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Cheesecake Factory Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Cheesecake Factory Inc's operations generated $301m of cash; it spent $146m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $155m. It returned $52.2m in dividends and $154m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Jan 20122012Jan 20132013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Jan 20172017Jan 20182018Jan 20192019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Jan 20232023Jan 20242024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations1971651961952052402483162392912193213162218268301389
Depreciation and amortisation757272747983868893968891909293101109115
Stock-based pay151110111417202116201921232426302730
Capital spending37427786106114154116121103745067112152160146169
Free cash flow1601231191099812694201118188145−471464967108155219
Free cash flow after stock pay145112110988410974179102168126−69123254178128190
Dividends paid———13273036425056611604253535257
Share buybacks—52172101184140109146123109514663461815443
Shares issued————————————175—————

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cheesecake Factory Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cheesecake Factory Inc.