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

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

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 156.0% to 5.45% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.53%, a 137.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 4.13%, up 112.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 5.45% in Q1 2026 for Cheesecake Factory, up from 5.17% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for CAKE hit a ceiling of 5.94% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 2.59% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 3.15% across 5 years, with a median of 3.61% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: crashed -666bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 298bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CAKE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.59% in 2022, then surged by 221bps to 3.13% in 2023, then surged by 88bps to 5.88% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 5.17% in 2025, then rose by 5bps to 5.45% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for CAKE at 5.45% in Q1 2026, 5.17% in Q4 2025, and 5.94% in Q3 2025.