Growth Metrics

Shake Shack (SHAK) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Shake Shack (SHAK) has disclosed Return on Sales for 12 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.03% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Dec 2025, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.03% at Shake Shack, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.05% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.06% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.01%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales grew 21bps in 2021, then decreased -6bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.03% in 2021, then decreased by -12bps to 0.03% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 174bps to 0.03% in 2023, then increased by 12bps to 0.03% in 2024, then increased by 14bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.03%, 0.04%, and 0.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.