Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $7.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $7.0 million, down 7.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $26.7 million (down 10.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $27.2 million, down 9.1% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation came in at $7.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from $6.8 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $8.6 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $5.5 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $6.9 million (2024), against an average of $6.8 million.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation grew 29.6% in 2024 and decreased 19.77% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Cheesecake Factory's Share-based Compensation stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then grew by 5.15% to $5.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 43.44% to $8.5 million in 2024, then declined by 19.77% to $6.8 million in 2025, then increased by 3.27% to $7.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $7.0 million (Q1 2026), $6.8 million (Q4 2025), and $5.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.