---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-113513"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAKE"
cik: "0000887596"
company_name: "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T20:50:46.929492+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheesecake Factory Q3 net loss $2.4M, revenue up to $784M; declares $0.27 dividend

## Summary
- Total revenues $784.0M vs $754.5M YoY, increase of 3.9%.
- Net loss of $2.4M ($0.05 diluted EPS); adjusted net loss $1.6M ($0.03).
- Quarterly cash dividend declared at $0.27 per share, payable Nov 28 to holders of record Nov 15.
- Board increased share repurchase authorization by 5M shares to 61M total; ~6.3M shares remain.
- Q3 results include $0.8M after-tax charge related to FRC acquisition-related items.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-113513
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAKE
- cik: 0000887596
- company_name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/0001104659-22-113513-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/tm2229242d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-113513.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC reported third quarter of fiscal 2022 results: revenue $784.0 million, net income $2.4 million, EPS $0.05.
  - Period: third quarter of fiscal 2022
  - Revenue: $784.0 million
  - Net income: $2.4 million
  - EPS: $0.05
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenues were $784.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $754.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Net loss and diluted net loss per share were $2.4 million and $0.05, respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/0001104659-22-113513-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC: Amended and restated bylaws to address universal proxy rules, update advance notice disclosure requirements, add exclusive forum provisions, and make other technical changes (effective 2022-10-26).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2022-10-26
  source text: On October 26, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved and adopted an amendment and restatement of the Company’s bylaws (as so amended, the “ Bylaws ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465922113513/0001104659-22-113513-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.