Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) recorded Tax Rate of 11.06% in Q2 2026, down 0.85 percentage points from 11.92% a year earlier but up 3.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Cheesecake Factory's Tax Rate came in at 9.07% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 0.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.88%, up 0.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate has a five-year change of -19.96 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Tax Rate came in at 8.34% in FY2024 (+9.68 pp), -1.34% in FY2023 and -1.05% in FY2021 (-29.89 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has ranged from -10.47% in Q3 2021 to 501.90% in Q4 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate rose in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.92 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Tax Rate in the last five years was a gain of 481.92 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 35.47 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.13% (Q1 2026), 6.28% (Q4 2025) and 10.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 171.96 Bn | 166.78 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 19.55% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 110.34 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 26.38% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.48 Bn | 38.36 Bn | 1.47 Bn | - |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.00 Bn | 34.98 Bn | - | 24.33% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.80 Bn | 21.35 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.38 Bn | 23.48 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 12.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | - |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.57 Bn | 9.23 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 25.99% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.21 Bn | 10.55 Bn | - | 13.53% |
| 10 | Cheesecake Factory | 5.44 Bn | 4.61 Bn | - | 11.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.13% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.10% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 11.92% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.22% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 5.78% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 6.92% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 11.57% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 12.47% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 4.31% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 13.76% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 7.41% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 37.11% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.91% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 3.22% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 7.60% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 5.98% |
API Access
Cheesecake Factory Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=CAKE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();