CAKECHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Retail-Eating Places
- Revenue
- $3.8B
- 9.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- 5.0%
- 58% YoY
- EBITDA
- $296M
- 47% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.2×
- $368M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 0 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear204% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowClear68% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear0% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.9B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.8B | 9.1% |
| Operating income | $82M | $39M | $109M | $187M | 73% |
| Net income | $72M | $43M | $101M | $148M | 47% |
| Operating cash flow | $213M | $162M | $218M | $301M | 38% |
| Capex | $67M | $112M | $152M | $146M | 3.5% |
| Stock-based comp | $23M | $24M | $26M | $27M | 5.6% |
| Buybacks | $6M | $63M | $46M | $154M | 234% |
| Dividends | $337K | $42M | $53M | $52M | 1.9% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
- Open-market buys, 12 mo
- $0 · 0
- Open-market sells, 12 mo
- $4M · 5
- Net
- −$4M
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8M | $10M | 150 | 94 |
| FY2024 | $8M | $7M | 98 | 92 |
| FY2023 | $7M | $4M | 90 | 77 |
| FY2021 | $7M | $9M | 107 | 97 |