Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $923.8 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.55% year-over-year to $923.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.6 billion (up 5.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 4.73% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses steadied at $923.8 million in Q1 2026, from $928.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $974.6 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $765.4 million in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $855.3 million and a median of $848.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses climbed 23.73% in 2022 and decreased 10.29% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Tracing CAKE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $786.2 million in 2022, then increased by 3.18% to $811.2 million in 2023, then increased by 7.79% to $874.3 million in 2024, then advanced by 6.18% to $928.3 million in 2025, then fell by 0.49% to $923.8 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAKE's Operating Expenses at $923.8 million in Q1 2026, $928.3 million in Q4 2025, and $870.0 million in Q3 2025.