Shake Shack Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Shake Shack's CEO is Rob Lynch, appointed in May 2024, has a tenure of 1.67 years. total yearly compensation is $13.12M, comprised of 4.6% salary and 95.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.017% of the company’s shares, worth €616.46K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 5.6 years respectively.
Key information
Rob Lynch
Chief executive officer
US$13.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 4.61% |
| CEO tenure | 1.7yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.02% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$43m |
| Jun 25 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Mar 26 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Dec 25 2024 | US$13m | US$604k | US$10m |
Compensation vs Market: Rob's total compensation ($USD13.12M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.28M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Rob's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Rob Lynch (48 yo)
Mr. Robert M. Lynch, also known as Rob, is CEO & Director of Shake Shack Inc. from May 20, 2024. He was President & Director of Papa John's International, Inc. from 2019 until March 20, 2024. Mr. Lynch was...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman of the Board of Directors | 16yrs | US$125.01k | 4.05% € 146.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.7yrs | US$13.12m | 0.017% € 616.5k | |
| Chief Operations Officer | 1.5yrs | US$2.06m | 0.00058% € 20.9k | |
| Chief Information & Technology Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 8.9yrs | US$1.25m | no data | |
| Chief Communications Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| President of Global Licensing | 6.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | 6.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Growth Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Chief Brand Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 9SH's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder & Chairman of the Board of Directors | 16yrs | US$125.01k | 4.05% € 146.1m | |
| CEO & Director | 1.7yrs | US$13.12m | 0.017% € 616.5k | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | US$125.01k | 0.020% € 705.2k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 16yrs | US$152.53k | 0.0063% € 227.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$125.01k | 0.0040% € 145.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$125.01k | 0.010% € 366.0k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$145.05k | 0.0040% € 144.4k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$140.02k | 0.017% € 628.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$132.52k | 0.0043% € 156.6k |
Experienced Board: 9SH's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/14 00:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/24 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/25 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Shake Shack Inc. is covered by 35 analysts. 25 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Tarantino | Baird |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |