Shake Shack Inc. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Summary

Achieved 120 basis points of restaurant-level margin expansion in 2025 by transitioning to a best-in-class operations model focused on labor deployment rather than labor cutting. Improved guest experience and throughput by reducing average wait times from seven minutes in 2023 to under six minutes in 2025 through optimized scheduling. Mitigated mid-teens beef inflation in the second half of 2025 by conducting the most comprehensive RFPs in company history to diversify the supplier base and foster comp ...