Beta0% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 100% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, David Overton (Chairman and C.E.O., Director), sold $16.4M. 31% of these sales were shares from exercising options.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why
A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 9 officers and directors who sold. 12 are left out Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.i
Left out: David Overton, David Gordon, Scarlett May, Matthew Clark, Keith Carango, Janice Meyer, Khanh Collins, Edie Ames, Ashley Hanscom, Alexander Cappello, Spero Alex and Jerome Kransdorf (share of stake is being verified).
Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.
Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.
No officer or director trades were reported for the past 30 days. The most recent before that:
| Who | Shares | Price | % of total stake | Total stake after | Trade date | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Kransdorf Director | 200 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 100% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.
No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.
| Who sold | Amount | % of holdings | Trading plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Overton Chairman and C.E.O., Director | $16.4M 198K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Matthew Clark Exec VP, CFO | $7.3M 76K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| David Gordon President | $3.5M 32K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Scarlett May EVP, General Counsel | $1.1M 13K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Ashley Hanscom Principal Accounting Officer | $544K 6.5K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Alexander Cappello Director | $438K 5.4K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Edie Ames Director | $321K 3K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Spero Alex EVP Operations - CFRI | $316K 4.8K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
| Janice Meyer Director | $214K 2K shares | Not confirmedshare of stake is being verified. Why | No plan disclosed |
Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.
| Insider | Held Oct 16, 2025 | Sold | Held Oct 16, 2026 | Still held | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Overton!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for David Overton are complete. Chairman and C.E.O., Director | n/a | −198K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David OvertonHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Overton are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. −50gifted (net of own trusts) −60Kwithheld by the company for taxes Stock options (not counted as shares):
Estimate: options held × ($109.36 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 17, 2026), not a market close. | ||||||||||||||||||||
David Gordon!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for David Gordon are complete. President | n/a | −32K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for David GordonHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for David Gordon are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −13Kwithheld by the company for taxes Stock options (not counted as shares):
Estimate: options held × ($109.36 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 17, 2026), not a market close. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Scarlett May!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Scarlett May are complete. EVP, General Counsel | n/a | −13K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Scarlett MayHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Scarlett May are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −5.2Kwithheld by the company for taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Clark!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Matthew Clark are complete. Exec VP, CFO | n/a | −76K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Matthew ClarkHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Matthew Clark are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −7Kwithheld by the company for taxes Stock options (not counted as shares):
Estimate: options held × ($109.36 − strike price), using the most recent insider trade price on Form 4 (Aug 17, 2026), not a market close. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keith Carango!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Keith Carango are complete. President (Subsidiary) | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Keith CarangoHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Keith Carango are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −1.2Kwithheld by the company for taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Janice Meyer!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Janice Meyer are complete. Director | n/a | −2K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Janice MeyerHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Janice Meyer are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Khanh Collins!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Khanh Collins are complete. Director | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Khanh CollinsHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Khanh Collins are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Edie Ames!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Edie Ames are complete. Director | n/a | −3K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Edie AmesHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Edie Ames are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ashley Hanscom!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Ashley Hanscom are complete. Principal Accounting Officer | n/a | −6.5K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Ashley HanscomHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Ashley Hanscom are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −1.3Kwithheld by the company for taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Cappello!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Alexander Cappello are complete. Director | n/a | −5.4K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Alexander CappelloHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Alexander Cappello are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spero Alex!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Spero Alex are complete. EVP Operations - CFRI | n/a | −4.8K | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Spero AlexHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Spero Alex are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. 0gifted (net of own trusts) −1.8Kwithheld by the company for taxes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jerome Kransdorf!Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. See the filing Sales and other transactions for Jerome Kransdorf are complete. Director | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jerome KransdorfHoldings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jerome Kransdorf are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished. −1Kgifted (net of own trusts) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Holdings and share of stake for Cheesecake Factory Inc are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.
Officer and director open-market sales: $30.1M across 340,821 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.
Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $16.4M of it is David Overton. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: David Overton, Aug 5, 2026
89,484 shares ($5.3M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.
| Seller | Shares sold | Proceeds | Under a disclosed plan | Share of total | Sales dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Overton Chairman and C.E.O., Director | 198K | $16.4M | 0% | 54% | May 1, 2026 to Aug 5, 2026 |
| Matthew Clark Exec VP, CFO | 76K | $7.3M | 0% | 24% | Feb 25, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026 |
| David Gordon President | 32K | $3.5M | 0% | 12% | Aug 10, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026 |
| Scarlett May EVP, General Counsel | 13K | $1.1M | 0% | 4% | Mar 10, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026 |
| Ashley Hanscom Principal Accounting Officer | 6.5K | $544K | 0% | 2% | Feb 25, 2026 to Jul 30, 2026 |
| Alexander Cappello Director | 5.4K | $438K | 0% | 1% | Feb 23, 2026 to Aug 4, 2026 |
| Edie Ames Director | 3K | $321K | 0% | 1% | Aug 10, 2026 to Aug 10, 2026 |
| Spero Alex EVP Operations - CFRI | 4.8K | $316K | 0% | 1% | Feb 25, 2026 to Feb 25, 2026 |
| Janice Meyer Director | 2K | $214K | 0% | 0.7% | Aug 17, 2026 to Aug 17, 2026 |
| Month | Sale proceeds | Disclosed plan | To cover taxes | No plan disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $1.0M |
| Mar 2026 | $328K | $0 | $0 | $328K |
| Apr 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $6.3M | $0 | $0 | $6.3M |
| Jun 2026 | $162K | $0 | $0 | $162K |
| Jul 2026 | $8.2M | $0 | $0 | $8.2M |
| Aug 2026 | $14.1M | $0 | $0 | $14.1M |
| Sep 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Oct 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
In line with the past 5 years. 9 insiders sold; the average is 2 a year.
| 12 months ending | Shares sold | Insiders who sold | Proceeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 Latest 12 months | 341K | 9 | $30.1M |
| Oct 16, 2025 1 year earlier | 776K | 6 | $40.2M |
| Oct 16, 2024 2 years earlier | 3.8K | 1 | $152K |
| Oct 17, 2023 3 years earlier | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 17, 2022 4 years earlier | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 17, 2021 5 years earlier | 483K | 5 | $26.8M |
Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for Cheesecake Factory Inc are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.
External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.
All 741 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for Cheesecake Factory Inc (SEC CIK 887596), filed from Aug 1, 2003 to Sep 3, 2026; 45 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.
Probable 3-for-2 stock split on or before Jan 3, 2005 (first filing that shows post-split balances). Splits aren't reported as transactions; 4 holding lines changed by exactly this ratio, so earlier share counts are restated.
Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.
Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".
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