Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) dividend history
Cheesecake Factory paid $52M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.07 per share.
Dividends per share grew 12.6% a year over 13 years.
That took 34% of free cash flow and 35% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 0.99%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Cheesecake Factory's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.07 | -0.7% | $52M | 34% | 35% |
| 2024 | $1.08 | -0.2% | $53M | 49% | 34% |
| 2023 | $1.08 | +29.4% | $53M | 80% | 52% |
| 2022 | $0.84 | +11969.9% | $42M | 85% | 98% |
| 2021 | $0.01 | -98.1% | $337,000 | 0% | 0% |
| 2020 | $0.36 | -73.6% | $16M | — | — |
| 2019 | $1.36 | +12.0% | $61M | 42% | 48% |
| 2018 | $1.22 | +17.5% | $56M | 30% | 57% |
| 2017 | $1.04 | +20.7% | $50M | 42% | 32% |
| 2016 | $0.86 | +20.7% | $42M | 21% | 30% |
| 2015 | $0.71 | +20.9% | $36M | 38% | 31% |
| 2014 | $0.59 | +17.6% | $30M | 24% | 30% |
| 2013 | $0.50 | +116.3% | $27M | 28% | 24% |
| 2012 | $0.23 | — | $13M | 12% | 13% |
| 2011 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Does Cheesecake Factory pay a dividend?
Cheesecake Factory paid $52M in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.07 per share.
How fast has Cheesecake Factory's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 12.6% a year over 13 years.
From Cheesecake Factory's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.