Does CAKE pay a dividend?

Yes. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.11% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.17 per share.

How much does CAKE pay in dividends?

$1.17 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next CAKE ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CAKE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

CAKE Dividend

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.11%
Annual dividend: $1.17
Payout ratio: 0.31
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $105.05
Market cap: $5.2B

Is CAKE a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.11% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.31 means roughly 31% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut onceAcross 13 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

CAKE dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2012 to 2025.

Peak $1.38 in 2019Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for CAKE, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 11, 2026	August 25, 2026	$0.3000	Quarterly
May 13, 2026	May 26, 2026	$0.3000	Quarterly
March 4, 2026	March 17, 2026	$0.3000	Quarterly
November 10, 2025	November 25, 2025	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 12, 2025	August 26, 2025	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 14, 2025	May 27, 2025	$0.2700	Quarterly
March 5, 2025	March 18, 2025	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 13, 2024	November 26, 2024	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 14, 2024	August 27, 2024	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 21, 2024	June 4, 2024	$0.2700	Quarterly
March 5, 2024	March 19, 2024	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 14, 2023	November 28, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 15, 2023	August 29, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 23, 2023	June 6, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
March 7, 2023	March 21, 2023	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 14, 2022	November 28, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 9, 2022	August 23, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 10, 2022	May 24, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
March 6, 2020	March 20, 2020	$0.3600	Quarterly
November 8, 2019	November 26, 2019	$0.3600	Quarterly
August 13, 2019	August 27, 2019	$0.3600	Quarterly
May 15, 2019	May 29, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
March 1, 2019	March 19, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
November 13, 2018	November 27, 2018	$0.3300	Quarterly
August 14, 2018	August 28, 2018	$0.3300	Quarterly
May 9, 2018	May 22, 2018	$0.2900	Quarterly
February 27, 2018	March 20, 2018	$0.2900	Quarterly
November 14, 2017	November 28, 2017	$0.2900	Quarterly
August 14, 2017	August 29, 2017	$0.2900	Quarterly
May 15, 2017	May 30, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly
March 6, 2017	March 21, 2017	$0.2400	Quarterly
November 7, 2016	November 22, 2016	$0.2400	Quarterly
August 8, 2016	August 23, 2016	$0.2400	Quarterly
May 9, 2016	May 24, 2016	$0.2000	Quarterly
February 26, 2016	March 14, 2016	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 5, 2015	November 23, 2015	$0.2000	Quarterly
August 3, 2015	August 18, 2015	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 4, 2015	May 19, 2015	$0.1650	Quarterly
February 23, 2015	March 10, 2015	$0.1650	Quarterly
November 3, 2014	November 18, 2014	$0.1650	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does CAKE pay a dividend?: Yes. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.11% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.17 per share.
How much does CAKE pay in dividends?: $1.17 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next CAKE ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for CAKE. Dates appear here once the company declares them.