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

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported Times Interest Earned of $1.28 for Q1 2026, up 32.43% on a YoY basis from $0.97 in Q1 2025, and up 63.38% sequentially from $0.78 in Q4 2025.

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

Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has 18 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $1.28 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned rose 32.43% year-over-year to $1.28; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.14 (down 3.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.13, down 9.96% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned rose to $1.28 in Q1 2026, from $0.78 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $246.61 in Q3 2024 to a low of $0.78 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $25.03 and a median of $1.27 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned jumped 216.27% in 2022 and sank 97.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing CAKE's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $0.82 in 2022, then rose by 15.26% to $0.95 in 2023, then soared by 77.78% to $1.69 in 2024, then slumped by 53.61% to $0.78 in 2025, then jumped by 63.38% to $1.28 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAKE's Times Interest Earned at $1.28 in Q1 2026, $0.78 in Q4 2025, and $5.84 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 Cheesecake Factory 3.93 Bn 3.70 Bn 714.48 Mn 1.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.28
Dec 30, 2025 0.78
Sep 30, 2025 5.84
Jul 1, 2025 5.67
Apr 1, 2025 0.97
Dec 31, 2024 1.69
Oct 1, 2024 33.47
Jul 2, 2024 246.61
Apr 2, 2024 1.05
Jan 2, 2024 1.26
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
Mar 31, 2020 -6.18