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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.27 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 22.87% to 0.27 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.31, a 32.04% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.34, down 31.5% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.27 in Q1 2026 for Cheesecake Factory, up from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for CAKE hit a ceiling of 0.94 in Q3 2025 and a floor of 9.31 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.48 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: plummeted 54.77% in 2024 and later soared 110.06% in 2025.
  • Tracing CAKE's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.69 in 2022, then surged by 170.26% to 0.49 in 2023, then tumbled by 49.79% to 0.24 in 2024, then increased by 5.1% to 0.26 in 2025, then increased by 3.82% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for CAKE at 0.27 in Q1 2026, 0.26 in Q4 2025, and 0.23 in Q3 2025.