CAKE · Insider Trading
Cheesecake Factory (The)
Every open-market purchase and sale reported by CAKE officers, directors and 10%+ beneficial owners on SEC Form 4, which must be filed within two business days of the transaction. Sales often reflect scheduled 10b5-1 plans or tax withholding rather than a directional view, so read counts alongside the size and the filer.
| Filed | Insider | Role | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sell | −2,939 | −$335.40K |
| 2026-10-30 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −425 | −$48.33K |
| 2026-10-30 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | MIXED | — | −$1.74M |
| 2026-09-03 | Jerome I Kransdorf | Director | G | −200 | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Jerome I Kransdorf | Director | G | −800 | — |
| 2026-08-18 | Janice L. Meyer | Director | Sell | −1,958 | −$214.12K |
| 2026-08-12 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | MIXED | −15,084 | −$2.87M |
| 2026-08-12 | Edie A Ames | Director | MIXED | −2,500 | −$296.10K |
| 2026-08-06 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −64 | −$6.79K |
| 2026-08-06 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | Sell | −94,145 | −$10.00M |
| 2026-08-03 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −2,254 | −$229.09K |
| 2026-08-03 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sell | −7,978 | −$819.02K |
| 2026-07-31 | Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sell | −3,500 | −$350.00K |
| 2026-07-31 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | MIXED | — | −$4.07M |
| 2026-06-04 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −2,490 | −$161.60K |
| 2026-06-01 | Khanh Collins | Director | A | +1,250 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | A | +2,490 | — |
| 2026-06-01 | Janice L. Meyer | Director | A | +2,490 | — |
| 2026-05-04 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | MIXED | — | −$1.56M |
| 2026-04-03 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | F | −525 | −$29.03K |
| 2026-04-03 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | F | −1,059 | −$58.56K |
| 2026-04-03 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | F | −4,655 | −$257.42K |
| 2026-04-03 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | F | −1,167 | −$64.54K |
| 2026-03-11 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | Sell | −5,206 | −$327.71K |
| 2026-02-26 | Spero G Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | Sell | −4,790 | −$316.12K |
| 2026-02-26 | Spero G Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | F | −1,787 | −$104.84K |
| 2026-02-26 | Spero G Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | A | +2,600 | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | Sell | −7,000 | −$459.90K |
| 2026-02-26 | Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sell | −2,951 | −$193.69K |
| 2026-02-25 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −635 | −$40.47K |
| 2026-02-17 | Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | F | −880 | −$51.63K |
| 2026-02-17 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | F | −40,397 | −$2.37M |
| 2026-02-17 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | F | −3,183 | −$186.75K |
| 2026-02-17 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | F | −3,033 | −$177.95K |
| 2026-02-17 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | F | −8,850 | −$519.23K |
| 2026-02-13 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | A | +29,161 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | A | +2,280 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | A | +12,933 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | A | +113,395 | — |
| 2026-02-13 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | A | +25,947 | — |
| 2026-02-12 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | F | −1,508 | −$91.34K |
| 2026-02-12 | Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | F | −2,864 | −$173.47K |
| 2026-02-12 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | F | −3,132 | −$189.71K |
| 2026-02-12 | Keith Carango | PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY) | F | −1,229 | −$74.44K |
| 2026-02-12 | Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | F | −430 | −$26.05K |
| 2026-02-12 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | F | −14,785 | −$895.53K |
| 2025-12-11 | David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | G | −50 | — |
| 2025-08-15 | David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | MIXED | −9,935 | −$1.31M |
| 2025-08-01 | Alexander L Cappello | Director | Sell | −12,388 | −$816.12K |
| 2025-06-10 | Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | MIXED | — | −$350.84K |
| Insider | Role | Shares Held | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Overton | CHAIRMAN AND C.E.O. | 325,076 | $35.37M |
| Matthew Eliot Clark | EXEC VP, CFO | 68,941 | $7.50M |
| David M Gordon | PRESIDENT | 52,999 | $5.77M |
| Scarlett May | EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL | 30,705 | $3.34M |
| Keith Carango | PRESIDENT (SUBSIDIARY) | 22,619 | $2.46M |
| Janice L. Meyer | Director | 21,251 | $2.31M |
| Edie A Ames | Director | 15,940 | $1.73M |
| Khanh Collins | Director | 14,559 | $1.58M |
| Jerome I Kransdorf | Director | 12,750 | $1.39M |
| Ashley W Hanscom | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 11,110 | $1.21M |
| Spero G Alex | EVP Operations - CFRI | 1,597 | $173.75K |
| Alexander L Cappello | Director | 178 | $19.37K |
Form 4 reports a change in beneficial ownership by an officer, director or 10%+ holder, and must be filed within two business days of the transaction — so this is close to real time, unlike the 45-day-lagged 13F institutional data.
Transaction codes matter more than the raw buy/sell count. Code P is an open-market purchase — an insider choosing to buy with their own money, which is the signal most research treats as informative. Code S is a sale, but sales are frequently pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan or cover tax withholding on vesting equity, so a run of sales often says nothing directional. Codes A and M are grants and option exercises rather than open-market decisions.
Full filing history and per-insider positions are on the CAKE quote page; the site-wide leaderboard is on the insider transactions hub.
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