8 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 6.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($630M) exceeds cash ($216M); net debt is $414M.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (17.6% vs 6.6% per year).
Total debt is 2.1× EBITDA.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 7 consecutive years, consuming 35.3% of earnings and 33.7% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 27.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$3.8B
$148M
0.0%
5.0%
33.9%
4.5%
$155M
$630M
$216M
2024
$3.6B
$157M
0.0%
5.0%
35.4%
5.2%
$108M
$452M
$84M
2024
$3.4B
$101M
0.0%
3.2%
31.8%
3.6%
$67M
$470M
$56M
2023
$3.3B
$43M
0.0%
1.2%
14.7%
1.5%
$49M
$468M
$115M
2021
—
$72M
—
—
21.8%
2.6%
$146M
$466M
$190M
2020
—
-$253M
—
—
-87.8%
-9.2%
-$47M
$280M
$154M
2019
—
$127M
—
—
22.3%
4.5%
$145M
$290M
$58M
2019
—
$99M
—
—
17.3%
7.5%
$188M
$10M
$27M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Sep '26
$1.0B
$61M
0.0%
7.2%
10.7%
1.8%
$67M
—
$249M
Jun '26
$1.0B
$68M
0.0%
7.6%
13.2%
2.1%
$49M
$563M
$195M
Mar '26
$979M
$50M
0.0%
5.6%
10.8%
1.5%
$53M
$631M
$235M
Dec '25
$962M
$29M
0.0%
3.5%
6.6%
0.9%
$50M
$630M
$216M
Sep '25
$907M
$32M
0.0%
4.1%
7.5%
1.0%
$54M
$629M
$190M
Jul '25
$956M
$55M
0.0%
6.8%
13.7%
1.7%
$15M
$628M
$149M
Apr '25
$927M
$33M
0.0%
5.6%
9.7%
1.1%
$36M
$627M
$135M
Dec '24
$921M
$41M
0.0%
5.1%
9.3%
1.4%
$54M
$452M
$84M
Oct '24
$865M
$30M
0.0%
3.9%
7.6%
1.0%
$26M
$472M
$52M
Jul '24
$904M
$52M
0.0%
6.5%
14.0%
1.8%
-$1M
$471M
$41M
Apr '24
$891M
$33M
0.0%
4.4%
10.0%
1.2%
$30M
$471M
$60M
Jan '24
—
$13M
—
—
4.0%
0.4%
$16M
$470M
$56M
Oct '23
—
$18M
—
—
5.6%
0.6%
$12M
$470M
$64M
Jul '23
—
$43M
—
—
13.1%
1.5%
$12M
$469M
$92M
Apr '23
—
$28M
—
—
9.4%
1.0%
$27M
$469M
$116M
Jan '23
—
-$3M
—
—
-1.1%
-0.1%
$29M
$468M
$115M
Sep '22
—
-$2M
—
—
-0.7%
-0.1%
-$20M
$468M
$133M
Jun '22
—
$26M
—
—
7.1%
0.9%
$37M
$467M
$195M
Mar '22
—
$23M
—
—
6.5%
0.8%
$4M
$467M
$184M
Dec '21
—
$2M
—
—
0.6%
0.1%
$76M
$466M
$190M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CAKE against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 40.6× (Mar '23) to 38.0× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Nov '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 2.4% (Mar '23) to 0.9% (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is CAKE growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Cheesecake Factory Inc's revenue has grown 6.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CAKE have?
As of FY2025, Cheesecake Factory Inc reported $630M of total debt against $216M of cash.
What is CAKE's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 5.0%, and net margin 3.9%.
What is CAKE's P/E ratio?
Cheesecake Factory Inc's P/E (TTM) is 27.05 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CAKE stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 38.0× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.