Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Shake Shack (SHAK) reported Operating Expenses of $369.4 million for Q2 2026, up 16.13% year-over-year from $318.1 million in Q2 2025, and down 3.25% on a QoQ basis from $381.8 million in Q4 2025.

Shake Shack (SHAK) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $369.4 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 16.13% year-over-year to $369.4 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.4 billion (up 12.29% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 10.66% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $369.4 million in Q2 2026 per SHAK's latest filing, from $381.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $381.8 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $218.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $290.5 million (2024), against an average of $294.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses surged 32.08%; it then increased 4.17% in 2025.
  • Tracing SHAK's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $244.8 million in 2022, then gained by 17.44% to $287.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.76% to $318.5 million in 2024, then gained by 19.88% to $381.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.25% to $369.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SHAK Operating Expenses figures stand at $369.4 million (Q2 2026), $381.8 million (Q4 2025), and $348.9 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Shake Shack 2.51 Bn 2.22 Bn 309.23 Mn 369.37 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 369.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 381.79 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 348.86 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 334.09 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 318.06 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 318.47 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 334.91 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 305.71 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 290.47 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 287.54 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 270.55 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 267.06 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 256.47 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 244.84 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 232.64 Mn
Jun 29, 2022 231.57 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 218.33 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 209.75 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 196.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 184.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 165.30 Mn
Dec 30, 2020 169.73 Mn
Sep 23, 2020 137.20 Mn
Jun 24, 2020 115.86 Mn
Mar 25, 2020 143.96 Mn
Dec 25, 2019 150.95 Mn
Sep 25, 2019 149.60 Mn
Jun 26, 2019 140.84 Mn
Mar 27, 2019 127.45 Mn
Dec 26, 2018 121.43 Mn
Sep 26, 2018 110.30 Mn
Jun 27, 2018 103.26 Mn
Mar 28, 2018 92.60 Mn
Dec 27, 2017 90.30 Mn
Sep 27, 2017 84.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2017 79.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2017 71.12 Mn
Dec 28, 2016 68.28 Mn
Sep 28, 2016 65.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2016 57.54 Mn
Mar 30, 2016 49.45 Mn
Dec 30, 2015 47.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 45.47 Mn
Jul 1, 2015 42.21 Mn
Apr 1, 2015 48.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 35.76 Mn
Sep 24, 2014 31.07 Mn
Jun 25, 2014 25.60 Mn
Mar 26, 2014 22.97 Mn