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Bjs Restaurants vs Shake Shack

Bjs Restaurants and Shake Shack are similar in size: $1.40bn and $1.45bn of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Shake Shack grew faster (15.4% against 3.1%). Bjs Restaurants kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 3.5% against 3.2%.

Latest fiscal yearBjs RestaurantsBJRI, 2025Shake ShackSHAK, 2025
Revenue $1.40bn $1.45bn
Revenue growth 3.1% 15.4%
Net income $48.8m $45.7m
Operating margin — —
Net margin 3.5% 3.2%
Return on equity 13.3% 9.2%
Free cash flow $40.9m $56.5m
Cash $23.8m $360m
Total debt $85.0m $248m
Debt to equity — —
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield 0.0% —
Share buybacks $67.8m —
Employees 22,000 13,873
Market value $1.28bn $2.93bn
Price vs our value range Above our value range Above our value range
Moat score 48 (Moderate) 25 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 7 buys, 20 sales 9 buys, 6 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.