Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE) · Insider trading

What Cheesecake Factory's directors, officers and largest holders bought and sold themselves, from the Form 4 each of them files with the SEC within two business days of a trade. Open-market purchases and sales first: those are the trades somebody chose to make at the market price.

Bought, 12 months

0 insiders, 0 trades

Sold, 12 months

$30.15M

9 insiders, 0% under a plan

Net, 12 months

−$30.15M

bought less sold

Latest filing

2026-09-03

filings read to 2026-10-19

Bought and sold at the market, by month

Two years. Purchases above the line, sales below, in dollars.

Bought Sold Largest month: $14.07M

Who traded, two years

Insider	Bought	Sold	Trades	Last trade	Holds after
Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	–	$38.43M	5	2026-08-05	–
Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	–	$12.28M	6	2026-07-30	45,109
Gordon David MPRESIDENT	–	$10.13M	10	2026-08-10	41,959
Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	–	$3.44M	6	2025-05-28	62,974
May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	–	$3.42M	5	2026-07-31	18,241
Cappello Alexander LDirector	–	$1.25M	7	2026-08-04	–
Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	–	$543,704	2	2026-07-30	7,541
Ames Edie ADirector	–	$320,850	1	2026-08-10	–
Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRI	–	$316,140	1	2026-02-25	–
Meyer Janice L.Director	–	$214,127	1	2026-08-17	21,251

Open-market purchases and sales

Newest first. “Plan” marks a trade made under a 10b5-1 plan set up in advance.

Date	Insider	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Holds after	Filing
2026-08-17	Meyer Janice L.Director	Sale	1,958	109.36	$214,127	21,251	Form 4
2026-08-10	Ames Edie ADirector	Saleindirect	3,000	106.95	$320,850	10,000	Form 4
2026-08-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	16,866	109.98	$1.85M	41,959	Form 4
2026-08-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	15,084	110.08	$1.66M	26,875	Form 4
2026-08-05	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Saleindirect	94,145	106.27	$10.00M	89,805	Form 4
2026-08-04	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	64	106.08	$6,789	3,853	Form 4
2026-08-03	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	59	104.20	$6,148	3,917	Form 4
2026-07-31	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	100	103.04	$10,304	3,976	Form 4
2026-07-31	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Sale	7,978	102.66	$819,021	18,241	Form 4
2026-07-30	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	2,095	101.50	$212,642	4,076	Form 4
2026-07-30	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	68,900	99.30	$6.84M	45,109	Form 4
2026-07-30	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Sale	3,500	100.00	$350,000	7,541	Form 4
2026-06-02	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	2,490	64.90	$161,601	6,171	Form 4
2026-05-01	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Saleindirect	104,000	61.02	$6.35M	3,079,779	Form 4
2026-03-10	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Sale	5,206	62.95	$327,718	25,715	Form 4
2026-02-25	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	7,000	65.70	$459,900	44,090	Form 4
2026-02-25	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Sale	2,951	65.64	$193,704	11,041	Form 4
2026-02-25	Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRI	Saleindirect	4,790	66.00	$316,140	0	Form 4
2026-02-23	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	635	63.74	$40,475	6,171	Form 4
2025-08-14	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	20,000	63.04	$1.26M	47,867	Form 4
2025-08-14	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	13,400	62.87	$842,458	34,467	Form 4
2025-08-14	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	9,935	63.37	$629,581	24,532	Form 4
2025-07-31	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Saleindirect	12,388	65.88	$816,121	6,806	Form 4
2025-06-09	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Sale	18,800	58.82	$1.11M	22,872	Form 4
2025-05-29	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Sale	9,200	56.06	$515,752	34,472	Form 4
2025-05-29	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Sale	11,600	55.98	$649,368	22,872	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	8,300	55.12	$457,496	62,974	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	3,000	55.12	$165,360	59,974	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	9,200	55.12	$507,104	50,774	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	30,000	55.12	$1.65M	20,774	Form 4
2025-05-27	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	42,900	56.00	$2.40M	40,878	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	16,600	50.44	$837,304	94,745	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	10,000	50.44	$504,400	84,745	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	30,000	50.44	$1.51M	54,745	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	5,826	50.44	$293,863	48,919	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Sale	14,452	50.68	$732,427	34,467	Form 4
2025-02-28	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Saleindirect	79,300	52.99	$4.20M	3,012,847	Form 4
2025-02-28	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	19,000	54.00	$1.03M	39,856	Form 4
2025-02-27	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Saleindirect	100,000	53.08	$5.31M	3,092,147	Form 4
2025-02-27	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	10,000	53.67	$536,700	39,856	Form 4

