Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 0.32 for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 66.02% year-over-year to 0.32; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.27 (down 33.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.34, down 31.5% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.32 for Q2 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.94 in Q3 2025 to a low of 9.31 in Q3 2024.
• Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.42, with a median of 0.32 recorded in 2026.
• Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio surged 110.06% in 2025 and plunged 66.02% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.69 in 2022, then jumped by 170.26% to 0.49 in 2023, then tumbled by 49.79% to 0.24 in 2024, then grew by 5.1% to 0.26 in 2025, then gained by 23.89% to 0.32 in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.32 in Q2 2026, 0.27 in Q1 2026, and 0.26 in Q4 2025.