Wingstop/$WING
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About Wingstop
Wingstop is a fast casual restaurant concept built around a simple chicken-centric menu. The firm primarily offers bone-in and boneless wings, tenders, and a chicken sandwich, customizable across 12 flavors. The banner generated $5.3 billion in system sales in 2025 across 3,056 units, with 85% located in the US. Wingstop largely operates as a franchisor, with 98% of units franchised, and earns revenue largely from collecting royalties and advertising fees paid by franchisees, with a smaller contribution from company-owned restaurant sales.
- Ticker
- $WING
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 856
- Headquarters
- Dallas, United States
- Website
- www.wingstop.com
Wingstop Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3.2B
27.79
$4.21
1.81
$1.23
1.13%
Price and volume
Market cap
$3.2B
Beta
1.81
52-week high
$302.80
52-week low
$105.43
Average daily volume
1.2M
Dividend rate
$1.23
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.967
Quick ratio
2.173
Long term debt to equity
-1.641
Total debt to equity
-1.646
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
28.71%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.44%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
234.029
Gross margin (TTM)
49.42%
Net profit margin (TTM)
16.15%
Operating margin (TTM)
28.77%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.34%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$840,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
18.97%
Return on equity (TTM)
-15.96%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
27.791
Price to revenue (TTM)
4.481
Price to book
-4.13
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-3.59
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
25.133
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.98%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.659
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.05%
Forward dividend yield
1.13%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.61%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-29.43%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
20.35%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
23.90%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
26.06%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
23.14%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
16.45%
What the Analysts think about Wingstop
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Wingstop stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Wingstop stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Wingstop added 102 net restaurants in Q2, achieved 16% unit growth, and reiterated 15%–16% global unit-growth guidance, supporting continued royalty and advertising-fee growth through expansion. (SEC)
Despite weaker traffic, adjusted net income increased 14.9% and adjusted EBITDA rose 12.5% in Q2; lower bone-in wing costs also improved company-owned restaurant cost margins. (SEC)
Wingstop’s development pipeline is supported by existing franchisees, with 100% of domestic commitments coming from current operators as of December 27, 2025; that alignment supports the scalability of its highly franchised model. (SEC)
Domestic same-store sales fell 7.5% in Q2 2026, driven by lower transaction volumes and consumer-spending pressure; management now guides to a 4%–6% full-year decline. (SEC)
Domestic AUV declined to $1.893 million from $2.112 million year over year, while Q2 revenue of $185.6 million missed consensus estimates of $191.03 million, signaling that unit expansion is masking weaker existing-store productivity. (Reuters via Investing.com)
The 2026 outlook includes approximately $43 million of net interest expense and $3 million of restructuring charges, creating pressure on earnings while the company invests to restore traffic and sales momentum. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Wingstop
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Fund name | Fund size | $WING weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.09% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.09% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.06% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.06% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.03% |
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