4 more

2025-02-27	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Sale	19,000	53.51	$1.02M	58,856	Form 4
2024-11-08	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Saleindirect	269,520	46.65	$12.57M	2,964,594	Form 4
2024-11-06	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	11,746	49.89	$586,008	16,326	Form 4
2024-11-06	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Sale	1,349	49.81	$67,194	14,977	Form 4

Grants, exercises and other transactions

Pay, tax and paperwork rather than a choice to trade at the market price. Two years.

36 × shares withheld for tax27 × grant or award26 × option exercise3 × gift

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Date	Insider	What	Shares	Price	Holds after	Filing
2026-09-01	Kransdorf Jerome IDirector	Gift G	−200	–	12,750	Form 4
2026-08-26	Kransdorf Jerome IDirector	Gift G	−800	–	12,950	Form 4
2026-08-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+11,040	40.16	52,999	Form 4
2026-08-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+5,826	34.91	58,825	Form 4
2026-07-30	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Option exercise M	+68,900	40.16	114,009	Form 4
2026-05-28	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Grant or award A	+2,490	–	8,661	Form 4
2026-05-28	Collins KhanhDirector	Grant or award A	+1,250	–	14,559	Form 4
2026-05-28	Meyer Janice L.Director	Grant or award A	+2,490	–	23,209	Form 4
2026-05-01	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Option exercise M	+104,000	46.03	3,183,779	Form 4
2026-04-01	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,655	55.30	3,079,779	Form 4
2026-04-01	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−525	55.30	26,219	Form 4
2026-04-01	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,059	55.30	45,109	Form 4
2026-04-01	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,167	55.30	41,959	Form 4
2026-02-16	Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRI	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,787	58.67	4,790	Form 4
2026-02-16	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−21,150	58.67	3,056,706	Form 4
2026-02-16	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−19,247	58.67	3,075,286	Form 4
2026-02-16	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,667	58.67	28,212	Form 4
2026-02-16	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,516	58.67	30,921	Form 4
2026-02-16	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,033	58.67	51,090	Form 4
2026-02-16	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−5,288	58.67	34,941	Form 4
2026-02-16	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,562	58.67	40,836	Form 4
2026-02-16	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Shares withheld for tax F	−880	58.67	13,992	Form 4
2026-02-11	Alex Spero GEVP Operations - CFRI	Grant or award A	+2,600	–	27,650	Form 4
2026-02-11	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Grant or award A	+50,350	–	290,363	Form 4
2026-02-11	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Grant or award A	+63,045	–	353,408	Form 4
2026-02-11	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant or award A	+5,890	–	33,560	Form 4
2026-02-11	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant or award A	+7,043	–	40,603	Form 4
2026-02-11	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Grant or award A	+11,860	–	32,664	Form 4
2026-02-11	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Grant or award A	+14,087	–	46,751	Form 4
2026-02-11	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Grant or award A	+13,400	–	64,327	Form 4
2026-02-11	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Grant or award A	+15,761	–	80,088	Form 4
2026-02-11	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Grant or award A	+2,280	–	13,330	Form 4
2026-02-10	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−14,785	60.57	3,036,288	Form 4
2026-02-10	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,508	60.57	25,235	Form 4
2026-02-10	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,864	60.57	45,670	Form 4
2026-02-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,132	60.57	29,837	Form 4
2026-02-10	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,229	60.57	22,619	Form 4
2026-02-10	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Shares withheld for tax F	−430	60.57	12,652	Form 4
2025-12-10	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Gift G	−50	–	3,017,298	Form 4
2025-08-14	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+20,000	40.16	54,467	Form 4
2025-08-14	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+13,400	46.03	67,867	Form 4
2025-06-09	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Option exercise M	+18,800	40.16	41,672	Form 4
2025-05-29	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Option exercise M	+9,200	52.14	32,072	Form 4
2025-05-29	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Option exercise M	+11,600	46.03	43,672	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Option exercise M	+8,300	47.06	29,074	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Option exercise M	+3,000	51.74	32,074	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Option exercise M	+9,200	46.03	41,274	Form 4
2025-05-28	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Option exercise M	+30,000	40.16	71,274	Form 4
2025-05-27	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Option exercise M	+42,900	46.03	83,778	Form 4
