---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-051574"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAKE"
cik: "0000887596"
company_name: "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:37:04.283933+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cheesecake Factory Q1 rev $978.8M, adj. EPS $1.05; declares $0.30 dividend

## Summary
- Total revenues $978.8M, up from $927.2M in Q1 2025.
- Net income $49.5M, diluted EPS $1.02; adjusted net income $51.1M, adj. diluted EPS $1.05.
- Pre-tax expense of $2.0M for asset impairment, lease termination, and FRC acquisition items.
- Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.30/share, payable May 26, record May 13.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-051574
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAKE
- cik: 0000887596
- company_name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926051574/0001104659-26-051574-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926051574/tm2612833d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-051574.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC reported first quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on March 31, 2026 results: revenue $978.8 million, net income $49.5 million, EPS $1.02.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal 2026, which ended on March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $978.8 million
  - Net income: $49.5 million
  - EPS: $1.02
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenues were $978.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to $927.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Net income and diluted net income per share were $49.5 million and $1.02, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926051574/0001104659-26-051574-index.htm

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