Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 5.62% in Q1 2026, up 2.0% year-on-year from 5.51% in Q1 2025, and up 145.12% quarter-over-quarter from 12.46% in Q4 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.62% for Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.62%, up 2.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.98% (down 430.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.91%, down 407.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 5.62% for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from 12.46% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 6.78% in Q3 2025 to a low of 12.46% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 4.26% (2024), against an average of 3.32%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin surged 257 bps in 2023 and tumbled 1753 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Cheesecake Factory's EBIT Margin stood at 0.28% in 2022, then surged by 915 bps to 2.29% in 2023, then jumped by 121 bps to 5.06% in 2024, then plunged by 346 bps to 12.46% in 2025, then surged by 145 bps to 5.62% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 5.62% (Q1 2026), 12.46% (Q4 2025), and 4.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 Bn 714.48 Mn 5.62%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.62%
Dec 30, 2025 -12.46%
Sep 30, 2025 4.11%
Jul 1, 2025 6.78%
Apr 1, 2025 5.60%
Dec 31, 2024 5.06%
Oct 1, 2024 3.89%
Jul 2, 2024 6.49%
Apr 2, 2024 4.41%
Jan 2, 2024 5.30%
Oct 3, 2023 2.29%
Jul 4, 2023 5.48%
Apr 4, 2023 3.92%
Sep 27, 2022 -0.28%
Jun 28, 2022 3.36%
Mar 29, 2022 3.57%
Dec 28, 2021 0.13%
Sep 28, 2021 4.16%
Jun 29, 2021 5.35%
Mar 30, 2021 1.41%