SEC Form 4
Cheesecake Factory (The) (CAKE) insider trading
In the 12 months to Oct 24, 2026, 9 CAKE insiders reported open-market sales of $30.1M across 16 filings; one director bought $24.8K.
Latest filing · Last 12 months · Source: SEC EDGAR · How we count
- Open-market sales
- $30.1M
- 16 filings · 9 insiders
- Open-market purchases
- $24.8K
- 1 filing · Edie A. Ames, Director
Who traded CAKE, and when
- Purchase
- Sale
CAKE daily close from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026, between $43.14 and $117.29, last $108.37. 16 sale and 1 purchase filings by 9 insiders, marked at their filing dates. David Overton, CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.: sold $16.4M across 2 filings, first filed May 4, 2026, last Aug 6, 2026. Matthew Eliot Clark, EXEC VP, CFO: sold $7.3M across 2 filings, first filed Feb 26, 2026, last Jul 31, 2026. David M. Gordon, PRESIDENT: sold $3.5M across 1 filing, first filed Aug 12, 2026, last Aug 12, 2026. Scarlett May, EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL: sold $1.1M across 2 filings, first filed Mar 11, 2026, last Aug 3, 2026. Ashley W. Hanscom, PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER: sold $543.7K across 2 filings, first filed Feb 26, 2026, last Jul 31, 2026. Alexander L. Cappello, Director: sold $438.0K across 4 filings, first filed Feb 25, 2026, last Aug 6, 2026. Edie A. Ames, Director: sold $320.9K and bought $24.8K across 2 filings, first filed Aug 12, 2026, last Aug 12, 2026. 2 others: sold $530.2K across 2 filings, first filed Feb 26, 2026, last Aug 18, 2026.
Largest mark · tap a row for others
David Overton · CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.
Sale $10,004,789
94,145 shares at $106.27 avg
Filed Aug 6, 2026 · traded Aug 5
Close on filing date $107.31
David Overton · CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.
CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O.
$16.4M soldMatthew Eliot Clark · EXEC VP, CFO
EXEC VP, CFO
$7.3M soldDavid M. Gordon · PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT
$3.5M soldScarlett May · EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
$1.1M soldAshley W. Hanscom · PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER
$543.7K soldAlexander L. Cappello · Director
Director
$438.0K soldEdie A. Ames · Director
Director
$320.9K sold$24.8K bought2 others
Combined, one mark per week
$530.2K soldOpen-market trades
17 filings in the last 12 months| Insider | Role | Sold | Bought | Filings | Pre-arranged (10b5-1) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | $16.4M | — | 2 | — | |
| Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | $7.3M | — | 2 | — | |
| David M. Gordon | PRESIDENT | $3.5M | — | 1 | — | |
| Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | $1.1M | — | 2 | — | |
| Ashley W. Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | $543.7K | — | 2 | — | |
| Alexander L. Cappello | Director | $438.0K | — | 4 | — | |
| Edie A. Ames | Director | $320.9K | $24.8K | 2 | — | |
| Spero G. Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | $316.1K | — | 1 | — | |
| Janice L. Meyer | Director | $214.1K | — | 1 | — |
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Avg price | Value | Held after | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
traded | Janice L. Meyer Director | Sale | 1,958 | $109.36 | $214.1K | 21,251 | |
traded | Edie A. Ames Director | Purchase | 500 | $49.51 | $24.8K | 13,000 | |
traded | Edie A. Ames Director | Sale | 3,000 | $106.95 | $320.9K | 10,000 | |
traded | David M. Gordon PRESIDENT | Sale | 31,950 | $110.03 | $3.5M | 26,875 | |
traded | David Overton CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Sale | 94,145 | $106.27 | $10.0M | 89,805 | |
traded | Alexander L. Cappello Director | Sale | 64 | $106.08 | $6.8K | 3,853 | |
traded | Alexander L. Cappello Director | Sale | 2,254 | $101.64 | $229.1K | 3,917 | |
traded | Scarlett May EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sale | 7,978 | $102.66 | $819.0K | 18,241 | |
traded | Matthew Eliot Clark EXEC VP, CFO | Sale | 68,900 | $99.30 | $6.8M | 45,109 | |
traded | Ashley W. Hanscom PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sale | 3,500 | $100.00 | $350.0K | 7,541 | |
