Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported FCF Margin of 5.45% for Q1 2026, up 156.0% on a YoY basis from 2.13% in Q1 2025, and up 5.34% sequentially from 5.17% in Q4 2025.
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 5.45% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 156.0% year-over-year to 5.45%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.53% (up 137.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.13%, up 112.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin rose to 5.45% in Q1 2026, from 5.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 5.94% in Q3 2025 to a low of 2.59% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.15% and a median of 3.61% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 666 bps in 2022 and surged 298 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing CAKE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.59% in 2022, then soared by 221 bps to 3.13% in 2023, then soared by 88 bps to 5.88% in 2024, then retreated by 12 bps to 5.17% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 5.45% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAKE's FCF Margin at 5.45% in Q1 2026, 5.17% in Q4 2025, and 5.94% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.45% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 5.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.94% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1.60% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 3.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.88% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 2.97% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -0.16% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 3.33% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 4.47% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | -2.59% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 4.41% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 0.56% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 9.79% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | -3.91% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 11.07% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 2.30% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | 4.25% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | -1.14% |