Growth Metrics

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's Net Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.06% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Margin rose 151.0% to 5.06% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.34%, a 1.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 3.96%, down 42.0% from a year prior.
  • Net Margin hit 5.06% in Q1 2026 for Cheesecake Factory, up from 2.99% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Net Margin for CAKE hit a ceiling of 5.8% in Q3 2024 and a floor of 0.31% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 3.73% across 5 years, with a median of 3.53% in 2025.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Margin: up 311bps in 2022, down -464bps in 2022.
  • Tracing CAKE's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.31% in 2022, then surged by 807bps to 2.16% in 2023, then surged by 107bps to 4.47% in 2024, then crashed by -33bps to 2.99% in 2025, then surged by 69bps to 5.06% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for CAKE at 5.06% in Q1 2026, 2.99% in Q4 2025, and 3.52% in Q3 2025.