Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported Change in Inventory of -$3.4 million for Q1 2026, down 243.09% on a YoY basis from $2.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 63.96% sequentially from -$9.4 million in Q4 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at -$3.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 243.09% year-over-year to -$3.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$16.3 million (down 1231.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$10.6 million, down 253.44% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory advanced to -$3.4 million in Q1 2026, from -$9.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $10.0 million in Q3 2022 to a low of -$17.3 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$111571.4 and a median of $941000.0 in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 1040.93% in 2022 and slumped 243.09% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAKE's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $10.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 65.7% to $3.4 million in 2023, then sank by 253.91% to -$5.3 million in 2024, then sank by 79.02% to -$9.4 million in 2025, then jumped by 63.96% to -$3.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAKE's Change in Inventory at -$3.4 million in Q1 2026, -$9.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 58.60 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -4.75 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -19.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -30.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 163,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -11.53 Mn
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.93 Bn 3.70 Bn 714.48 Mn -3.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -3.40 Mn
Dec 30, 2025 -9.45 Mn
Dec 30, 2025 -9.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2025 -497,000.00
Jul 1, 2025 -497,000.00
Apr 1, 2025 2.38 Mn
Apr 1, 2025 2.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.28 Mn
Oct 1, 2024 -1.18 Mn
Oct 1, 2024 -1.18 Mn
Jul 2, 2024 5.52 Mn
Jul 2, 2024 5.52 Mn
Apr 2, 2024 7.82 Mn
Apr 2, 2024 7.82 Mn
Jan 2, 2024 -17.35 Mn
Jan 2, 2024 -17.35 Mn