UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2026

THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-20574	51-0340466
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

26901 Malibu Hills Road Calabasas Hills, California		91301
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (818) 871-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share		CAKE		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

The following information under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, “Regulation FD Disclosure” is intended to be furnished. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

ITEM 2.02

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

In a press release dated February 18, 2026, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (the “Company”) reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, which ended on December 30, 2025.

ITEM 7.01

REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Also on February 18, 2026, the Company posted an updated Investor Presentation on the Company’s Investor Relations website at investors.thecheesecakefactory.com. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS

On February 12, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share which will be paid on March 17, 2026 to the stockholders of record of each share of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on March 4, 2026. Future decisions to pay or to increase or decrease dividends are at the discretion of the Board and will depend upon operating performance and other factors.

Also on February 12, 2026, the Board approved an increase of 5.0 million shares to the existing repurchase program raising the total authorization to 66.0 million shares, of which approximately 6.0 million shares remain available for repurchase following the increase.

The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date, does not require the Company to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time. The timing and total amount of share repurchases will depend upon market conditions and other factors and may be made from time to time in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase programs, issuer self-tender offers or otherwise.

ITEM 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)

Exhibits

	99.1	Press release dated February 18, 2026 entitled “The Cheesecake Factory Reports Results for Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2025”
	99.2	The Cheesecake Factory Investor Presentation dated February 18, 2026
	104.1	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 18, 2026	THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY INCORPORATED


	By:	/s/ Matthew E. Clark
		Matthew E. Clark
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC 8-K