Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Shake Shack's (SHAK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.41% in Q2 2026, up 302.0% year-on-year from 0.85% in Q2 2025, and down 11.9% on a QoQ basis from 3.87% in Q4 2025.

Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shake Shack (SHAK) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 3.41% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 302.0% year-over-year to 3.41% in Q2 2026; TTM through Apr 2026 was 3.41%, a 302.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.03%, up 382.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 stood at 3.41%, down from 3.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SHAK reached as high as 3.87% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 1.99% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 0.28% across 5 years, with a median of 0.2% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 78 bps in 2022 and surged 399 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.97% in 2022, then surged by 121 bps to 0.41% in 2023, then tumbled by 51 bps to 0.2% in 2024, then jumped by 1808 bps to 3.87% in 2025, then dropped by 12 bps to 3.41% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 3.41% in Q2 2026, 3.87% in Q4 2025, and 3.43% in Q3 2025.

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7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 17.54%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 80.74%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.87%
10 Shake Shack 2.26 Bn 1.97 Bn 309.23 Mn 3.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 3.41%
Dec 31, 2025 3.87%
Sep 24, 2025 3.43%
Jun 25, 2025 1.13%
Mar 26, 2025 0.38%
Dec 25, 2024 0.20%
Sep 25, 2024 -0.57%
Jun 26, 2024 1.03%
Mar 27, 2024 0.63%
Dec 27, 2023 0.41%
Sep 27, 2023 0.06%
Jun 28, 2023 -0.69%
Mar 29, 2023 -1.10%
Dec 28, 2022 -1.97%
Sep 28, 2022 -1.99%
Jun 29, 2022 -1.85%
Mar 30, 2022 -1.55%
Dec 29, 2021 -1.19%
Sep 29, 2021 -1.64%
Jun 30, 2021 -1.99%