Cheesecake Factory Operating Margin Growth & History (CAKE)

Cheesecake Factory's operating margin was 4.99% for fiscal 2025.

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Cheesecake Factory annual operating margin history

Cheesecake Factory annual operating margin

Fiscal yearPeriod endedOperating marginChange (percentage points)
20252025-12-304.99%+0.01 pp
20242024-12-314.98%+1.82 pp
20232024-01-023.16%+1.98 pp
20222023-01-031.18%−1.63 pp
20212021-12-282.81%+20.33 pp
20202020-12-29−17.52%−21.69 pp
20192019-12-314.17%−0.93 pp
20182019-01-015.10%−1.66 pp
20172018-01-026.76%−2.07 pp
20162017-01-038.83%+0.97 pp
20152015-12-297.87%+0.54 pp
20142014-12-307.32%−1.25 pp
20132013-12-318.57%+0.90 pp
20122013-01-017.67%+0.07 pp
20112012-01-037.59%−0.13 pp
20102010-12-287.73%+3.12 pp
20092009-12-294.60%−0.82 pp
20082008-12-305.43%

Cheesecake Factory operating margin trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, Cheesecake Factory's operating margin increased from −17.52% to 4.99%, a change of +22.51 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 7.63%.

About the metric

What operating margin means

Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.

Calculation and source

How operating margin is calculated

TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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