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

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $53.3 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 47.76% year-over-year to $53.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $172.3 million (up 50.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $155.1 million, up 43.64% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow advanced to $53.3 million in Q1 2026, 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 tumbled 69.34% in 2022 and soared 1126.51% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing CAKE's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$20.3 million in 2022, then soared by 233.42% to $27.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 100.01% to $54.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.12% to $49.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 7.23% to $53.3 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAKE's Free Cash Flow at $53.3 million in Q1 2026, $49.8 million in Q4 2025, and $53.9 million in Q3 2025.