Cheesecake Factory Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Cheesecake Factory free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Cheesecake Factory generated $92.2 million of operating cash flow and spent $42.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $49.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 4.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 222.2% from the prior year's $15.3 million.
Cheesecake Factory returned $26.6 million to shareholders: $15.7 million in dividends and $11.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 54% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.1 times.
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Cheesecake Factory cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-30 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-07-01 | Q1 20252025-04-01 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-10-01 | Q2 20242024-07-02 | Q1 20242024-04-02 | Q4 20242024-01-02 | Q3 20232023-10-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 68.39M | 49.55M | 28.77M | 31.90M | 54.81M | 32.94M | 41.15M | 29.99M | 52.44M | 33.19M | 12.68M | 17.95M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +24.78% | +50.41% | -30.08% | +6.35% | +4.52% | -0.75% | +224.53% | +67.14% | +22.89% | +18.33% | — | — |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 29.10M | 27.98M | 28.67M | 27.42M | 26.86M | 26.08M | 26.43M | 25.30M | 24.96M | 24.76M | 24.01M | 22.84M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 8.76M | 7.01M | 6.79M | 5.67M | 7.19M | 7.58M | 8.47M | 7.02M | 6.83M | 7.65M | 6.93M | 6.62M |
| Change in Working Capital | -16.94M | 44.56M | -11.25M | -11.17M | -18.92M | 31.71M | -31.45M | -3.61M | -10.09M | 20.72M | -24.65M | -8.03M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 92.21M | 96.72M | 74.91M | 90.61M | 56.84M | 78.92M | 94.00M | 79.88M | 27.70M | 66.75M | 67.86M | 49.03M |
| Capital Expenditures | -42.93M | -43.38M | -25.16M | -36.68M | -41.55M | -42.82M | -39.85M | -54.22M | -29.19M | -37.11M | -51.64M | -37.26M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -43.20M | -43.69M | -25.31M | -37.05M | -41.55M | -43.35M | -40.07M | -54.23M | -29.45M | -37.36M | -52.85M | -37.44M |
| Dividends Paid | -15.68M | -14.23M | -12.78M | -12.60M | -14.32M | -12.48M | -13.24M | -13.11M | -13.87M | -12.82M | -13.08M | -13.13M |
| Share Repurchases | -10.96M | -18.40M | -11.17M | -1.23M | -131.00K | -141.36M | -763.00K | -1.10M | -3.87M | -12.50M | -9.82M | -14.56M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -88.78M | -33.55M | -23.96M | -12.21M | -2.28M | 15.66M | -21.52M | -14.21M | -17.74M | -25.32M | -22.91M | -38.94M |
| Net Change in Cash | -39.92M | 19.36M | 25.75M | 41.22M | 13.35M | 51.23M | 31.96M | 11.56M | -19.57M | 3.93M | -7.70M | -27.57M |
| Free Cash Flow | 49.28M | 53.35M | 49.75M | 53.93M | 15.29M | 36.10M | 54.15M | 25.66M | -1.49M | 29.64M | 16.21M | 11.77M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Cheesecake Factory's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, 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?