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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) files a variety of documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provide detailed insight into its restaurant and bakery operations, financial condition and governance. As a public company with common stock listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol CAKE, it uses SEC reports to disclose information about revenues, costs, segment performance, liquidity, debt and capital allocation.
Key filings for CAKE include annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which present consolidated financial statements and segment data for The Cheesecake Factory restaurants, North Italia, other Fox Restaurant Concepts brands and an additional segment that includes Flower Child and other activities such as the third-party bakery, international and consumer packaged goods businesses, corporate expenses and gift card costs. These reports also describe risks, accounting policies and other matters relevant to shareholders.
The company also submits current reports on Form 8-K to announce material events. Recent 8-K filings reference press releases reporting quarterly financial results, updated investor presentations and board decisions to declare quarterly cash dividends. These filings identify CAKE as the trading symbol for its common stock and confirm its listing on Nasdaq.
Investors interested in insider transactions can review Forms 3, 4 and 5, which disclose purchases, sales or other changes in ownership of The Cheesecake Factory’s equity securities by directors, officers and certain shareholders, when such forms are filed. Proxy materials on Schedule 14A provide additional information on topics such as director elections and executive compensation.
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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on electing eight directors, ratifying KPMG LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026, and approving on an advisory basis executive compensation. The meeting will be held online on May 28, 2026, with March 30, 2026 as the record date. The proxy also outlines governance practices, board independence, director qualifications, stockholder nomination and engagement processes, and policies on hedging and pledging. It describes a pay-for-performance program using annual cash incentives and long-term equity awards, supported by stock ownership guidelines and a clawback policy. The filing highlights 2025 results, including record revenue of $3.75 billion, net income of $148 million, diluted EPS of $3.06 and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.77, along with $206 million returned to stockholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Cheesecake Factory chairman and CEO David Overton reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On April 1, 2026, 4,655 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at $55.30 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to vesting restricted stock, rather than being sold in the market.
After these transactions, Overton holds 264,865 shares directly and 3,079,779 shares through the David M. Overton Family Trust. Additional shares are held in trusts for his spouse and son, where he disclaims beneficial ownership.
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC executive Scarlett May reported a routine tax-related share withholding tied to restricted stock vesting. On April 1, 2026, 525 shares of common stock were withheld by the company at $55.30 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations from vested restricted stock.
Following this withholding, May held 26,219 common shares directly in one line item, and a subsequent holding entry shows 30,705 common shares directly owned, reflecting her continuing equity stake. Some of her shares remain as restricted stock that is still subject to forfeiture, indicating ongoing long-term incentive compensation rather than an open-market sale.
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC President David M. Gordon reported a routine tax-related share disposition. On April 1, 2026, 1,167 shares of Common Stock were withheld by the company at $55.30 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock.
After this withholding, Gordon directly held 41,959 shares of Common Stock. A separate line shows his direct holdings increasing to 57,949 shares, which includes restricted stock subject to forfeiture, reflecting both vested and unvested equity awards rather than an open-market sale.
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC Executive Vice President and CFO Matthew Eliot Clark had 1,059 shares of common stock withheld on April 1, 2026 to cover tax obligations tied to vesting restricted stock. The shares were valued at $55.30 each. After this tax-withholding disposition, he directly holds 45,109 shares of the company’s common stock, indicating this is a routine compensation-related event rather than an open-market sale.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement providing a new $400 million revolving credit facility maturing on March 26, 2031. The facility includes an $85 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $10 million sublimit for swingline loans.
The agreement allows up to an additional $200 million in revolving commitments and potential $25 million aggregate increases to letter of credit sublimits. Borrowings bear interest based on Term SOFR or a base rate plus margins tied to a Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio, and the facility is unsecured but carries leverage and coverage covenants. Proceeds may be used for general corporate purposes, including dividends, stock repurchases and permitted acquisitions.
Cheesecake Factory Inc/The Schedule 13G/A amendment shows The Vanguard Group reports zero shares beneficially owned of Common Stock and 0% of the class after an internal realignment. The filing states certain Vanguard subsidiaries and business divisions will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, on 03/26/2026.
Cheesecake Factory EVP and General Counsel Scarlett May sold 5,206 shares of common stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of $62.9482 per share, in multiple trades ranging from $62.94 to $62.975. Following the sale, one line in the filing shows 25,715 common shares held directly, while another entry indicates a total direct holding of 31,734 shares, which includes shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture.