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The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated documents restaurant operating results, financing arrangements and governance matters through its SEC filings. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly earnings releases, Regulation FD investor presentations and other material events tied to the company’s restaurant portfolio, bakery operations and public-company reporting.
Its filings also describe the company’s Nasdaq-listed common stock, credit agreements, annual meeting procedures and proxy matters. Definitive proxy materials cover board elections, executive compensation, shareholder voting items and governance practices for the Delaware corporation.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated reported higher first-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with revenues of $978.8 million versus $927.2 million a year earlier and net income of $49.5 million, or $1.02 diluted EPS. Adjusted diluted EPS, excluding impairment and acquisition-related items, was $1.05.
Comparable restaurant sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants rose 1.6% year-over-year. The company opened several new North Italia, Flower Child and Fox Restaurant Concepts locations and one international licensed Cheesecake Factory in Mexico, and still expects to open up to 26 new restaurants in 2026. Liquidity totaled $601.6 million as of March 31, 2026, against $644.0 million of debt. The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share and the company repurchased about 332,000 shares for $19.2 million during the quarter.
Cheesecake Factory Inc/The reported that Vanguard Portfolio Management beneficially owned 2,813,678 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.64% of the class. The filing states Vanguard holds sole dispositive power over 2,813,678 shares and sole voting power over 40,214 shares, with ownership disclosed under Schedule 13G and signed on 04/29/2026.
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.