David Overton is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cheesecake Factory Inc (CAKE). The company reported total compensation of $8,419,852 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,030,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,902,124 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,445,605 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $42,123 |
| Total | $8,419,852 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Cheesecake Factory Inc filed April 10, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-042016.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $1,030,000 | $0 | $5,902,124 | $0 | $1,445,605 | $0 | $42,123 | $8,419,852 |
| FY2024 | Chairman of the Board and CEO | $1,073,423 | $0 | $5,700,105 | $0 | $1,353,484 | $0 | $36,823 | $8,163,835 |
| FY2022 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $1,014,135 | $0 | $5,301,316 | $0 | $835,377 | $0 | $30,916 | $7,181,744 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cheesecake Factory Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,271,679 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $148,173 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 53rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 13 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cheesecake Factory Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Overton this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $8,419,852 |
| David Gordon | President, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | $3,094,780 |
| Matthew Clark | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,571,382 |
| Scarlett May | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,756,919 |
| Keith Carango | President, The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Incorporated | $1,356,465 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cheesecake Factory Inc compensation brief.
David Overton's compensation sits inside Cheesecake Factory Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.