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SHAK Shake Shack (SHAK) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating & drinking places · CIK 0001620533
Cluster · 6 insidersC-suite buying · 1Congress · 1
Funds added, last quarter
205
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about SHAK

Insiders, 180 days
+$3.2M net bought
6 buyers
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 0 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-08-11

Shake Shack insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Shake Shack Inc. insiders bought a net $3.2M of stock across 132 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 6 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
100
$6.1K
+1.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 1.2% of the 8,290 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 205 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Silverman Josh bought about $6.1K of SHAK on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 205 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
8,190
$494.4K
+1.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 8,190 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 205 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Silverman Josh bought about $494.4K of SHAK on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 205 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
1,000
$61.3K
+1.2%
Context
  • 14 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (14 sales), the last on Aug 5, 2024.
  • The trade is 18.3% of the 5,470 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 205 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Flug Jeffrey bought about $61.3K of SHAK on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 205 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
220
$13.5K
+1.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 220 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 205 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Chapman Charles J III bought about $13.5K of SHAK on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 205 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-05-18 SECtraded 2026-05-15
1,000
$61.3K
+1.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 100.0% of the 1,000 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 205 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Chapman Charles J III bought about $61.3K of SHAK on May 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 205 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
132 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$3.2M over 180 days
+$2.1M of it by a 10%+ holder
more than 96% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Restaurants & Leisure
Funds
205 funds bought in last quarter
more than 73% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
+15.4% year over year
more than 80% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
3.2% net margin
more than 54% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
9.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 2.7 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
The situation: each line is one rule over one dataset
6 insiders independently bought a net $3.2M while the stock fell 36% over six months, with no planned sales queued.
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 9 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 9 purchases in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-29.0%12M
-43%-24%-5%+15%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-15 · Meyer Daniel Harris bought $2.0M2026-05-15 · Silverman Josh bought $494.4K2026-05-15 · Lynch Robert bought $301.9K2026-05-15 · Balbale Sumaiya bought $249.9K2025-11-25 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $76.5K2026-05-15 · Chapman Charles J III bought $61.3K2026-05-15 · Flug Jeffrey bought $61.3K2026-05-15 · Chapman Charles J III bought $47.9K2026-04-15 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $26.4K2026-03-06 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $21.1K2026-01-20 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $19.8K2025-12-19 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $17.2K2025-11-25 · Sentell Stephanie Ann sold $17.1K2026-05-15 · Chapman Charles J III bought $13.5K2026-05-15 · Silverman Josh bought $6.1K
Insider buyInsider sell
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Who owns SHAK: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
6,178,269 sh
$346.1M
1,570,690 sh
$88.0M
1,386,728 sh
$77.7M

Congress trades in SHAK

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-08-11 · disclosed 30 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-01-05 · disclosed 39 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

SHAK planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

SHAK mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Madison Small Cap Fund
$3.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.0%
Advent Convertible Bond ETF
$560.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.7%
Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF
$250.7K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.2%
BARON DISCOVERY FUND
$21.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.1%
Baron SMID Cap ETF
$368.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.1%
BARON SMALL CAP FUND
$28.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$3.6M
$5.9M
$1.6M
+27%
+22%
2022
$3.3M
$1.4M
$1.4M
-29%
-3%
2021
$5.5M
$4.5M
$2.3M
+17%
+23%
2020
$2.7M
$3.5M
$1.3M
+42%
+26%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
Daily candles from TradingView, under their licence. No filings marked.
Why this name is on the desk
6 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $3.2M bought by insiders over 180 days, 205 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

SHAK financials

Revenue growth
+15.4%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
3.2%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.6B
four quarters, 2025-06-26 to 2026-07-01
Net margin, TTM
+2.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-06-26 to 2026-07-01
Free cash flow, TTM
-$11.7M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-06-26 to 2026-07-01
Debt to equity
0.46x
long-term debt only, 2026-07-01; equity 2026-07-01
Cash flow to debt
0.77x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-07-01
Return on equity
+8.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-25 and 2026-07-01
Return on assets
+2.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-25 and 2026-07-01
Return on invested capital
+8.3%
operating income after a 33.4% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-07-01 plus average of 2025-06-25 and 2026-07-01 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+3.4%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-25 and 2026-07-01 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
69.03x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-06-26 to 2026-07-01
Enterprise value
n/a
no share count filed
FCF yield
n/a
no share count filed
PEG, trailing
0.66x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 104%: four quarters to 2026-07-01 against the four to 2025-06-25
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122023-09
Revenue$1.4B$1.3B$1.1Bn/a
Operating income$62.5M$3.0M$5.9Mn/a
Net income$49.7M$10.8M$21.0Mn/a
EPS (diluted)1.090.240.48n/a
Operating cash flow$222.4M$171.2M$132.1Mn/a
Cash$360.1M$320.7M$224.7M$190.0M
Long-term debt$247.7M$246.7M$245.6M$245.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

SHAK Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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SHAK ranks highest on insider conviction (97th percentile) and financial health (73rd), and lowest on profitability (42nd), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
42
Inputs
  • Return on equity+8.4% · 56 pct, sector of 85
  • Return on assets+2.3% · 55 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capital+8.3% · 12 pct, sector of 41
  • Return on capital employed+3.4% · 45 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
73
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.46x · 60 pct, sector of 95
  • Cash flow to debt0.77x · 87 pct, sector of 105
Growth
64
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+15.4% · 80 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoY-4.1% · 47 pct, sector of 33
Insider conviction
97
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d$3.2M · 96 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d6 · 99 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
73
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter205 · 73 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365d1 · 73 pct, universe of 718
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
57
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+9.4% · 39 pct, sector of 149
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+5.8% · 75 pct, sector of 100
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

SHAK filings, in plain words

Are Shake Shack insiders buying or selling SHAK?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Shake Shack insiders were net buyers, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 buyers.

Have members of Congress traded SHAK?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying SHAK and 0 House members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-08-11.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Shake Shack insiders were net buyers of SHAK, a net $3.2M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 buyers. Most of that figure, $2.1M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. 6 insiders reported purchases in that window. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying SHAK and 0 members disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-08-11. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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