<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CKE RESTAURANTS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 25, 1999, JANUARY 26, 1998 AND JANUARY 27, 1997, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-K FOR THE YEARS ENDED JANUARY 25, 1999, JANUARY 26, 1998 AND JANUARY 27, 1997. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS 12-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-25-1999 JAN-26-1998 JAN-27-1997 <PERIOD-START> JAN-27-1998 JAN-28-1997 JAN-30-1996 <PERIOD-END> JAN-25-1999 JAN-26-1998 JAN-27-1997 <CASH> 40,297 30,158 46,330 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 63,212 47,276 25,565 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0 <INVENTORY> 22,507 17,024 9,223 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 134,292 91,932 80,197 <PP&E> 1,197,849 797,222 359,225 <DEPRECIATION> 257,671 170,196 151,126 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,496,914 957,144 410,367 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 201,647 167,599 83,124 <BONDS> 162,225 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 519 512 402 <OTHER-SE> 586,323 498,000 214,402 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,496,914 957,144 410,367 <SALES> 1,732,221 1,022,453 536,808 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,892,044 1,149,659 613,380 <CGS> 1,392,749 832,460 424,794 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,723,824 1,063,468 569,241 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 670 (7,363) (2,448) <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 43,453 16,914 9,877 <INCOME-PRETAX> 124,097 76,640 36,710 <INCOME-TAX> 49,645 29,883 14,408 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 74,452 46,757 22,302 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 3,260 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 77,712 46,757 22,302 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.51 1.00 .63 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.45 0.97 .61