CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Business
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC is a restaurant company that develops, operates and licenses upscale casual and fast‑casual dining concepts focused on experiential dining and hospitality. It offers extensive made‑from‑scratch menus, proprietary cheesecakes and other baked desserts, full‑service bars, off‑premise and delivery options, and consumer packaged goods under The Cheesecake Factory At Home brand. Its key business segments include The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts (Other FRC) and bakery operations. It operates company‑owned restaurants across the United States and Canada, international licensed locations, retail and foodservice distribution channels, and online and third‑party delivery platforms.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-24
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 3,752 | 3,582 | 3,440 | 3,303 | 2,928 | |
| Food and beverage costs | 813 | 806 | 804 | 811 | 653 | |
| Labor expenses | 1,313 | 1,264 | 1,228 | 1,212 | 1,073 | |
| Other operating costs and expenses | 1,014 | 959 | 922 | 882 | 792 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 245 | 229 | 217 | 206 | 186 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 109 | 101 | 93 | 92 | 90 | |
| Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses | 23 | 14 | 29 | 31 | 18 | |
| Acquisition-related contingent consideration, compensation and amortization expenses | 14 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 20 | |
| Preopening costs | 33 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 14 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 3,565 | 3,403 | 3,331 | 3,264 | 2,845 | |
| Income from operations | 187 | 178 | 109 | 39 | 82 | |
| Interest expense, net | −10 | −10 | −10 | −7 | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | −16 | — | — | — | — | |
| Other income, net | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Income before income taxes | 163 | 171 | 100 | 33 | 72 | |
| Income tax provision/(benefit) | 14 | 14 | −1 | −10 | −753,000 | |
| Net income | 148 | 157 | 101 | 43 | 72 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 3.17 | 3.28 | 2.1 | 0.87 | 1.03 | |
| Diluted (Note 1) (in dollars per share) | 3.06 | 3.2 | 2.07 | 0.86 | 1.01 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 48 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 216 | 84 | 56 | 115 | 190 | |
| Accounts and other receivables | 110 | 113 | 103 | 106 | 101 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 36 | |
| Inventories | 54 | 65 | 58 | 56 | 43 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 55 | 55 | 63 | 48 | 36 | |
| Total current assets | 455 | 333 | 301 | 346 | 406 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 870 | 841 | 791 | 746 | 742 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 252 | |
| Operating lease assets | 1,445 | 1,400 | 1,302 | 1,269 | 1,241 | |
| Other | 241 | 216 | 195 | 163 | 158 | |
| Total other assets | 1,937 | 1,868 | 1,748 | 1,683 | 1,651 | |
| Total assets | 3,262 | 3,042 | 2,840 | 2,775 | 2,798 | |
| Accounts payable | 63 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 54 | |
| Gift card liabilities | 213 | 227 | 223 | 220 | 211 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 167 | 157 | 135 | 139 | 132 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 265 | 265 | 240 | 231 | 239 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 69 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 777 | 711 | 661 | 657 | 636 | |
| Long-term debt | 561 | 452 | 470 | 468 | 466 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 1,332 | 1,299 | 1,255 | 1,233 | 1,218 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 155 | 136 | 137 | 125 | 147 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,825 | 2,598 | 2,522 | 2,483 | — | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 109,546,812 shares issued and 49,635,893 shares outstanding at December 30, 2025 and 108,387,574 shares issued and 51,332,298 shares outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,008 | 956 | 913 | 887 | 863 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,413 | 1,318 | 1,216 | 1,170 | 1,169 | |
| Treasury stock inclusive of excise tax, 59,910,919 and 57,055,276 shares at cost at December 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −1,985 | −1,830 | −1,812 | −1,766 | −1,703 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −1 | −2 | −694,000 | −982,000 | −287,000 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 436 | 443 | 318 | 292 | 330 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,262 | 3,042 | 2,840 | 2,775 | 2,798 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment of assets and lease termination expenses | 19 | 13 | 27 | 31 | 18 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −7 | −6 | −16 | −19 | −21 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 27 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 23 | |
| Payment of deferred consideration and compensation in excess of acquisition-date fair value | −9 | −7 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts and other receivables | −4 | −2 | −98,000 | −12 | −25 | |
| Income taxes receivable/payable | −3 | 3 | 852,000 | 15 | 715,000 | |
| Inventories | 11 | −7 | −2 | −13 | −3 | |
| Prepaid expenses | −30,000 | 8 | −15 | −12 | −1 | |
| Operating lease assets/liabilities | −10 | −32 | −27 | −18 | −4 | |
| Other assets | −18 | −14 | −15 | 14 | −9 | |
| Accounts payable | 2 | −2 | 4 | 18 | −4 | |
| Gift card liabilities | −14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 34 | 21 | 37 | −10 | 50 | |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 301 | 268 | 218 | 162 | 213 | |
| Additions to property and equipment | −146 | −160 | −152 | −112 | −67 | |
| Additions to intangible assets | −1 | −1 | −2 | −680,000 | −606,000 | |
| Other | — | 321,000 | −274,000 | 329,000 | −1 | |
| Cash used in investing activities | −147 | −161 | −153 | −113 | −69 | |
| Acquisition-related deferred consideration and compensation | — | — | −24 | −18 | −17 | |
| Borrowings on credit facility | — | — | 15 | 130 | — | |
| Repayments on credit facility | −110 | −20 | −15 | −130 | −150 | |
| Proceeds from long-term convertible debt | 575 | — | — | — | 345 | |
| Repayment on long-term convertible debt, including premium on extinguishment | −290 | — | — | — | — | |
| Issuance costs associated with long-term debt | −17 | — | — | — | −10 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 25 | 12 | — | 84,000 | 25 | |
| Common stock dividends paid | −52 | −53 | −53 | −42 | −337,000 | |
| Treasury stock purchases, inclusive of excise tax | −154 | −18 | −46 | −63 | −6 | |
| Cash used in financing activities | −23 | −79 | −124 | −124 | −109 | |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | 315,000 | −548,000 | 144,000 | −325,000 | −27,000 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 132 | 28 | −58 | −75 | 36 | |
| Interest paid | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| Income taxes paid (1) | 23 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
| Construction payable | 17 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 4 |