Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 36.52% for Q2 2026, down 6.41 percentage points from 42.93% a year earlier and down 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cheesecake Factory posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 33.74%, down 7.44 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +92.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 41.18% in FY2024 (+7.95 pp), 33.23% in FY2023 and 23.39% in FY2021 (+82.28 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of 12.51% in Q3 2021 and a high of 45.73% in Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.72 percentage points over the last seven quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 105.14 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 7.56 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 36.85% (Q1 2026), 34.45% (Q4 2025) and 38.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 198.37 Bn | 193.19 Bn | 6.42 Bn | - |
| 2 | Starbucks | 124.54 Bn | 112.16 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 45.70 Bn | 42.58 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 44.92 Bn | 41.42 Bn | - | 59.17% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.31 Bn | 23.10 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 36.05% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 26.21 Bn | 25.31 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 55.30% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 36.05% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.27 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 17.31% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.83 Bn | 12.17 Bn | - | 27.07% |
| 10 | Cheesecake Factory | 5.41 Bn | 4.51 Bn | - | 38.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | 38.06% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.52% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.85% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 34.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.92% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 42.93% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 39.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.34% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 44.28% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 44.88% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 45.73% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 44.90% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 26.65% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 30.04% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 25.17% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 14.17% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 23.32% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 26.75% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 22.20% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 12.51% |
API Access
Cheesecake Factory Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "CAKE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();