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Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Cheesecake Factory Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) had a short interest of 9.25 million shares sold short, representing 20.20% of the public float. This marks a -3.10% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, meaning it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.72 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,246,344 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,542,274 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.05 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
49,760,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
20.20%
Today's Trading Volume
1,184,120 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,723,579 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
69%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/20269,246,344 shares $1.05 billion -3.1%20.2%4.91 $113.38
7/31/20269,542,274 shares $967.78 million +7.1%20.8%4.82 $101.42
7/15/20268,909,603 shares $715.17 million +2.7%19.5%6.55 $80.27
6/30/20268,673,277 shares $689.87 million -1.0%19.0%6.72 $79.54
6/15/20268,761,451 shares $646.16 million -2.9%19.2%6.11 $73.75
5/29/20269,025,374 shares $596.04 million +1.0%19.7%9.98 $66.04
5/15/20268,939,154 shares $531.79 million +9.5%19.6%7.3 $59.49
4/30/20268,163,301 shares $513.23 million -7.8%17.9%5.81 $62.87
4/15/20268,849,783 shares $544.00 million +11.7%19.4%9.53 $61.47
3/31/20267,924,060 shares $433.65 million -6.7%17.3%6.23 $54.73
3/13/20268,490,017 shares $488.77 million -2.0%18.5%6.58 $57.57
2/27/20268,660,660 shares $561.04 million -3.7%18.9%4.85 $64.78
2/13/20268,996,863 shares $527.85 million -4.9%19.7%7.05 $58.67
1/30/20269,464,364 shares $548.55 million -7.5%20.7%8.22 $57.96
1/15/202610,235,478 shares $621.81 million +28.6%22.3%7.32 $60.75
12/31/20257,961,649 shares $401.90 million -6.9%17.4%7.11 $50.48
12/15/20258,553,046 shares $429.88 million -1.1%18.7%9.46 $50.26
11/28/20258,646,218 shares $412.04 million -1.5%18.9%7.74 $47.66
11/14/20258,781,662 shares $394.65 million +9.0%19.2%7.08 $44.94
10/31/20258,054,889 shares $401.13 million -13.5%17.7%4.47 $49.80
10/15/20259,310,000 shares $506.65 million -3.7%20.3%6.9 $54.42
9/30/20259,670,000 shares $528.37 million +6.9%21.1%7 $54.64
9/15/20259,050,000 shares $509.52 million +4.4%19.7%6.3 $56.30
8/31/20258,670,000 shares $532.86 million -1.6%18.9%6.2 $61.46
8/15/20258,810,000 shares $554.94 million +5.1%19.1%6.2 $62.99
7/31/20258,380,000 shares $535.57 million -7.6%18.2%5.9 $63.91
7/15/20259,070,000 shares $566.15 million -13.3%19.8%6.7 $62.42
6/30/202510,460,000 shares $655.42 million +9.9%22.9%7.8 $62.66
6/15/20259,520,000 shares $542.83 million +12.0%20.8%7.2 $57.02
5/31/20258,500,000 shares $464.87 million +3.3%18.6%6.5 $54.69
5/15/20258,230,000 shares $452.90 million -0.2%18.0%5.6 $55.03
4/30/20258,250,000 shares $415.55 million +3.0%18.1%5.2 $50.37
4/15/20258,010,000 shares $376.63 million +2.3%17.6%5.2 $47.02
3/31/20257,830,000 shares $381.01 million -5.7%16.4%5 $48.66
3/15/20258,300,000 shares $383.38 million +2.1%17.4%5.5 $46.19
2/28/20258,130,000 shares $439.26 million +20.3%17.1%5.5 $54.03
2/15/20256,760,000 shares $360.58 million +1.7%14.2%4.9 $53.34
1/31/20256,650,000 shares $373.40 million +0.3%14.1%5.7 $56.15
1/15/20256,630,000 shares $324.67 million +7.8%14.0%5.6 $48.97
12/31/20246,150,000 shares $291.76 million +0.5%13.0%5.3 $47.44
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12/15/20246,120,000 shares $305.20 million +13.1%13.0%5.5 $49.87
11/30/20245,410,000 shares $273.96 million -8.8%11.5%5 $50.64
11/15/20245,930,000 shares $285.00 million -4.5%12.6%5.7 $48.06
10/31/20246,210,000 shares $287.03 million +5.3%13.2%6.2 $46.22
10/15/20245,900,000 shares $239.48 million +5.6%12.5%6 $40.59
9/30/20245,590,000 shares $226.67 million -3.5%11.9%5.9 $40.55
9/15/20245,790,000 shares $216.37 million +3.2%12.3%6.1 $37.37
8/31/20245,610,000 shares $220.53 million -5.4%11.9%5.9 $39.31
8/15/20245,930,000 shares $220.60 million +3.9%12.6%6.1 $37.20
7/31/20245,710,000 shares $222.06 million -5.8%12.1%5.1 $38.89
7/15/20246,060,000 shares $234.22 million +0.8%12.9%5.8 $38.65
6/30/20246,010,000 shares $236.13 million -9.8%12.8%6 $39.29
6/15/20246,663,800 shares $263.02 million -4.1%14.2%6.6 $39.47
5/31/20246,950,000 shares $267.44 million +0.3%14.8%7 $38.48
5/15/20246,930,000 shares $284.20 million +1.3%14.7%7.1 $41.01
4/30/20246,840,000 shares $236.12 million -2.8%14.5%8 $34.52
4/15/20247,040,000 shares $236.68 million +9.3%15.0%8.6 $33.62
3/31/20246,440,000 shares $232.81 million -3.5%13.7%7.8 $36.15
3/15/20246,670,000 shares $238.52 million +2.3%14.2%8.2 $35.76
2/29/20246,520,000 shares $230.68 million +9.2%13.8%7.8 $35.38
2/15/20245,970,000 shares $208.41 million -6.3%12.8%7.2 $34.91
