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16 /100
COMPONENT-LIMITED
Score updated Oct 13, 2026

CAKE — The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated Dilution Risk Tracker

Track CAKE dilution risk with DilutionWatch's stock tracker. DilutionScore™ measures dilution risk across 5 factors — lower scores indicate higher risk of share dilution.

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As of October 13, 2026, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) has a DilutionWatch DilutionScore of 16/100, rated LOW dilution risk. This is a component-limited score because one or more material inputs are unavailable or not applicable. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated has a market capitalization of $5.42B, 49.76M shares outstanding, 339 institutional holders tracked.

This page includes automatically generated factual summaries from DilutionWatch data. It is not financial advice, not investment research, and not a recommendation. Do your own research. Read the full disclaimer and terms of service.

Score Breakdown

📋 Offering Ability
20
💰Cash Runway—
📊 Float Risk
25
⚠️ Warrant Exposure
15
🔄 Convertible Debt
35

Dilution Forecast

☀️
Clear
No significant dilution signals
model est. 7%
🔁 Convertible Conversion model 15%
• Convertible debt present: 10.7% potential dilution
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Market Data

Market Cap$5.42B
Shares Outstanding49.76M
Float45.67M
Cash$195.17M
Debt$631.81M
Short InterestN/A

Source-Backed Evidence Depth

This public preview uses stored DilutionWatch fields and linked SEC/market records only. Missing values are not estimated.

FieldCurrent ValueBasis
DilutionScore16/100DilutionWatch score record
Shares Outstanding49.76MVerified float table or market cache
Public Float45.67MVerified float table or market cache
Market Cap$5.42BMarket data cache
Cash RunwayNot applicable / unavailableDilutionWatch score inputs
Shelf CapacityNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields
ATM CapacityNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields
Outstanding WarrantsNone in current score inputsSEC-derived dilution fields

Recent source-backed SEC insight records available on this page: 6.

Recent SEC source mix: 4 5, XBRL 1.

The page does not infer future share issuance, financing probability, cash needs, management intent, or price impact when source fields are absent.

Institutional Holdings

QoQ: ↓ 4.1% shares (2026Q1 vs prior)
339 institutional holders · 58.07M shares
#1 BlackRock, Inc. 6.67M shares
#2 FMR LLC 5.92M shares
#3 VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.04M shares
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Institutional holder totals are aggregated from ownership filings and may use a different share basis or reporting date than public float. They are not a reconciliation against tradeable float.

Short Interest

Short Interest10.27M
Days to Cover7.3
% of Float22.5%
FINRA data as of Sep 30, 2026

Recent SEC Activity

xbrl XBRL CONVERTIBLE 2026-02-23
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION 2026-04-03
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION 2026-04-03
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION 2026-04-03
4 INSIDER TRANSACTION 2026-04-03
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Recent News

No recent news available for this ticker.

Factual CAKE Dilution Snapshot

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (CAKE) has a DilutionScore of 16/100, rated Low dilution risk. Score date: October 13, 2026.

This automatically generated snapshot is assembled from stored DilutionWatch data fields and may contain data-source errors or omissions. It is not financial advice, not investment research, and not a recommendation. Do your own research and review the full disclaimer and terms of service.

DilutionScore History — Last 90 Days

CAKE's DilutionScore is currently 16/100 (Low risk), with 3 score changes tracked over 89 days. The score deteriorated from 20/100 (Low risk).

Period Score Risk Level Duration
Oct 10 – Oct 13, 202616/100LOW4 days
Aug 22 – Oct 09, 202620/100LOW49 days
Aug 14 – Aug 21, 202612/100LOW7 days
Jul 16 – Aug 13, 202619/100LOW29 days

Score recalculated daily from SEC filings and market data. Sign up free for real-time score change alerts.

Share Dilution History

CAKE shares outstanding have decreased 0.3% from 49.86M (Mar 2026) to 49.69M (May 2026). Each increase represents potential dilution to existing shareholders.

Date Shares Outstanding Public Float Change
May 08, 202649.69M45.67M▼ 0.02%
May 06, 202649.69M45.68M▼ 0.35%
Apr 20, 202649.80M45.84M▼ 0.01%
Apr 15, 202649.80M45.84M▲ 0.02%
Apr 03, 202649.86M45.83M▲ 13.71%
Mar 27, 202649.86M40.31M▲ 0.01%
Mar 08, 202649.86M40.31M▼ 0.02%

Share counts sourced from verified regulatory filings. Increases indicate dilution events.

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