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Cheesecake Factory CAKE Compensation and benefits

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Segments

By segment

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The Cheesecake Factory$238.35M+2.1%
Other Fox Restaurant Concepts Llc$39.17M+24.1%
All Other Segments$36.83M+7.7%
North Italia$33.42M+4.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$978.8M+5.6%
Gross profit$586.2M+0.2%
Operating income$55.0M+5.9%
Net income$49.5M+50.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.02+52.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$235.1M+73.6%
Total debt$2.1B+1.9%
Total equity$459.2M+35.3%
Total assets$3.3B+6.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$96.7M+22.6%
CapEx$43.4M+1.3%
Free cash flow$53.3M+47.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.83B+8.6%

Profitability

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Gross margin75.9%-1.9pp
Operating margin5%-0.3pp
Net margin4.3%0.0pp
FCF margin4.5%+1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity41.3%-5.3pp
Debt / equity4.7×-1.5×
Current ratio0.6×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cheesecake Factory in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:LaborAndRelatedExpense.

The official record: Cheesecake Factory’s 10-Q, filed May 4, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cheesecake Factory's compensation and benefits?
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) reported compensation and benefits of $347.77M in Q1 2026.
How has Cheesecake Factory's compensation and benefits changed year-over-year?
Cheesecake Factory's compensation and benefits increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $331.08M to $347.77M.
What is the long-term trend for Cheesecake Factory's compensation and benefits?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cheesecake Factory's compensation and benefits has grown at a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.07B to $1.31B.
What does compensation and benefits mean?
Total employee-related costs including salaries, wages, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation, health insurance, retirement contributions, and payroll taxes.