Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) posted Operating Expenses of $923.8 million for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from $928.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.55% YoY from $875.2 million in Q1 2025.
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cheesecake Factory has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $923.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 5.55% year-over-year to $923.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.6 billion (up 5.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.6 billion, up 4.73% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses steadied at $923.8 million in Q1 2026 per CAKE's latest filing, from $928.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $974.6 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses increased 23.73% in 2022, then dropped 10.29% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $786.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.18% to $811.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.79% to $874.3 million in 2024, then increased by 6.18% to $928.3 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.49% to $923.8 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $923.8 million, $928.3 million, and $870.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 951.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 923.79 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 928.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 869.96 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 891.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 875.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 874.33 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 831.77 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 845.35 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 851.93 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 974.64 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 811.18 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 818.70 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 832.19 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 786.21 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 804.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 765.39 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 775.71 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 723.10 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 727.84 Mn |