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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.
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Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero reported an indirect tax-related share disposition through a family trust. On February 16, 2026, 1,787 shares of Cheesecake Factory common stock were withheld by the company at $58.67 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock awards.
The shares are held by the Alex Family Trust, of which Mr. Spero is a trustee. After these transactions, the reported indirect holdings include 4,790 shares in one line item and 22,670 shares in another trust-related holding entry.
Alex Spero G reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero reported an award of restricted common stock held through a family trust. On 2/11/26, the Alex Family Trust, of which Mr. Alex is a trustee, received a grant of 2,600 shares of restricted common stock at no cash cost.
The award vests 60% on 2/11/29 and 20% on each of 2/11/30 and 2/11/31, subject to his continued service, and the shares are subject to forfeiture until vested. Following this grant, one trust holding reflected 27,650 shares and another trust position showed 1,597 shares of common stock.
Cheesecake Factory executive Alex G. Spero filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. The filing reports indirect ownership of 1,597 shares of Common Stock, held by the Alex Family Trust, of which he is a trustee. These shares are reported as indirectly owned "By Trust."
Cheesecake Factory director Alexander L. Cappello reported an indirect sale of common stock through Maricopa Capital LLC on February 23, 2026. Maricopa Capital LLC sold 635 shares at $63.74 per share in an open-market transaction and held 6,171 shares afterward. Separate custodial accounts for Mr. Cappello's children held 178 indirect shares following the reported transactions.
CAKE notice of proposed sale: 7,000 shares of common stock are listed for sale as restricted stock vesting under a registered compensation plan on 02/11/2026. The filing shows an aggregate value of $459,900.00 and lists 49,859,091 shares outstanding as of 02/25/2026.
The Cheesecake Factory reported proposed insider sales via a Form 144 notice. The filing lists a Restricted Stock Lapse with 3,193 shares on 02/16/2026 and a Restricted Stock Lapse with 1,597 shares on 02/10/2026, both tied to Equity Compensation and routed through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated filed its annual report describing an expansive multi-brand restaurant and bakery business and key risks it faces. As of February 23, 2026, the company owned and operated 368 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada, including 216 The Cheesecake Factory, 48 North Italia, 43 Flower Child and 55 other Fox Restaurant Concepts locations, plus 35 licensed international Cheesecake Factory restaurants.
The company highlights strong unit economics, with fiscal 2025 average sales per Cheesecake Factory location of about $12.4 million and sales of roughly $1,151 per productive square foot, and robust off-premise and alcohol sales contributions. It also outlines bakery operations supplying proprietary desserts, consumer packaged goods initiatives, and significant investments in culture, training and benefits for about 48,400 employees. Extensive risk factors focus on macroeconomic pressures, commodity and wage inflation, labor availability, food safety, changing regulations, climate and weather impacts, and evolving consumer preferences.
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated reported fourth quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $961.6 million, up from $921.0 million a year earlier. Net income was $28.8 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, while adjusted diluted net income per share was $1.00 after excluding impairment, acquisition-related items and gift card adjustments.
Comparable sales at The Cheesecake Factory restaurants declined 2.2% year over year in the quarter, but full-year revenue reached a record $3.75 billion versus $3.58 billion in 2024. The company opened 25 new restaurants in 2025 and expects to open as many as 26 locations in fiscal 2026 across its Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child and other FRC brands.
The Board raised the quarterly cash dividend to $0.30 per share, payable on March 17, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 4, 2026, and increased the share repurchase authorization by 5.0 million shares to 66.0 million shares, leaving about 6.0 million shares available. As of December 30, 2025, total available liquidity was $582.2 million, including cash of $215.7 million and $366.5 million of revolver availability, against total debt principal of $644.0 million.
OVERTON DAVID reported disposition transactions in a Form 4 filing for CAKE. The filing lists transactions totaling 40,397 shares at a weighted average price of $58.67 per share. Following the reported transactions, holdings were 3,056,706 shares.
The Cheesecake Factory EVP and General Counsel Scarlett May reported share transactions related to equity award vesting. On February 16, 2026, the company withheld 1,667 shares of common stock at $58.67 per share to cover tax obligations from vested restricted stock awards.
The company also withheld 1,516 shares at $58.67 per share to satisfy taxes from vested performance share awards. After these tax-withholding dispositions, May directly beneficially owned 31,734 shares of common stock, including shares of restricted stock that remain subject to forfeiture.