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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.49% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 649.0% to 1.49% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 1.49%, a 649.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 1.44%, down 656.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 1.49% in Q1 2026 for Cheesecake Factory, up from 1.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CAKE hit a ceiling of 8.27% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 1.38% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.68% across 5 years, with a median of 6.12% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 1147bps in 2022 and later plummeted -649bps in 2026.
  • Tracing CAKE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 2.56% in 2022, then soared by 78bps to 4.56% in 2023, then soared by 72bps to 7.83% in 2024, then crashed by -82bps to 1.38% in 2025, then grew by 8bps to 1.49% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for CAKE at 1.49% in Q1 2026, 1.38% in Q4 2025, and 8.27% in Q3 2025.