The Cheesecake Factory Ownership & Insider Activity

The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) institutional and insider ownership, recent insider transactions and ownership breakdown.

Insiders own 1.4% of shares outstanding. Institutional investors hold 70.5%. Over the past 90 days, insiders made 8 sales worth $14.7M.

Shares Outstanding

49.859M

Shares Float

33.183M

Insider Shares Owned

680.949K

Insider % Owned

1.4%

Institutional Shares Held

35.089M

Institutional % Held

70.5%

Ownership Breakdown

Net Insider Activity by Month

Purchases (90d)

Sales (90d)

$14.7M total

Net Activity

Net Selling

Net Value (90d)

-$14.7M

The Cheesecake Factory Insider Transactions (Last 6 Months)

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value
Aug 17, 2026	Janice L Meyer	—	SELL	1.958K	$109.36	$214K
Aug 10, 2026	David Gordon	PRESIDENT	SELL	15.084K	$74.19	$2.9M
Aug 5, 2026	David Overton	CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	SELL	94.145K	$106.27	$10.0M
Aug 4, 2026	Alexander L Cappello	—	SELL	64.000	$106.08	$7K
Jul 31, 2026	Scarlett May	EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	SELL	7.978K	$102.66	$819K
Jul 30, 2026	Alexander L Cappello	—	SELL	2.254K	$101.64	$229K
Jul 30, 2026	Ashley Hanscom	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	SELL	3.500K	$100.00	$350K
Jul 30, 2026	Matthew Clark	EXEC VP, CFO	SELL-OPTIONS	—	$69.73	$4.1M
Jun 2, 2026	Alexander L Cappello	—	SELL	2.490K	$64.90	$162K
May 1, 2026	David Overton	CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	SELL-OPTIONS	—	$53.53	$1.6M
Mar 10, 2026	Scarlett May	EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	SELL	5.206K	$62.95	$328K
Feb 25, 2026	Spero G Alex	EVP OPERATIONS - CFRI	SELL	4.790K	$66.00	$316K
Feb 25, 2026	Matthew Clark	EXEC VP, CFO	SELL	7.000K	$65.70	$460K
Feb 25, 2026	Ashley Hanscom	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	SELL	2.951K	$65.64	$194K