1/31/20246,370,000 shares $218.94 million -5.6%13.5%7.9 $34.37
1/15/20246,750,000 shares $218.63 million -0.2%14.3%7.9 $32.39
12/31/20236,760,000 shares $236.67 million +2.3%14.3%7.8 $35.01
12/15/20236,610,000 shares $225.27 million +4.9%14.0%7.6 $34.08
11/30/20236,300,000 shares $197.51 million -4.3%13.4%7.2 $31.35
11/15/20236,580,000 shares $217.73 million +3.0%14.0%7.7 $33.09
10/31/20236,390,000 shares $198.54 million +0.6%13.4%7 $31.07
10/15/20236,350,000 shares $184.09 million -3.2%13.3%7 $28.99
9/30/20236,560,000 shares $198.77 million -10.9%13.8%7.2 $30.30
9/15/20237,360,000 shares $224.33 million +2.7%15.5%8.4 $30.48
8/31/20237,170,000 shares $228.36 million -7.4%15.1%8.3 $31.85
8/15/20237,740,000 shares $266.72 million +7.4%16.2%8.8 $34.46
7/31/20237,210,000 shares $265.18 million -18.5%15.1%7.4 $36.78
7/15/20238,850,000 shares $317.10 million +6.1%18.5%9.4 $35.83
6/30/20238,340,000 shares $288.40 million +3.5%17.5%8.4 $34.58
6/15/20238,060,000 shares $274.04 million -0.6%16.9%8 $34.00
5/31/20238,110,000 shares $254.09 million +3.7%17.0%8 $31.33
5/15/20237,820,000 shares $246.02 million No Change16.4%7.2 $31.46
10/31/20226,870,000 shares $246.01 million -0.9%N/A6.6 $35.81
10/15/20226,930,000 shares $222.18 million -2.8%N/A6.8 $32.06
9/30/20227,130,000 shares $208.77 million -3.8%N/A7 $29.28
9/15/20227,410,000 shares $245.42 million -5.8%N/A7.2 $33.12
8/31/20227,870,000 shares $240.98 million -1.3%N/A7.6 $30.62
8/15/20227,970,000 shares $264.60 million +5.8%N/A7.5 $33.20
7/31/20227,530,000 shares $220.10 million -1.6%N/A7.2 $29.23
7/15/20227,650,000 shares $209.76 million -2.6%N/A7.4 $27.42
6/30/20227,850,000 shares $207.40 million +4.7%N/A7.4 $26.42
6/15/20227,500,000 shares $218.63 million +13.0%N/A7.2 $29.15
5/31/20226,640,000 shares $216.86 million -1.0%N/A6.4 $32.66
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5/15/20226,710,000 shares $225.12 million -3.0%N/A6.5 $33.55
4/30/20226,920,000 shares $255.42 million No ChangeN/A6.8 $36.91
4/15/20226,920,000 shares $254.45 million -1.3%N/A7 $36.77
3/31/20227,010,000 shares $278.93 million -1.4%N/A0 $39.79
3/15/20227,110,000 shares $254.96 million +5.7%N/A7.6 $35.86
2/28/20226,730,000 shares $287.98 million -6.3%N/A7.1 $42.79
2/15/20227,180,000 shares $297.97 million -2.8%N/A7.8 $41.50
1/31/20227,390,000 shares $263.68 million +6.8%N/A8.6 $35.68
1/15/20226,920,000 shares $259.57 million +6.1%N/A0 $37.51
12/31/20216,520,000 shares $255.26 million -1.5%N/A7 $39.15
12/15/20216,620,000 shares $260.89 million +3.4%N/A6.8 $39.41
11/30/20216,400,000 shares $245.25 million -3.8%N/A6.7 $38.32
11/15/20216,650,000 shares $297.39 million -4.3%N/A7 $44.72
10/29/20216,950,000 shares $282.45 million +12.8%N/A7.2 $40.64
10/15/20216,160,000 shares $265.13 million +18.2%N/A5.6 $43.04
9/30/20215,210,000 shares $244.87 million -4.4%N/A4.7 $47.00
9/15/20215,450,000 shares $241.82 million +1.7%N/A4.9 $44.37

CAKE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Cheesecake Factory shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 9,246,344 shares of CAKE short. 20.20% of Cheesecake Factory's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cheesecake Factory's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CAKE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.9. Learn More on Cheesecake Factory's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 20.20% of Cheesecake Factory's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cheesecake Factory saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 9,246,344 shares, a decline of 3.1% from the previous total of 9,542,274 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

20.20% of Cheesecake Factory's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants" compare to Cheesecake Factory: BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (8.30%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (23.18%), Papa John's International, Inc. (17.13%), Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (3.03%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (14.46%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (5.74%), Brinker International, Inc. (14.57%), Yum China (1.67%), Aramark (3.40%), Domino's Pizza Inc (8.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAKE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cheesecake Factory as its price is falling. CAKE shares are trading up $0.78 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Cheesecake Factory occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CAKE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CAKE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CAKE:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:CAKE is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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