Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $53.3 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 47.76% year-over-year to $53.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $172.3 million (up 50.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $155.1 million, up 43.64% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow came in at $53.3 million for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from $49.8 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $54.1 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$20.3 million in Q3 2022.
• A 5-year average of $29.3 million and a median of $32.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
• Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 69.34% in 2022 and jumped 1126.51% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Cheesecake Factory's Free Cash Flow stood at -$20.3 million in 2022, then surged by 233.42% to $27.1 million in 2023, then soared by 100.01% to $54.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.12% to $49.8 million in 2025, then increased by 7.23% to $53.3 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $53.3 million, $49.8 million, and $53.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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