CAKE Dividend History & Yield Analysis

CAKE has 49 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
1.07%
Forward yield
1.10%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$1.17
Annualized rate
$1.20
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$0.3000
5-year dividend CAGR
-4.78%
Consecutive growth years

Yields calculated against a market price of $109.07.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$0.9000
  • 2025$1.08
  • 2024$1.08
  • 2023$1.08
  • 2022$0.8100
  • 2020$0.3600
  • 2019$1.38
  • 2018$1.24
  • 2017$1.06
  • 2016$0.8800
  • 2015$0.7300
  • 2014$0.6100
  • 2013$0.5200
  • 2012$0.2400

CAKE Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

CAKE dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-08-012026-08-11$0.3000
2026-05-012026-05-13$0.3000
2026-03-012026-03-04$0.3000
2025-11-012025-11-10$0.2700
2025-08-012025-08-12$0.2700
2025-05-012025-05-14$0.2700
2025-03-012025-03-05$0.2700
2024-11-012024-11-13$0.2700
2024-08-012024-08-14$0.2700
2024-05-012024-05-21$0.2700
2024-03-012024-03-05$0.2700
2023-11-012023-11-14$0.2700
2023-08-012023-08-15$0.2700
2023-05-012023-05-23$0.2700
2023-03-012023-03-07$0.2700
2022-11-012022-11-14$0.2700
2022-08-012022-08-09$0.2700
2022-05-012022-05-10$0.2700
2020-03-012020-03-06$0.3600
2019-11-012019-11-08$0.3600
2019-08-012019-08-13$0.3600
2019-05-012019-05-15$0.3300
2019-03-012019-03-01$0.3300
2018-11-012018-11-13$0.3300
2018-08-012018-08-14$0.3300
2018-05-012018-05-09$0.2900
2018-02-012018-02-27$0.2900
2017-11-012017-11-14$0.2900
2017-08-012017-08-14$0.2900
2017-05-012017-05-15$0.2400
2017-03-012017-03-06$0.2400
2016-11-012016-11-07$0.2400
2016-08-012016-08-08$0.2400
2016-05-012016-05-09$0.2000
2016-02-012016-02-26$0.2000
2015-11-012015-11-05$0.2000
2015-08-012015-08-03$0.2000
2015-05-012015-05-04$0.1650
2015-02-012015-02-23$0.1650
2014-11-012014-11-03$0.1650
2014-08-012014-08-04$0.1650
2014-05-012014-05-05$0.1400
2014-02-012014-02-24$0.1400
2013-11-012013-11-04$0.1400
2013-08-012013-08-05$0.1400
2013-05-012013-05-06$0.1200
2013-03-012013-03-04$0.1200
2012-11-012012-11-05$0.1200
2012-08-012012-08-06$0.1200

Does CAKE pay dividends?

Yes. CAKE pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $0.3000 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-08-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the CAKE yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($1.17) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the CAKE DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.