Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) posted Net Margin of 5.06% for Q1 2026, up 145.25% sequentially from 11.19% in Q4 2025, and up 151.0% YoY from 2.02% in Q1 2025.
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheesecake Factory has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.06% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 151.0% year-over-year to 5.06% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.75% (down 357.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.32%, down 406.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin climbed to 5.06% in Q1 2026 per CAKE's latest filing, from 11.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 5.8% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 11.19% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 2.84% and a median of 3.53% in 2025 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Net Margin jumped 311 bps in 2022, then plunged 1566 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 0.31% in 2022, then soared by 807 bps to 2.16% in 2023, then soared by 107 bps to 4.47% in 2024, then slumped by 350 bps to 11.19% in 2025, then soared by 145 bps to 5.06% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 5.06%, 11.19%, and 3.52% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.06% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -11.19% |
| 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 | 0.43% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 4.33% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 2.22% |