CAKE insider buying and SEC filings, explained
Cheesecake Factory Inc. · CIK 887596
Tracked: Forms 3/4/5, 8-K, NT · All filings on sec.gov
Insider activity in the last 12 months
Bought
$25K
Insiders who bought
1
Sold (not marked 10b5-1)
$17.3M
Planned sales (10b5-1)
$0
Insider purchases and sales, last 12 months
| Traded | Type | What was filed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Sale | Alexander L. Cappello (Director) sold 425 shares indirectly (by entity) at $113.71 ($48K). Holdings by entity down 11% to 3,428 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 30, 2026, 7:01 PM ET |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Sale | Scarlett May (EVP, General Counsel) sold 2,939 shares at about $114.12 ($335K). Holdings down 16% to 15,302 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 PM ET |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Sale | Janice L. Meyer (Director) sold 1,958 shares at about $109.36 ($214K). Holdings down 8% to 21,251 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 18, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Sale | David M Gordon (President / COO) sold 31,950 shares at about $110.03 ($3.5M). Holdings down 54% to 26,875 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Sale | Edie A Ames (Director) sold 3,000 shares indirectly (by trust) at $106.95 ($321K). Holdings by trust down 23% to 10,000 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 12, 2026 |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Purchase (code P) | Edie A Ames (Director) bought 500 shares indirectly (by trust) at $49.51 ($25K), reported as a purchase (code P). Holdings by trust up 4% to 13,000 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 12, 2026 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Sale | David Overton (Chair and Director) sold 94,145 shares indirectly (by trust) at about $106.27 ($10.0M). Holdings by trust down 51% to 89,805 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 6, 2026 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Sale | Alexander L. Cappello (Director) sold 64 shares indirectly (by entity) at $106.08 ($7K). Holdings by entity down 2% to 3,853 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 6, 2026 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Sale | Scarlett May (EVP, General Counsel) sold 7,978 shares at $102.66 ($819K). Holdings down 30% to 18,241 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 3, 2026 |
| Jul 30–Aug 3, 2026 | Sale | Alexander L. Cappello (Director) sold 2,254 shares indirectly (by entity) between Jul 30 and Aug 3 at about $101.64 ($229K). Holdings by entity down 37% to 3,917 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Aug 3, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Sale | Ashley W Hanscom (Principal Accounting Officer) sold 3,500 shares at $100.00 ($350K). Holdings down 32% to 7,541 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Jul 31, 2026 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Sale | Alexander L. Cappello (Director) sold 2,490 shares indirectly (by entity) at about $64.90 ($162K). Holdings by entity down 29% to 6,171 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Jun 4, 2026 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Sale | Scarlett May (EVP, General Counsel) sold 5,206 shares at about $62.95 ($328K). Holdings down 17% to 25,715 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Mar 11, 2026 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Sale | Spero G Alex (EVP Operations - CFRI) sold 4,790 shares indirectly (by trust) at about $66.00 ($316K). Holdings by trust down 100% to 0 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Sale | Ashley W Hanscom (Principal Accounting Officer) sold 2,951 shares at $65.64 ($194K). Holdings down 21% to 11,041 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Sale | Matthew Eliot Clark (CFO) sold 7,000 shares at about $65.70 ($460K). Holdings down 14% to 44,090 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Feb 26, 2026 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Sale | Alexander L. Cappello (Director) sold 635 shares indirectly (by entity) at $63.74 ($40K). Holdings by entity down 9% to 6,171 shares. Not marked as a 10b5-1 plan trade. | SEC filing Filed Feb 25, 2026 |
35 routine transactions (such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding) are not listed.
Cluster buys
No cluster buys in the last 12 months.
Red flags
No red flags in the last 12 months.
Key events
No key events in the last 12 months.
8-K filings, last 12 months
No 8-K filings in the last 12 months.
Red flags are objective triggers only: the item or form filed, never an opinion.
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