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The cash flow of THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED's operating cash flow was $301.28M and its capital expenditures $146.2M, leaving free cash flow of $155.08M. Free cash flow was above zero in 9 of the 10 years shown. It ranged from -$47.42M in fiscal 2020 to $200.56M in fiscal 2016. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $160.36M.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 30, 2025$301.28M$146.2M$155.08M
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$268.32M$160.36M$107.96M
2023ended Jan 2, 2024$218.4M$151.56M$66.84M
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$161.93M$112.46M$49.46M
2021ended Dec 28, 2021$213.01M$66.94M$146.06M
2020ended Dec 29, 2020$2.91M$50.33M-$47.42M
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$218.76M$73.77M$145M
2018ended Jan 1, 2019$291.31M$102.91M$188.41M
2017ended Jan 2, 2018$238.8M$120.78M$118.02M
2016ended Jan 3, 2017$316.38M$115.82M$200.56M

Fiscal years as THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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