Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Shake Shack (SHAK) over the last 11 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.03%.

  • Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed rose 400.0% to 0.03% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.03%, marking a year-over-year increase of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.0% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed is 0.03%, which was up 400.0% from 0.01% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed's 5-year high stood at 0.03% during Q3 2025, with a 5-year trough of 0.05% in Q1 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Capital Employed is 0.01%, with a median of 0.01% in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed crashed by -700bps in 2021 and then soared by 400bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.01% in 2021, then plummeted by -66bps to 0.02% in 2022, then soared by 121bps to 0.0% in 2023, then tumbled by -51bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 1590bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.03% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.01% in Q2 2025 and 0.0% in Q1 2025.