How many employees does Shake Shack Inc. have?

Shake Shack Inc. reported 13,873 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 8.2% from a year earlier.

What is Shake Shack Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Shake Shack Inc. brought in $1.45B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $104K per employee. That ranks 11 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Shake Shack Inc. employees and revenue per employee

SHAK · Restaurants · $2.70B market cap

Shake Shack Inc. had 13,873 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 8.2% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.45B, up 15.4% from a year earlier, or $104K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

13,873

+8.2% YoY

Revenue

$1.45B

+15.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$104K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

11 of 25

Restaurants

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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SHAK employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	13,873	$1.45B	$104K	+8.2%	+15.4%
Dec 2024	12,826	$1.25B	$98K	+5.2%	+15.2%
Dec 2023	12,196	$1.09B	$89K	+4.2%	+20.8%
Dec 2022	11,704	$900M	$77K	+20.7%	+21.7%
Dec 2021	9,695	$740M	$76K	+30.5%	+41.5%
Dec 2020	7,429	$523M	$70K	-2.3%	-12.1%
Dec 2019	7,603	$595M	$78K	+24.6%	+29.4%
Dec 2018	6,101	$459M	$75K	+37.4%	+28.0%
Dec 2017	4,440	$359M	$81K	+26.1%	+33.6%
Dec 2016	3,521	$268M	$76K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Shake Shack Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
WING Wingstop Inc.	1,367	$697M	$510K	Efficient growth
PZZA Papa John's International, Inc.	9,400	$2.05B	$218K	Contracting
WEN The Wendy's Company	14,900	$2.18B	$146K	Hiring into decline
SG Sweetgreen, Inc.	6,486	$679M	$105K	Hiring ahead
SHAK Shake Shack Inc.	13,873	$1.45B	$104K	Efficient growth
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc.	12,900	$1.18B	$91K	Hiring ahead
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.	17,500	$1.22B	$70K	Efficient growth
BJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc.	22,000	$1.40B	$64K	Hiring ahead
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.	32,000	$1.64B	$51K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Shake Shack Inc.

How many employees does Shake Shack Inc. have?: Shake Shack Inc. reported 13,873 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 8.2% from a year earlier.
What is Shake Shack Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Shake Shack Inc. brought in $1.45B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $104K per employee. That ranks 11 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Shake Shack Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SHAK.