
2026-05-158.9M+9.5%7.30
2026-04-308.2M-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)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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)

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)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
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)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$1.03B7.7%$68.4M$1.41
Q1 FY2026$978.8M5.6%$49.5M$1.02
Q4 FY2025$961.6M4.4%$28.8M$0.60
Q3 FY2025$907.2M4.8%$31.9M$0.66
Q2 FY2025$955.8M5.7%$54.8M$1.14
Q1 FY2025$927.2M4.0%$32.9M$0.67
Q4 FY2024$921.0M5.0%$41.2M$0.83
Q3 FY2024$865.5M4.2%$30.0M$0.61

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Eating Places
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 30, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2011
SEC CIK887596

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-02-23
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10-Q2026-08-03
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10-Q2026-05-04
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8-K/A2026-07-29
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8-K2026-07-28
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8-K2026-06-03
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8-K2026-04-29
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.