Growth Metrics

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

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 11 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, up 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.06% for FY2025, 5.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Shake Shack, up from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.05% in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.08% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.02% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital hit 9bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -13bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then crashed by -378bps to 0.04% in 2022, then surged by 127bps to 0.01% in 2023, then tumbled by -69bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 1588bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.05%, and 0.02% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.