Cheesecake Factory Inc dividend history

Cheesecake Factory Inc's dividend was $1.08 a share in fiscal 2025, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 35.2% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $43M
Dividends (TTM): $56.9M
Returned to shareholders: 46%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $218M
Diluted share count: +0.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.8%; dividends 1.0% + buybacks 0.8% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 27%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Cheesecake Factory Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Jan 2012	2012Jan 2013	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Jan 2017	2017Jan 2018	2018Jan 2019	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Jan 2023	2023Jan 2024	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	$0.240	$0.520	$0.610	$0.730	$1.06	$1.06	$1.24	$1.38	$0.360	$0.007	$0.810	$1.08	$1.08	$1.08	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	+116.7%	+17.3%	+19.7%	+45.2%	0.0%	+17.0%	+11.3%	−73.9%	−98.0%	+>999%	+33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	—	—	—	13	27	30	36	42	50	56	61	16	0	42	53	53	52	57
Share buybacks	—	52	172	101	184	140	109	146	123	109	51	4	6	63	46	18	154	43
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	13.0%	23.8%	29.9%	30.9%	30.4%	31.7%	56.8%	47.7%	—	0.5%	98.0%	52.5%	33.8%	35.2%	27.4%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	11.7%	27.6%	24.1%	38.4%	21.1%	42.3%	29.9%	41.9%	—	0.2%	85.5%	79.6%	49.1%	33.7%	26.0%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.