Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 72.99% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 43.0% year-over-year to 72.99%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 72.87% (down 26.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 72.97%, down 25.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin declined to 72.99% in Q1 2026, from 73.36% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 73.84% in Q1 2022 to a low of 71.81% in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of 73.12% and a median of 73.29% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 277 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 522 bps in 2022.
• Tracing CAKE's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 72.32% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 72.35% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 73.17% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 73.36% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 72.99% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAKE's Gross Margin at 72.99% in Q1 2026, 73.36% in Q4 2025, and 71.81% in Q3 2025.