Insider trade

Chair sold ~$10M of CAKE shares in the open market

Traded Aug 5, 2026 · Filed Aug 6, 2026

Why it stands out

The Cheesecake Factory's CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. sold $10M of The Cheesecake Factory shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

ChairIndirect holding$1M+

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$10,004,789

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

8 days after results of Jul 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+5.9%	+0.4%	+5.5%
30 days	+0.1%	−0.9%	+1.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

The price reported within column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $105.09 to $107.34, 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.
Shares held by the David M. Overton 2011 Gift Trust UTA dated 11/23/2011 for the benefit of the reporting person's son. The reporting person's spouse is trustee of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.