SHAKShake Shack Inc.

$72.87

Is it safe?

Can SHAK take a bad year?

Shake Shack Inc. holds $66M more cash than debt, so a bad year is a question about profits, not about lenders.

$66M

Net cash

Net debt / EBITDA
net cash

Net debt / EBITDA · no net borrowings to measure against earnings

Altman Z-score
2.10

Altman Z-score · grey zone, between 1.8 and 3

Interest cover
26.6×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill several times over

Details
Total debtQ1 2026
$248M
Cash and short-term investments
$314M
Net cash
$66M
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$57M
Debt / equity
0.47×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
52%
Worst drawdown on file
−71%
Below its 52-week high
−34%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.