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 over 10 flavors. The banner generated $5.3 billion in system sales in 2025 across 3,056 stores, 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
$4.1B
35.11
$4.26
1.81
$1.23
0.88%
Price and volume
Market cap
$4.1B
Beta
1.81
52-week high
$302.80
52-week low
$95.82
Average daily volume
1.4M
Dividend rate
$1.23
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.12
Quick ratio
1.491
Long term debt to equity
-1.647
Total debt to equity
-1.651
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
29.02%
Interest coverage (TTM)
5.18%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
234.004
Gross margin (TTM)
49.37%
Net profit margin (TTM)
16.03%
Operating margin (TTM)
28.02%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
28.13%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$850,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
18.16%
Return on equity (TTM)
-15.87%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
35.115
Price to revenue (TTM)
5.616
Price to book
-5.25
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-4.47
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
35.173
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.84%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.257
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.82%
Forward dividend yield
0.88%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
6.90%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-30.58%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
18.58%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
23.68%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
22.85%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
23.71%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
15.90%
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 76 restaurants in Q3, taking its system to 3,331 locations from 2,932 a year earlier, and expects 440–450 net openings this year. That gives it a strong franchise-led path to grow sales even while existing-store sales are weak. (Wingstop Investor Relations)
Digital sales reached 73.7% of system sales, and early Club Wingstop data show members returning more often than non-members. If the loyalty programme can sustain that behaviour, it could help rebuild visit frequency. (Wingstop Q3 Earnings Call Transcript, Nation's Restaurant News)
Despite a weak sales backdrop, Q3 net income rose 2.2% and adjusted earnings per share came in above analysts’ expectations. This suggests profitability has so far held up better than same-store sales. (Wingstop Investor Relations, Reuters)
Domestic same-store sales fell 5.4% in Q3, and Wingstop now expects a 6.5%–7% decline for 2026. Lower transaction volumes are weighing on sales, and the latest guidance points to a slower recovery than previously expected. (Wingstop Investor Relations)
Wingstop is especially exposed to financially stretched, lower-income customers; its chief executive said rising fuel costs had strained those households’ budgets. That customer concentration could leave demand vulnerable if cost-of-living pressure persists. (Bloomberg)
Company-owned restaurant cost of sales rose to 78.2% of sales in Q3 from 74.8% a year earlier, as food, labour and other costs increased and weaker sales spread fixed costs over less revenue. That points to margin pressure if sales remain soft. (Wingstop Investor Relations)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 28 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Wingstop
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $WING weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.4B | 0.11% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | $6.4B | 0.11% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | $3.2B | 0.07% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $3.2B | 0.07% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | $9B | 0.04% |
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