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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 5.36% |
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |