Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Cheesecake Factory (The) (CAKE) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Restaurants
5y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.96%
@ $61.14
TTM Yield
1.86%
Forward Annual
$1.20
Quarterly
Market Cap
$3.0b
Payout (FCF)
34%
3.0x covered
Payout (Earnings)
35%
Latest Amount
$0.3000
Ex 2026-05-13
3y CAGR
-17.8%
5y CAGR
—
10y CAGR
-1.2%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2022-05-10.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Grey (2.45)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (89.5%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
3.30×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +34.7%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 17 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.25%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
82%
14 of 17 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 2 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.69%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (33)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-13$0.3000Quarterly2026-05-26recurring
2026-03-04$0.3000Quarterly2026-03-17recurring
2025-11-10$0.2700Quarterly2025-11-25recurring
2025-08-12$0.2700Quarterly2025-08-26recurring
2025-05-14$0.2700Quarterly2025-05-27recurring
2025-03-05$0.2700Quarterly2025-03-18recurring
2024-11-13$0.2700Quarterly2024-11-26recurring
2024-08-14$0.2700Quarterly2024-08-27recurring
2024-05-21$0.2700Quarterly2024-06-04recurring
2024-03-05$0.2700Quarterly2024-03-19recurring
2023-11-14$0.2700Quarterly2023-11-28recurring
2023-08-15$0.2700Quarterly2023-08-29recurring
2023-05-23$0.2700Quarterly2023-06-06recurring
2023-03-07$0.2700Quarterly2023-03-21recurring
2022-11-14$0.2700Quarterly2022-11-28recurring
2022-08-09$0.2700Quarterly2022-08-23recurring
2022-05-10$0.2700Quarterly2022-05-24recurring
2020-03-06$0.3600Quarterly2020-03-20recurring
2019-11-08$0.3600Quarterly2019-11-26recurring
2019-08-13$0.3600Quarterly2019-08-27recurring
2019-05-15$0.3300Quarterly2019-05-29recurring
2019-03-01$0.3300Quarterly2019-03-19recurring
2018-11-13$0.3300Quarterly2018-11-27recurring
2018-08-14$0.3300Quarterly2018-08-28recurring
2018-05-09$0.2900Quarterly2018-05-22recurring
2018-02-27$0.2900Quarterly2018-03-20recurring
2017-11-14$0.2900Quarterly2017-11-28recurring
2017-08-14$0.2900Quarterly2017-08-29recurring
2017-05-15$0.2400Quarterly2017-05-30recurring
2017-03-06$0.2400Quarterly2017-03-21recurring
2016-11-07$0.2400Quarterly2016-11-22recurring
2016-08-08$0.2400Quarterly2016-08-23recurring
2016-05-09$0.2000Quarterly2016-05-24recurring
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