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

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 5.45% in Q1 2026, up 173.0% year-on-year from 2.0% in Q1 2025, and up 70.7% quarter-over-quarter from 3.19% in Q4 2025.

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

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.45% for Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.45%, up 173.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.78% (up 14.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.34%, down 43.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 5.45% for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from 3.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 6.51% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.45% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 3.81% (2025), against an average of 3.99%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin plunged 437 bps in 2022 and jumped 250 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Cheesecake Factory's EBT Margin stood at 0.45% in 2022, then jumped by 556 bps to 2.05% in 2023, then soared by 140 bps to 4.92% in 2024, then slumped by 35 bps to 3.19% in 2025, then surged by 71 bps to 5.45% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 5.45% (Q1 2026), 3.19% (Q4 2025), and 3.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.64%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 10.67%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 15.70%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.21%
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 Bn 714.48 Mn 5.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.45%
Dec 30, 2025 3.19%
Sep 30, 2025 3.91%
Jul 1, 2025 6.51%
Apr 1, 2025 3.72%
Dec 31, 2024 4.92%
Oct 1, 2024 3.68%
Jul 2, 2024 6.23%
Apr 2, 2024 4.21%
Jan 2, 2024 4.84%
Oct 3, 2023 2.05%
Jul 4, 2023 5.23%
Apr 4, 2023 3.70%
Sep 27, 2022 -0.45%
Jun 28, 2022 3.22%
Mar 29, 2022 3.38%
Dec 28, 2021 -0.07%
Sep 28, 2021 3.92%
Jun 29, 2021 4.74%
Mar 30, 2021 0.98%