Growth Metrics

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

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 11 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 4.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, up 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.04% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Shake Shack, up from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.04% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.05% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.0%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -7bps in 2021, then increased 4bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.01% in 2021, then plummeted by -66bps to 0.02% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 121bps to 0.0% in 2023, then plummeted by -51bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 1808bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.03%, and 0.01% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.