Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $14.2 million for Q3 2026, up 12.7% from $12.6 million a year earlier but down 9.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 29, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common at Cheesecake Factory was $56.9 million, up 8.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $52.19 million, down 1.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Cheesecake Factory's Dividends Paid - Common was $53.04 million in FY2024 (-0.3%), $53.21 million in FY2023 and $337,000 in FY2021 (-97.9%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common has run from a low of $12.49 million in Q1 2025 to a high of $24.86 million in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 2.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common in the past five years was Q1 2026, with growth of 14.0%; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a decline of 46.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters was $15.68 million (Q2 2026), $14.23 million (Q1 2026) and $12.78 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 195.98 Bn | 190.80 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 120.13 Bn | 107.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 44.36 Bn | 41.25 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 206.00 Mn |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 43.92 Bn | 40.41 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.10 Bn | 22.88 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.62 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | - |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.38 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 101.00 Mn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.08 Bn | 11.42 Bn | - | 49.26 Mn |
| 10 | Cheesecake Factory | 4.99 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - | 14.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 14.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.23 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 12.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.60 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 14.33 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 12.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.24 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 13.11 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 13.87 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 12.82 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 24.86 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 13.18 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 14.06 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2021 | -1.84 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 2.18 Mn |
API Access
Cheesecake Factory Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "CAKE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();