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Shake Shack (SHAK) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

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Shake Shack (SHAK - Free Report) reported $356.47 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.6%. EPS of $0.44 for the same period compares to $0.27 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $353.82 million, representing a surprise of +0.75%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +18.92%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Shake Shack performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Same-Shack sales growth: 1.8% versus 2.1% estimated by 11 analysts on average.
  • Shack counts - Domestic company-operated: 346 compared to the 348 average estimate based on 11 analysts.
  • Shack counts - Licensed: 264 versus the 10-analyst average estimate of 263.
  • Shack counts - System-wide: 610 versus the 10-analyst average estimate of 611.
  • Shack counts - International licensed: 218 versus 217 estimated by eight analysts on average.
  • Shack counts - Domestic licensed: 46 versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 46.
  • Average weekly sales: $78.00 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $76.93.
  • Revenue- Licensing: $13.24 million versus $12.18 million estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +20.2% change.
  • Revenue- Shack sales: $343.22 million compared to the $341.68 million average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.4% year over year.
  • Shack system-wide sales: $549.9 million versus $542.23 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +13.7% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Shake Shack here>>>

Shares of Shake Shack have returned -0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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