Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Shake Shack (SHAK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.41% for Q2 2026, up 302.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q2 2025, and down 11.9% quarter-over-quarter from 3.87% in Q4 2025.
Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shake Shack (SHAK) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 3.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 302.0% year-over-year to 3.41%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 3.41% (up 302.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.03%, up 382.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed retreated to 3.41% in Q2 2026 per SHAK's latest filing, from 3.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.87% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 78 bps — and 2025, when it jumped 399 bps.
- Shake Shack's Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.97% in 2022, then soared by 121 bps to 0.41% in 2023, then tumbled by 51 bps to 0.2% in 2024, then surged by 1808 bps to 3.87% in 2025, then decreased by 12 bps to 3.41% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SHAK's Return on Capital Employed at 3.41% in Q2 2026, 3.87% in Q4 2025, and 3.43% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 3.26% |
| 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% |