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

Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 7.13% in Q1 2026, up 266.0% year-on-year from 1.95% in Q1 2025, and up 13.57% quarter-over-quarter from 6.28% in Q4 2025.

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

Cheesecake Factory has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.13% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 7.13%, up 266.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.2% (up 238.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.88%, up 54.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 7.13% for Q1 2026 at Cheesecake Factory, up from 6.28% 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.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 7.03% (2026), against an average of 7.87%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 4234 bps in 2022 and tumbled 3742 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Cheesecake Factory's Tax Rate stood at 31.88% in 2022, then sank by 117 bps to 5.54% in 2023, then jumped by 267 bps to 9.22% in 2024, then slumped by 32 bps to 6.28% in 2025, then grew by 14 bps to 7.13% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 7.13% (Q1 2026), 6.28% (Q4 2025), and 10.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.60 Bn 3.36 Bn 714.48 Mn 7.13

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Mar 31, 2026 7.13%
Dec 30, 2025 6.28%
Dec 30, 2025 6.28%
Sep 30, 2025 10.10%
Sep 30, 2025 10.10%
Jul 1, 2025 11.92%
Jul 1, 2025 11.92%
Apr 1, 2025 4.47%
Apr 1, 2025 4.47%
Dec 31, 2024 9.22%
Dec 31, 2024 9.22%
Oct 1, 2024 5.78%
Oct 1, 2024 5.78%
Jul 2, 2024 6.92%
Jul 2, 2024 6.92%
Apr 2, 2024 11.57%
Apr 2, 2024 11.57%
Jan 2, 2024 -10.16%
Jan 2, 2024 -10.16%