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

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly Net Margin came in at 5.06% in Q1 2026, up 151.0% year-on-year from 2.02% in Q1 2025, and up 69.15% quarter-over-quarter from 2.99% in Q4 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed Net Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.06% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.06%, up 151.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.34% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.96%, down 42.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 5.06% for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from 2.99% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 5.8% in Q3 2024 to a low of 0.31% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 3.53% (2025), against an average of 3.73%.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Margin reached 311 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 464 bps in 2022.
  • Cheesecake Factory's Net Margin stood at 0.31% in 2022, then jumped by 807 bps to 2.16% in 2023, then jumped by 107 bps to 4.47% in 2024, then sank by 33 bps to 2.99% in 2025, then jumped by 69 bps to 5.06% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 5.06% (Q1 2026), 2.99% (Q4 2025), and 3.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -0.11%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.15%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.79%
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 Bn 714.48 Mn 5.06%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 5.06%
Dec 30, 2025 2.99%
Sep 30, 2025 3.52%
Jul 1, 2025 5.73%
Apr 1, 2025 3.55%
Dec 31, 2024 4.47%
Oct 1, 2024 3.47%
Jul 2, 2024 5.80%
Apr 2, 2024 3.72%
Jan 2, 2024 5.34%
Oct 3, 2023 2.16%
Jul 4, 2023 4.93%
Apr 4, 2023 3.24%
Sep 27, 2022 -0.31%
Jun 28, 2022 3.08%
Mar 29, 2022 2.92%
Dec 28, 2021 0.44%
Sep 28, 2021 4.33%
Jun 29, 2021 2.23%
Mar 30, 2021 -0.19%