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Cheesecake Factory Inc

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Cheesecake Factory Inc

CAKE·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0000887596

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a leader in experiential dining, focused on culinary offerings and hospitality. As of February 23, 2026, the company owned and operated 368 restaurants across the United States and Canada. These include 216 The Cheesecake Factory® locations, 48 North Italia® locations, 43 Flower Child® locations, and 55 locations under additional brands within its Fox Restaurant Concepts ("Other FRC") portfolio. Internationally, 35 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. The company's bakery division operates two facilities that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, and third-party bakery customers. The business originated in 1972 as a small bakery founded by Oscar and Evelyn Overton in the Los Angeles area. In 1978, their son, David Overton, led the opening of the first The Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1992. The company utilizes a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Tuesday closest to December 31. Fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023 each consisted of 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2026 will consist of 52 weeks.

Cheesecake Factory Inc (NASDAQ:CAKE) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 11 items for CAKE at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-06, rated 7/10. Across its 11 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CAKE spans 4, 8-K, 10-Q, 144.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CEO David Overton Sells $10M in Cheesecake Factory Stock Near 52-Week High
  • Cheesecake Factory Q2 Earnings: 5.8% Comp Sales Growth, $1.44 Adjusted EPS, and a Dividend Declaration
  • Cheesecake Factory Q2 Comp Sales Jump 5.8%, Topping Expectations
  • Cheesecake Factory CEO Sells $6.3M in Shares Following Option Exercise
  • The Cheesecake Factory Reports Strong Q1 2026 Results, Secures New $400M Credit Facility, and Expands Share Buyback Program

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 30, 2025
Revenue
$3.75B
Net Income
$148.43M
Diluted EPS
$3.06
Op. Cash Flow
$301.28M
Free Cash Flow
$155.08M
Operating Income
$187.28M
Cash & Equivalents
$215.73M
Total Debt
$561.26M
Debt / Equity
1.29×
Net Margin
4.0%
Shares Outstanding
49.64M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-23 · accession 0001104659-26-018643

Short Interest & Short Volume

7.39 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 9,908,462 shares in CAKE as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.9% increase from the prior period — about 7.4 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 72.8% of CAKE volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)9,908,462 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 4.9%
Days to cover7.39 at avg daily volume of 1,341,561
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)72.8% of 299,046 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume61.9%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$107.51 -2.14% today
52-week range · as of 2026-08-06 $43.07 – $107.95
Market cap
$5.46B
Volume
733.3K (0.5× avg)
3-mo avg 1.4M
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Aug 06, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
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May 04, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
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May 01, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
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CAKE
Apr 29, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $65.98
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Change: +$41.53 (+63%) info
Market Cap: $5.456B info
CAKE
Apr 29, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
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Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $64.76
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Change: +$42.75 (+66%) info
Market Cap: $5.456B info
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Mar 31, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $54.17
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Change: +$53.34 (+98%) info
Market Cap: $5.456B info
CAKE
Feb 23, 2026, 5:01 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $63.95
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Change: +$43.56 (+68%) info
Market Cap: $5.456B info
CAKE
Feb 18, 2026, 4:31 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $61.19
Real-time Price: $107.51 info
Change: +$46.32 (+76%) info
Market Cap: $5.456B info
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