2025-05-22	Cappello Alexander LDirector	Grant or award A	+2,674	–	19,194	Form 4
2025-05-22	Collins KhanhDirector	Grant or award A	+1,337	–	13,309	Form 4
2025-05-22	Meyer Janice L.Director	Grant or award A	+2,674	–	20,719	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+16,600	47.06	65,519	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+10,000	46.03	75,519	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+30,000	40.16	105,519	Form 4
2025-05-08	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+5,826	34.91	111,345	Form 4
2025-04-01	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Shares withheld for tax F	−300	50.86	20,774	Form 4
2025-04-01	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,056	50.86	40,878	Form 4
2025-04-01	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,164	50.86	48,919	Form 4
2025-04-01	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−523	50.86	22,872	Form 4
2025-04-01	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−4,647	50.86	3,017,348	Form 4
2025-02-27	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Option exercise M	+179,300	47.06	3,192,147	Form 4
2025-02-27	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Option exercise M	+38,000	47.06	77,856	Form 4
2025-02-18	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Option exercise M	+1,246	–	21,969	Form 4
2025-02-18	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−668	55.78	22,367	Form 4
2025-02-18	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Option exercise M	+11,210	–	3,012,847	Form 4
2025-02-18	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−5,693	55.78	3,012,847	Form 4
2025-02-18	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Option exercise M	+2,546	–	47,793	Form 4
2025-02-18	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,293	55.78	47,793	Form 4
2025-02-18	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Option exercise M	+2,292	–	49,856	Form 4
2025-02-18	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−1,099	55.78	49,856	Form 4
2025-02-18	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Option exercise M	+1,020	–	20,237	Form 4
2025-02-18	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Shares withheld for tax F	−365	55.78	20,237	Form 4
2025-02-18	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Shares withheld for tax F	−215	55.78	12,042	Form 4
2025-02-13	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant or award A	+6,700	–	34,435	Form 4
2025-02-13	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Grant or award A	+2,402	–	34,435	Form 4
2025-02-13	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Grant or award A	+56,200	–	294,146	Form 4
2025-02-13	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Grant or award A	+20,810	–	294,146	Form 4
2025-02-13	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Grant or award A	+15,000	–	64,200	Form 4
2025-02-13	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Grant or award A	+5,194	–	64,200	Form 4
2025-02-13	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Grant or award A	+13,350	–	32,830	Form 4
2025-02-13	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Grant or award A	+4,712	–	32,830	Form 4
2025-02-13	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Grant or award A	+5,000	–	26,683	Form 4
2025-02-13	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Grant or award A	+1,888	–	26,683	Form 4
2025-02-13	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Grant or award A	+2,750	–	12,650	Form 4
2025-02-10	Carango KeithPRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY)	Shares withheld for tax F	−2,776	53.01	19,582	Form 4
2025-02-10	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Shares withheld for tax F	−38,530	53.01	3,007,330	Form 4
2025-02-10	Gordon David MPRESIDENT	Shares withheld for tax F	−7,587	53.01	46,540	Form 4
2025-02-10	Clark Matthew EliotEXEC VP, CFO	Shares withheld for tax F	−6,712	53.01	48,663	Form 4
2025-02-10	May ScarlettEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	Shares withheld for tax F	−3,476	53.01	21,169	Form 4
2025-02-10	Hanscom Ashley WPRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER	Shares withheld for tax F	−921	53.01	11,697	Form 4
2024-11-08	Overton DavidDirector, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.	Option exercise M	+269,520	40.16	3,234,114	Form 4

How to read it

Buy, sale: Code P and S on the form: shares bought or sold in the market, at the market price. The other codes are mostly pay (a grant, an option exercised) or tax (shares the company withheld), and say little about what the insider thinks of the price.
Plan: A sale or purchase under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, set up in advance and running on its own schedule. Since April 2023 the form has a box for it. Much executive selling is planned and says more about diversifying than about the company.
Holds after: The shares the insider still held after the trade, in the form the trade was in (directly, or indirectly through a trust or a fund).
Value: Shares times the price the form reports, which is often an average over several fills on the day.

Read from the SEC's own quarterly data sets of Forms 3, 4 and 5, and from each day's filings since the last one. A correcting amendment replaces the lines it restates. Every row links to its filing. None of this is advice: insiders sell for many reasons, and buy for fewer.

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