Growth Metrics

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's EBT Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.45% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 173.0% to 5.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.78%, a 14.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.34%, down 43.0% from a year prior.
  • EBT Margin hit 5.45% in Q1 2026 for Cheesecake Factory, up from 3.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBT Margin for CAKE hit a ceiling of 6.51% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 0.45% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 3.99% across 5 years, with a median of 3.81% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBT Margin: crashed -437bps in 2022 and later soared 250bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CAKE's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.45% in 2022, then surged by 556bps to 2.05% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 140bps to 4.92% in 2024, then plummeted by -35bps to 3.19% in 2025, then soared by 71bps to 5.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBT Margin for CAKE at 5.45% in Q1 2026, 3.19% in Q4 2025, and 3.91% in Q3 2025.