Insider trade

Director sold ~$213K of CAKE shares in the open market

Traded Jul 30, 2026 · Filed Aug 3, 2026

~$213K
Approx. value · 2,095 sh @ $101.50: 4,076
Holds after · shares reported: +7.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +4.5%, $101.31 → $109.03 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

A The Cheesecake Factory director sold $213K of The Cheesecake Factory shares. The filing does not indicate a pre-arranged trading plan.

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

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jul 30, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 3, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$212,643

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

2 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 it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+6.8%	−0.1%	+6.9%
30 days	+1.3%	+0.2%	+1.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193532-26-000008
Filed / recorded: Aug 3, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC
Issuer CIK: 887596
Ticker: CAKE
Reporting person: Alexander L Cappello
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jul 30, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 2,095
Price per share: $101.50
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 4,076
Ownership form: Indirect — By Maricopa Capital LLC
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The reported securities are held by Maricopa Capital LLC of which the reporting person is the sole shareholder.

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