traded | Alexander L. Cappello Director | Sale | 2,490 | $64.90 | $161.6K | 6,171 | |
traded | David Overton CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Sale | 104,000 | $61.02 | $6.3M | 3,079,779 | |
traded | Scarlett May EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sale | 5,206 | $62.95 | $327.7K | 25,715 | |
traded | Matthew Eliot Clark EXEC VP, CFO | Sale | 7,000 | $65.70 | $459.9K | 44,090 | |
traded | Ashley W. Hanscom PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sale | 2,951 | $65.64 | $193.7K | 11,041 | |
traded | Spero G. Alex EVP Operations - CFRI | Sale | 4,790 | $66.00 | $316.1K | 0 | |
traded | Alexander L. Cappello Director | Sale | 635 | $63.74 | $40.5K | 6,171 |
GET /stocks/filings/vX/form-4?tickers=CAKE&filing_date.gte=2025-10-24&sort=filing_date.desc&limit=500{
"status": "OK",
"results": [
{
"tickers": [
"CAKE"
],
"issuer_cik": "0000887596",
"owner_cik": "0001804712",
"accession_number": "0001804712-26-000004",
"form_type": "4",
"filing_date": "2026-08-18",
"period_of_report": "2026-08-17",
"issuer_name": "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC",
"issuer_trading_symbol": "CAKE",
"owner_name": "Meyer Janice L.",
"is_director": true,
"is_officer": false,
"is_ten_percent_owner": false,
"is_other": false,
"security_type": "non_derivative",
"record_type": "transaction",
"security_title": "Common Stock",
"transaction_timeliness": "O",
"aff_10b5_one": false,
"transaction_date": "2026-08-17",
"transaction_code": "S",
"equity_swap_involved": false,
"transaction_shares": 1958,
"transaction_price_per_share": 109.3573,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "D",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 21251,
"transaction_value": 214121.59339999998,
"direct_or_indirect": "D",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F1",
"description": "The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $109.08 to $109.62, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to CAKE Corporation, any security holder of CAKE Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4."
}
]
},
{
"tickers": [
"CAKE"
],
"issuer_cik": "0000887596",
"owner_cik": "0001351997",
"accession_number": "0001351997-26-000004",
"form_type": "4",
"filing_date": "2026-08-12",
"period_of_report": "2026-08-10",
"issuer_name": "CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC",
"issuer_trading_symbol": "CAKE",
"owner_name": "Ames Edie A",
"is_director": true,
"is_officer": false,
"is_ten_percent_owner": false,
"is_other": false,
"security_type": "non_derivative",
"record_type": "transaction",
"security_title": "Common Stock",
"transaction_timeliness": "O",
"aff_10b5_one": false,
"transaction_date": "2018-03-12",
"transaction_code": "P",
"equity_swap_involved": false,
"transaction_shares": 500,
"transaction_price_per_share": 49.51,
"transaction_acquired_disposed": "A",
"shares_owned_following_transaction": 13000,
"transaction_value": 24755,
"direct_or_indirect": "I",
"nature_of_ownership": "By Trust",
"footnotes": [
{
"id": "F1",
"description": "A purchase transaction that occurred on March 12, 2018 was inadvertently omitted from prior Section 16 reports. This transaction is being reported to correct the reporting person's beneficial ownership records."
},
{
"id": "F2",
"description": "Shares held by the Ames Living Trust of which the reporting person and her spouse are trustees."
}
]
}
]
}
// trimmed to 2 resultsThe response includes every Form 4 record; this page keeps open-market purchases and sales on common stock and removes duplicate joint-filer rows.
Other insider activity (not market trades) · 39 records
- Option exercises4 records
- Tax withholding19 records
- Grants and awards13 records
- Gifts3 records
Reported on Form 4 but not purchases or sales in the market, so not counted in the totals above.
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How to read this page
- Open-market purchase or sale
- A buy or sell of the company's stock at market price. Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax, gifts and employee stock plan purchases are listed separately and not counted.
- Filing date
- Insiders have two business days to report a trade. Totals and the chart use the filing date, when the trade became public.