Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 12 consecutive years, with $4.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 61.64% to $4.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $56.5 million through Dec 2025, up 58.48% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $56.5 million for FY2025, 58.48% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $4.0 million at Shake Shack, down from $23.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $26.9 million in Q2 2025, with the low at -$25.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$1.5 million, with a median of $885000.0 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow crashed 1627.02% in 2021, then surged 2042.0% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$18.0 million in 2021, then crashed by 41.03% to -$25.4 million in 2022, then surged by 133.18% to $8.4 million in 2023, then grew by 23.43% to $10.4 million in 2024, then plummeted by 61.64% to $4.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $4.0 million, $23.7 million, and $26.9 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.