For the year ending 2025-12-31, SHAK had $39,409K increase in cash & cash equivalents over the period. $56,506K in free cash flow.
| Cash Flow | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-25 | 2022-12-28 | 2021-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (including amounts attributable to non-controlling interests) | 49,706 | 10,820 | -25,967 | -10,111 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 106,600 | 102,468 | 72,796 | 58,991 |
| Unrealized loss on equity securities | - | 0 | -158 | -277 |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1,048 | 1,047 | 1,047 | 867 |
| Amortization of cloud computing assets | 2,188 | 2,138 | 1,500 | 1,245 |
| Non-cash operating lease cost | 88,849 | 77,432 | 58,801 | 50,888 |
| Equity-based compensation | 19,503 | 15,915 | 13,326 | 8,703 |
| Deferred income taxes | 16,616 | -1,054 | -3,357 | -10,379 |
| Non-cash interest | 45 | -102 | 218 | 353 |
| Gain on sale of equity securities | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Net amortization of discount on held-to-maturity securities | 0 | 440 | - | - |
| Impairments, loss on disposal of assets, and shack closures | -5,248 | -32,368 | -2,425 | -1,632 |
| Other non-cash expense (income) | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Accounts receivable | 9,546 | 2,839 | -9,139 | 4,193 |
| (gain) loss on sale of marketable securities | - | - | 0 | -5 |
| Inventories | 1,168 | 610 | 334 | 962 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,115 | 2,629 | 2,473 | -4,913 |
| Other assets | 5,959 | 2,896 | 8,065 | 2,722 |
| Accounts payable | -1,527 | 3,356 | 3,541 | -6,450 |
| Accrued expenses | 29,902 | 6,644 | 4,707 | 7,175 |
| Accrued wages and related liabilities | 59 | 4,477 | 2,859 | 4,200 |
| Other current liabilities | 3,436 | -712 | 8,541 | -1,166 |
| Operating lease liabilities | -82,683 | -77,167 | -61,364 | -43,417 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 3,153 | 2,939 | -756 | -1,443 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 222,355 | 171,155 | 76,741 | 58,402 |
| Sales of marketable securities | - | - | 0 | 4,004 |
| Purchases of property and equipment | 165,849 | 135,499 | 142,559 | 101,495 |
| Purchases of held-to-maturity securities | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Maturities of held-to-maturity marketable securities | 0 | 69,420 | - | - |
| Purchases of equity securities | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Purchases of marketable securities | - | - | 865 | 47,399 |
| Sales of equity securities | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | -165,849 | -66,079 | -143,424 | -144,890 |
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes, net of discount | - | - | 0 | 243,750 |
| Debt issuance costs | - | - | 0 | 1,075 |
| Payments on principal of finance leases | 5,511 | 3,964 | 2,974 | 2,694 |
| Proceeds from issuance of class a common stock sold in equity offerings, net of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering costs | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred financing costs | 10 | - | 0 | 169 |
| Distributions paid to non-controlling interest holders | 1,842 | 482 | 410 | 968 |
| Payments on revolving credit facility | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Payments under tax receivable agreement | 37 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Net proceeds from stock option exercises | 123 | 1,627 | 424 | 6,731 |
| Employee withholding taxes related to net settled equity awards | 9,820 | 6,198 | 2,242 | 3,554 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | -17,097 | -9,017 | -5,202 | 242,021 |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 39,409 | 96,061 | -71,885 | 155,533 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 320,714 | - | - | - |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 360,123 | - | - | - |
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK)
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK)