Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) EBITDA Margin (2014 - 2026)

Shake Shack (SHAK) reported EBITDA Margin of 0.72% for Q2 2026, down 160.0% year-over-year from 1.2% in Q2 2025, and down 115.35% on a QoQ basis from 4.68% in Q4 2025.

Shake Shack (SHAK) has 13 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 0.72% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 160.0% year-over-year to 0.72% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 3.82% (up 337.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.7%, up 328.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin slipped to 0.72% in Q2 2026 per SHAK's latest filing, from 4.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 10.42% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 5.68% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 5.05% (2025), against an average of 4.27%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBITDA Margin tumbled 1610 bps; it then jumped 1072 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing SHAK's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 5.39% in 2022, then jumped by 50 bps to 8.11% in 2023, then plunged by 62 bps to 3.11% in 2024, then surged by 51 bps to 4.68% in 2025, then sank by 115 bps to 0.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SHAK EBITDA Margin figures stand at 0.72% (Q2 2026), 4.68% (Q4 2025), and 5.05% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Shake Shack 2.51 Bn 2.22 Bn 309.23 Mn -0.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 -0.72%
Dec 31, 2025 4.68%
Sep 24, 2025 5.05%
Jun 25, 2025 6.28%
Mar 26, 2025 0.89%
Dec 25, 2024 3.11%
Sep 25, 2024 -5.68%
Jun 26, 2024 3.41%
Mar 27, 2024 0.01%
Dec 27, 2023 8.11%
Sep 27, 2023 10.42%
Jun 28, 2023 9.93%
Mar 29, 2023 7.16%
Dec 28, 2022 5.39%
Sep 28, 2022 6.07%
Jun 29, 2022 7.48%
Mar 30, 2022 0.94%
Dec 29, 2021 4.47%
Sep 29, 2021 6.47%
Jun 30, 2021 9.48%
Mar 31, 2021 2.39%
Dec 30, 2020 0.22%
Sep 23, 2020 4.28%
Jun 24, 2020 -13.06%
Mar 25, 2020 7.67%
Dec 25, 2019 7.69%
Sep 25, 2019 11.81%
Jun 26, 2019 14.19%
Mar 27, 2019 10.65%
Dec 26, 2018 8.80%
Sep 26, 2018 14.03%
Jun 27, 2018 17.19%
Mar 28, 2018 13.13%
Dec 27, 2017 12.41%
Sep 27, 2017 17.14%
Jun 28, 2017 18.61%
Mar 29, 2017 13.52%
Dec 28, 2016 12.64%
Sep 28, 2016 17.29%
Jun 29, 2016 18.56%
Mar 30, 2016 14.44%
Dec 30, 2015 12.93%
Sep 30, 2015 19.60%
Jul 1, 2015 17.94%
Apr 1, 2015 -23.16%
Dec 31, 2014 2.17%
Sep 24, 2014 7.10%
Jun 25, 2014 12.53%
Mar 26, 2014 10.17%