FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson report ownership of common stock in Cheesecake Factory Inc. The filing shows $0 not stated in cash terms but discloses ownership of 5,525,506.38 shares, equal to 11.0% of the outstanding common stock as of the event date 09/30/2025. FMR LLC reports 5,518,019.05 shares with sole voting power and 5,525,506.38 shares with sole dispositive power; Abigail P. Johnson reports sole dispositive power over 5,525,506.38 shares and no voting power.
The filing is made on a Schedule 13G amendment and certifies the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing control. Addresses for the filer and issuer are provided and exhibits/POAs are referenced for authority and any subsidiary/group arrangements.
David M. Gordon, President of Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE), reported multiple option exercises and market sales on 08/14/2025. The filing shows he exercised employee stock options to acquire 20,000 shares at an exercise price of $40.16 and 13,400 shares at $46.03. On the same date he sold shares in three reported transactions: 20,000 shares at a weighted-average price of $63.04, 13,400 shares at $62.87, and 9,935 shares at $63.37. After these transactions the reporting person beneficially owns 24,532 shares of common stock and has 59,364 shares of restricted stock subject to forfeiture. The Form 4 was signed on behalf of Mr. Gordon by an attorney-in-fact on 08/15/2025.
Earnest Partners LLC reported beneficial ownership of 2,388,181 shares of The Cheesecake Factory (ticker CAKE), representing 4.8% of the company’s common stock. The filing, a Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 2), shows Earnest Partners has sole dispositive power over all 2,388,181 shares and sole voting power over 1,618,968 shares with an additional 227,885 shares of shared voting power. The filing states the position was acquired and is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) has filed a Form 144 indicating a proposed sale of 43,335 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $2,807,241.30, to be executed through Northwestern Mutual Investment Services on or about 08/14/2025 on NASDAQ.
The filing lists the outstanding shares as 49,810,427 and provides acquisition details showing the reported shares were received through a mix of restricted stock awards (grants dated 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024) and employee stock option exercises (dates in 2019 and 2020), with payment characterized as compensation or cash. The filer reports no securities sold in the past three months and attests not to possessing undisclosed material information about the issuer.
Invesco Ltd. filed Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G for Cheesecake Factory Inc. (CAKE) covering the event date 30 Jun 2025. The filing discloses that, acting as a parent holding company to multiple investment-adviser subsidiaries, Invesco beneficially owns 1,671,102 CAKE common shares, equal to 3.4 % of the outstanding class.
- Sole voting power: 1,579,973 shares
- Sole dispositive power: 1,671,102 shares
- Shared voting/dispositive power: 0 shares
Because ownership is below the 5 % threshold, the filing is made under Rule 13d-1(b) as a passive institutional investor (types “HC, IA” checked). The certification states the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control. Signature: Robert R. Leveille, Global Head of Compliance, dated 7 Aug 2025.