Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 12 consecutive years, with 0.02 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.09% to 0.02 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03 through Dec 2025, up 141.15% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03 for FY2025, 141.15% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.02 at Shake Shack, down from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.04 in Q2 2021, with the low at 0.22 in Q2 2022.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.01, with a median of 0.0 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio skyrocketed 3947.66% in 2021, then plummeted 1696.82% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.01 in 2021, then skyrocketed by 83.45% to 0.0 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 544.84% to 0.0 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 616.12% to 0.03 in 2024, then fell by 20.09% to 0.02 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.02, 0.04, and 0.03 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.