CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.63B
- P/E (TTM)
- 31.5
- Dividend yield
- 0.93%
About Cheesecake Factory
Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates restaurants and bakery production facilities. The company participates in upscale casual and fast casual dining, serving freshly prepared meals, desserts, and beverages to a broad consumer base. Its restaurant concepts include The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, and Fox Restaurant Concepts. Alongside dine-in, takeout, and delivery services, its bakery segment produces proprietary cheesecakes and baked items for its own restaurants, international licensees, and third-party customers such as supermarkets, distributors, and warehouse clubs.
As of February 2026, the company operates 368 restaurants across the United States and Canada, comprising 216 The Cheesecake Factory, 48 North Italia, 43 Flower Child, and 55 other Fox Restaurant Concepts locations. An additional 35 Cheesecake Factory restaurants operate internationally under licensing agreements. The business also runs two bakery production facilities in California and North Carolina and distributes baked goods in roughly 25 countries. Its corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas Hills, California.
Summary of the business section of Cheesecake Factory's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- Founded
- 1972
- Headquarters
- Calabasas Hills, CA
- Address
- 26901 Malibu Hills Rd 91301
- Phone
- (818) 871-3000
- Website
- thecheesecakefactory.com
- Employees
- 48,400, Dec 30, 2025
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 30
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- CAKE
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 50M, Jul 27, 2026
- Public float
- $2.91B, Jul 1, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 3-for-2, Dec 9, 2004; 3-for-2, Jun 19, 2001; 3-for-2, Jun 9, 2000; 3-for-2, Apr 2, 1998; 3-for-2, Mar 16, 1994
- SEC CIK
- 887596
- CUSIP
- 163072101
- ISIN
- US1630721017
- LEI
- 529900872XMLK10SY247
- EIN
- 51-0340466
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O., Director | 354,670 |
| David M. Gordon | PRESIDENT | 41,959 |
| Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | 18,241 |
| Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | 114,009 |
| Ashley W. Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 7,541 |
| Spero G. Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | 0 |
| Keith Carango | PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY) | 22,619 |
| Jerome I. Kransdorf | Director | 12,750 |
| Janice L. Meyer | Director | 21,251 |
| Edie A. Ames | Director | 15,940 |
| Alexander L. Cappello | Director | 4,031 |
| Khanh Collins | Director | 14,559 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 David Overton | $8.42M | $10.44M | $2.19M | $150 | $94 |
| FY2024 David Overton | $8.16M | $14.89M | $2.13M | $140 | $110 |
| FY2023 David Overton | $7.66M | $7.43M | $1.95M | $98 | $92 |
| FY2022 David Overton | $7.18M | $3.57M | $1.80M | $90 | $77 |
| FY2021 David Overton | $7.38M | $8.56M | $1.88M | $107 | $97 |
| FY2020 David Overton | $5.91M | $10.74M | $1.40M | $96 | $126 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 30, 2025, we employed approximately 48,400 people, with approximately 47,075 in our restaurants and the remainder in our corporate support center, FRC headquarters and bakery facilities.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2020 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Oct 2, 2019 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Delisting | Notice of delisting from exchange (Form 25) |
| Aug 6, 2018 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Feb 10, 2011 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Mar 1, 2007 | Name change | Name changed from CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED to CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC |
| Nov 20, 2006 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Nov 14, 2006 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Aug 21, 2006 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |
| Apr 4, 2005 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Mar 15, 2005 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |