Cheesecake Factory Cash Flow Statement
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Cheesecake Factory free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cheesecake Factory generated $301.3 million of operating cash flow and spent $146.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $155.1 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 4.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 43.6% from the prior year's $108.0 million.
Cheesecake Factory returned $206.1 million to shareholders: $52.2 million in dividends and $153.9 million in share repurchases, equal to 133% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.0 times.
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Cheesecake Factory cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-30 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20242024-01-02 | FY 20232023-01-03 | FY 20212021-12-28 | FY 20202020-12-29 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182019-01-01 | FY 20172018-01-02 | FY 20162017-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 148.43M | 156.78M | 101.35M | 43.12M | 72.37M | -253.37M | 127.29M | 99.03M | 157.39M | 139.49M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -5.33% | +54.69% | +135.03% | -40.42% | — | -299.04% | +28.53% | -37.08% | +12.83% | +19.71% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 109.03M | 101.45M | 93.14M | 92.38M | 89.65M | 91.42M | 88.13M | 95.98M | 92.73M | 88.01M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 27.23M | 29.96M | 25.78M | 24.43M | 22.99M | 21.35M | 19.37M | 19.99M | 16.46M | 21.47M |
| Change in Working Capital | -9.64M | -24.42M | -12.72M | 6.33M | -41.20M | 15.04M | -11.65M | 15.66M | -17.13M | -4.46M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 301.28M | 268.32M | 218.40M | 161.93M | 213.01M | 2.91M | 218.76M | 291.31M | 238.80M | 316.38M |
| Capital Expenditures | -146.20M | -160.36M | -151.56M | -112.46M | -66.94M | -50.33M | -73.77M | -102.91M | -120.78M | -115.82M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -147.26M | -161.10M | -153.50M | -112.81M | -68.61M | -50.91M | -363.06M | -130.39M | -140.43M | -159.46M |
| Dividends Paid | -52.19M | -53.04M | -53.21M | -42.27M | -337.00K | -15.79M | -60.72M | -56.25M | -49.89M | -42.37M |
| Share Repurchases | -153.90M | -18.23M | -46.09M | -63.13M | -5.77M | -3.62M | -50.98M | -109.28M | -122.97M | -146.47M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -22.78M | -78.79M | -123.53M | -123.64M | -108.83M | 143.69M | 176.02M | -140.29M | -146.09M | -146.94M |
| Net Change in Cash | 131.55M | 27.89M | -58.49M | -74.85M | 35.54M | 95.67M | 31.84M | 20.57M | -47.83M | 9.98M |
| Free Cash Flow | 155.08M | 107.96M | 66.84M | 49.46M | 146.06M | -47.42M | 145.00M | 188.41M | 118.02M | 200.56M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cheesecake Factory's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 12 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CAKE's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?