Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported Tax Rate of 7.13% for Q1 2026, up 266.0% on a YoY basis from 1.95% in Q1 2025, and up 134.38% sequentially from 3.04% in Q4 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 7.13% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 266.0% year-over-year to 7.13%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.48% (up 2166.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 43.13%, up 3479.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate grew to 7.13% in Q1 2026, from 3.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 31.88% in Q3 2022 to a low of 10.16% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 7.67% and a median of 7.03% in 2026 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 4234 bps in 2022 and sank 3742 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAKE's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 31.88% in 2022, then slumped by 117 bps to 5.54% in 2023, then soared by 267 bps to 9.22% in 2024, then sank by 67 bps to 3.04% in 2025, then jumped by 134 bps to 7.13% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAKE's Tax Rate at 7.13% in Q1 2026, 3.04% in Q4 2025, and 10.1% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 29.84%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.41%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 27.21%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37%
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.93 Bn 3.70 Bn 714.48 Mn 7.13%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Dec 30, 2025 3.04%
Dec 30, 2025 3.04%
Dec 30, 2025 3.04%
Sep 30, 2025 10.10%
Sep 30, 2025 10.10%
Sep 30, 2025 10.10%
Jul 1, 2025 11.92%
Jul 1, 2025 11.92%
Jul 1, 2025 11.92%
Apr 1, 2025 4.47%
Apr 1, 2025 4.47%
Apr 1, 2025 4.47%
Dec 31, 2024 9.22%
Dec 31, 2024 9.22%
Dec 31, 2024 9.22%
Oct 1, 2024 5.78%
Oct 1, 2024 5.78%