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

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$3.4 million in Q1 2026, down 243.09% year-on-year from $2.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 63.96% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed Change in Inventory across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.4 million, down 243.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$16.3 million (down 1231.86% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$10.6 million, down 253.44% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory came in at -$3.4 million for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $941000.0 (2025), against an average of -$111571.4.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory surged 1040.93% in 2022 and plunged 243.09% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Cheesecake Factory's Change in Inventory stood at $10.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 65.7% to $3.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 253.91% to -$5.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 79.02% to -$9.4 million in 2025, then surged by 63.96% to -$3.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$3.4 million (Q1 2026), -$9.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 58.60 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -4.75 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -9.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -30.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 163,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 438,000.00
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 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