The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated
CAKE Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.8 billion, up 4.75% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +13.9%
- EPS
- +92.7%
- Free cash flow
- +24.5%
- Total debt
- −10.4%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) Return on equity
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 41.6%, up 7.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (33.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.4% (fiscal 2020) to 41.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.72% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 33.7% | (7.44) |
| FY2024 | 41.2% | 7.95 |
| FY2023 | 33.2% | 19.37 |
| FY2022 | 13.9% | (2.02) |
| FY2021 | 15.9% | 80.29 |
| FY2020 | −64.4% | (86.69) |
| FY2019 | 22.3% | 5.56 |
| FY2018 | 16.7% | (9.15) |
| FY2017 | 25.9% | 2.46 |
| FY2016 | 23.4% | 3.06 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. compare | 134.7% |
| CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | 41.6% |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare | 27.1% |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare | 10.9% |
| CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare | 7.95% |
| SHAK Shake Shack, Inc. compare | 7.74% |
| DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare | −15.4% |
| WING Wingstop Inc. compare | −15.9% |
| JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare | — |
| Restaurants industry median | 3.72% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.20% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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