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Shake Shack Inc. operates and licenses a restaurant brand built around elevated American classics, including made-to-order Angus beef burgers, crispy chicken, crinkle-cut fries, hand-spun milkshakes, house-made lemonades, beer and wine. Company updates commonly address performance across Company-operated Shacks and licensed Shacks, with recurring measures such as Shack sales, licensing revenue, system-wide sales, same-Shack sales, restaurant-level profit and adjusted EBITDA.
News about SHAK also covers restaurant expansion in U.S. and international markets, digital ordering and technology initiatives such as Project Catalyst, menu and guest-experience priorities, investor conference participation and executive leadership changes. The company’s disclosures connect restaurant operations, licensed-market economics and brand investment to its reported financial results.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) updated guidance for fiscal Q2 2026 and full-year 2026, citing macro uncertainty and competition. Q2 total revenue is now expected at $415–$420 million, with same-shack sales of 2.5%–3.0%, restaurant-level profit margin of 22.0%–23.0%, and about 16 company-operated openings.
For 2026, Shake Shack now targets restaurant-level profit margin of 22.0%–23.0%, adjusted EBITDA of $225–$235 million, and net income of $45–$55 million. All guidance is preliminary, unaudited, and subject to risks and change.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) announced CEO Rob Lynch and CFO Michelle Hook will speak at three June 2026 investor conferences.
Fireside chats occur June 2 at TD Cowen in New York, June 4 at William Blair in Chicago, and June 8 at Oppenheimer’s virtual conference, with webcasts on the investor relations site.
Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) appointed Michelle Hook as Chief Financial Officer, effective May 11, 2026. She will lead accounting, treasury, FP&A, tax, investor relations and external reporting. Ms. Hook joins from Portillo’s (CFO since Dec 2020) and previously spent 17+ years at Domino’s; she holds an MBA and is a CPA.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) reported Q1 2026 results: total revenue $366.7M (+14.3% vs 2025), including $354.0M Shack sales and $12.7M licensing revenue. System-wide sales $558.3M (+14.1%); Same-Shack sales +4.6%. Operating loss was $2.6M; net loss attributable to Shake Shack $0.3M (loss $0.01 per diluted share). Adjusted EBITDA $37.0M (down 9.3%). Opened 17 company-operated and 5 licensed Shacks. Conference call scheduled for May 7, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) will release first quarter 2026 financial results on May 7, 2026 before market open. A conference call will follow at 8:00 a.m. ET, hosted by CEO Rob Lynch, with live audio webcast and archived replay available on the investor website.
Phone dial-ins, international numbers, and a replay passcode are provided for investor access.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) announced Project Catalyst, a technology program to modernize POS and kitchen systems, launch the company’s first loyalty platform, expand proprietary AI, and strengthen its data foundation to support growth toward 1,500 company-operated Shacks.
The company reiterated its Q1 and FY2026 guidance and said the guidance reflects planned Project Catalyst impacts.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) announced CEO Rob Lynch will participate in two investor conferences in March 2026: a Loop Capital virtual session on March 9, 2026 and a UBS Global Consumer and Retail fireside chat in New York on March 11, 2026.
The March 11 fireside chat begins at 9:00 a.m. ET and will be webcast and available on the company's Investor Relations Events & Presentations page.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) reported Q4 2025 total revenue of $400.5M (up 21.9% vs 2024) and fiscal 2025 revenue of $1,445.3M (up 15.4% vs 2024). System-wide sales were $618.0M in Q4 and $2,228.8M for the year. Q4 net income was $13.0M and FY net income was $49.7M. The company opened 15 company-operated and 17 licensed Shacks in Q4 (45 company-operated and 40 licensed for FY).
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) will release fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2025 results on February 26, 2026 before the market opens. A conference call hosted by CEO Rob Lynch will follow at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Investors can join via phone or the live audio webcast in the Events & Presentations section on the company's investor website. A phone replay and archived webcast replay will be available through March 5, 2026.
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) announced the appointment of Jim Taylor as Chief Commercial Officer, effective January 20, 2026. Taylor will report to CEO Rob Lynch and will lead marketing, culinary teams and the company’s end-to-end revenue and growth strategy. The new CCO role is a leadership addition designed to scale marketing and commercial execution.
Taylor brings 25+ years of experience, including >11 years at Inspire Brands where he served most recently as President of Sonic, senior executive roles at Arby’s that coincided with 12 consecutive years of sales growth, prior marketing work at Darden Restaurants, and early-career experience at Procter & Gamble. He holds engineering degrees from the University of Illinois and Stanford and serves on the University of Georgia Graduate School of Business Board of Advisors.