Cheesecake Factory’s Flower Child Q4 Same-Store Sales Rise 4% with $4.3M AUV
Flower Child’s Q4 same-store sales rose 4%, lifting two-year comps 15% and delivering an annualized unit volume of $4.3M with 17.5% restaurant margins. The Cheesecake Factory posted record Q4 revenue of $961.6M, EBITDA of $354M and net income of $28.8M, and plans to scale Flower Child toward 700 locations.
1. Flower Child Brand Performance
Flower Child delivered a 4% increase in Q4 same-store sales, driving a two-year comparable sales gain of 15%. Annualized average unit volume reached $4.3 million for the quarter and $4.6 million for the year, while restaurant-level margins hovered at 17.5% for mature locations. Management highlighted strong consumer reception and consistent execution systems as key to sustainable growth, with leadership constraints cited as the main limiter to faster expansion.
2. Company Financial Highlights
The Cheesecake Factory achieved record Q4 revenue of $961.6 million, up from $921 million a year earlier, with EBITDA reaching $354 million and net income of $28.8 million (60 cents per share). Flagship Cheesecake Factory restaurants generated $681.4 million in revenue (up 1.8%), North Italia $88.2 million (up 8.5%) and Fox Restaurant Concepts $99.4 million (up 16%). Overall restaurant-level margins improved 60 basis points to 17.6%.
3. 2026 Outlook and Expansion Plans
The company opened 25 restaurants in 2025 (7% unit growth) and plans to add up to 26 in 2026, including six Cheesecake Factory, six to seven North Italia, six to seven Flower Child and seven Fox Concept units. First-quarter revenue is guided to $955 million–$977 million, with full-year 2026 revenue around $3.9 billion. An updated Cheesecake Factory app is slated for launch in Q2 to enhance reservations and order history features.