Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) posted Times Interest Earned of $1.28 for Q1 2026, up 507.08% sequentially from $0.21 in Q4 2025, and up 32.43% YoY from $0.97 in Q1 2025.

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cheesecake Factory has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.28 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned rose 32.43% year-over-year to $1.28 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.74 (down 99.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.13, down 9.96% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned rose to $1.28 in Q1 2026 per CAKE's latest filing, from $0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $246.61 in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$0.59 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $26.01 and a median of $1.17 in 2026 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Times Interest Earned surged 2789.88% in 2024, then plunged 98.66% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $0.82 in 2022, then climbed by 15.26% to $0.95 in 2023, then soared by 1560.68% to $15.78 in 2024, then slumped by 98.66% to $0.21 in 2025, then soared by 507.08% to $1.28 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $1.28, $0.21, and $5.84 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 8.16
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.09
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn 3.67
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 4.09
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 6.07
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 1.70
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 5.77
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.14
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 544.99
10 Cheesecake Factory 5.64 Bn 5.45 Bn 756.95 Mn 6.26

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.26
Mar 31, 2026 1.28
Dec 30, 2025 0.21
Sep 30, 2025 5.84
Jul 1, 2025 5.67
Apr 1, 2025 0.97
Dec 31, 2024 15.78
Oct 1, 2024 33.47
Jul 2, 2024 246.61
Apr 2, 2024 1.05
Jan 2, 2024 -0.59
Apr 4, 2023 0.95
Mar 29, 2022 0.82
Dec 28, 2021 -0.01
Sep 28, 2021 4.76
Jun 29, 2021 3.37
Mar 30, 2021 0.26
Dec 29, 2020 0.47
Sep 29, 2020 -4.01
Jun 30, 2020 -8.56