Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $1.37 in Q1 2026, down 25.66% year-on-year from $1.85 in Q1 2025, and down 4.83% quarter-over-quarter from $1.44 in Q4 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed Debt to Equity across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $1.37 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $1.37, down 25.66% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.37 (down 25.66% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.44, up 41.62% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $1.37 for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, down from $1.44 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1.85 in Q2 2025 to a low of $1.02 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $1.44 (2025), against an average of $1.42.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity surged 48.42% in 2022 and plunged 31.02% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Cheesecake Factory's Debt to Equity stood at $1.45 in 2022, then advanced by 1.01% to $1.46 in 2023, then tumbled by 30.17% to $1.02 in 2024, then soared by 41.62% to $1.44 in 2025, then retreated by 4.83% to $1.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.37 (Q1 2026), $1.44 (Q4 2025), and $1.48 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -1.64
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 Bn 714.48 Mn 1.37

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.37
Dec 30, 2025 1.44
Sep 30, 2025 1.48
Jul 1, 2025 1.57
Apr 1, 2025 1.85
Dec 31, 2024 1.02
Oct 1, 2024 1.19
Jul 2, 2024 1.26
Apr 2, 2024 1.42
Jan 2, 2024 1.48
Oct 3, 2023 1.46
Jul 4, 2023 1.44
Apr 4, 2023 1.56
Jan 3, 2023 1.60
Sep 27, 2022 1.45
Jun 28, 2022 1.29
Mar 29, 2022 1.31
Dec 28, 2021 1.41
Sep 28, 2021 1.45
Jun 29, 2021 1.63