The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

Consumer Cyclical

NASDAQ:CAKE · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $3.74B Beta 1.04 P/E (TTM) 21.2
$75.28 +0.40%

+$0.30 today

52W Low $43.07High $76.52

Vol 1.82M · Avg 1.19M

EPS (TTM)$3.54
Div Yield1.51%
Restaurants

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

34.0%

avg 17.8%

ROIC

6.3%

avg 6.8%

ROA

4.6%

avg 4.7%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 34.0% versus its period average of 17.8%. 1 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

David Overton

Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer$2.52M80$0.00<0.01%

David Gordon

President$1.52M61$0.00<0.01%

Matthew Eliot Clark

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$1.17M56$45,109.000.09%

Scarlett A. May

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$1.05M60$26,219.000.05%

Cheryl Slomann

Senior Vice President of Finance & Compliance$329,239.0060$12,002.000.02%

Spero Alex

Executive Vice President of Operations - The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants62$0.00<0.01%

Donald Evans

Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President

Etienne Marcus

Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations

Dina R. Barmasse-Gray

Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Ashley W. Hanscom

Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer & Controller48$11,041.000.02%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

11

$11.39M

Net Sentiment

$11.39M

Net selling

Most Active

CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 2, 2026

CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L

Indirect

Sell2.5K$64.90$161,601.00
May 1, 2026

OVERTON DAVID

Indirect

Sell104.0K$61.02$6,346,080.00
Mar 10, 2026

May Scarlett

Direct

Sell5.2K$62.95$327,708.33
Feb 25, 2026

Alex Spero G

Indirect

Sell4.8K$66.00$316,122.28
Feb 25, 2026

Clark Matthew Eliot

Direct

Sell7.0K$65.70$459,900.00
Feb 25, 2026

Hanscom Ashley W

Direct

Sell3.0K$65.64$193,688.89
Feb 23, 2026

CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L

Indirect

Sell635$63.74$40,474.90
Aug 14, 2025

Gordon David M

Direct

Sell20.0K$63.04$1,260,800.00
Aug 14, 2025

Gordon David M

Direct

Sell13.4K$62.87$842,458.00
Aug 14, 2025

Gordon David M

Direct

Sell9.9K$63.37$629,580.95

1–10 of 11

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 11 sells worth $11.39M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $11.39M. CAPPELLO ALEXANDER L was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+8.9%
+6.1% (13yr)6 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+5.1%
+6.0% (13yr)6 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+5.8%
+5.7% (13yr)6 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+6.0%
+6.4% (13yr)6 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EPS at +8.9% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +6.4% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages CAKE?

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is Spero Alex, Executive Vice President of Operations - The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants.

Are CAKE insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $54.81M.

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