Wingstop/$WING
Wingstop shares fall amid a broad restaurant-sector sell-off, compounded by TD Cowen’s downgrade to Hold and warning of intensifying pressure on core consumers and negative same-store sales growth for FY26.
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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
$2.7B
23.99
$4.20
1.81
$1.23
1.31%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.7B
Beta
1.81
52-week high
$302.80
52-week low
$100.13
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)
23.992
Price to revenue (TTM)
3.859
Price to book
-3.55
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-3.09
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
21.643
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.62%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
4.659
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.22%
Forward dividend yield
1.31%
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)
23.11%
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 is still expanding quickly: it opened 102 net restaurants in Q2 and reiterated 15% to 16% global unit growth for 2026. New franchised units can keep increasing royalty and advertising revenue even before established-store traffic fully recovers. (Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations)
The asset-light model is proving resilient under pressure: Q2 net income rose 16.9% and adjusted EBITDA rose 12.5%, while company-owned restaurant cost of sales improved by 190 basis points. Lower wing costs are supporting profitability despite weaker sales. (Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations)
Digital sales represented 71.6% of system-wide sales, and Wingstop has launched Club Wingstop to deepen customer relationships. Better use of loyalty and digital ordering could help rebuild visit frequency and improve the value of each customer. (Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations, Wingstop Inc. 10-Q Quarterly Report)
Domestic demand remains weak: same-store sales fell 7.5% in Q2, after an 8.7% decline in Q1, and 2026 guidance now implies a 4% to 6% fall. A prolonged traffic decline would make the growth recovery harder. (Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations)
The franchise engine may be masking weaker per-store productivity: Q2 system-wide sales growth relied heavily on 102 new openings, while digital visits fell in lower-income urban areas. If franchisee sales and returns weaken, development could slow and undermine the unit-growth target. (Restaurant Dive, Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations)
Q2 revenue missed expectations even as adjusted EPS beat, with profit helped by lower wing costs and reduced SG&A. That raises the risk that earnings momentum is less durable if these cost offsets fade. (24/7 Wall St., Wingstop Restaurants Inc. Investor Relations)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 15 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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