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Wingstop Inc.

$WING·$4.5B·Restaurants·Consumer Cyclical
$169.33+2.3%YTD-31.5%1Y-50.9%
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WIWING
$WINGWingstop Inc.
$169.33+2.33%38 posts
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Wingstop Inc., together with its affiliated companies, manages and licenses a network of restaurants known by the Wingstop brand. These establishments are recognized for their made-to-order offerings, including classic bone-in wings, boneless wings, and tenders, all freshly cooked and expertly hand-tossed in a wide array of distinctive sauces. By December 25, 2021, Wingstop's extensive reach encompassed 1,695 independently operated franchise locations and 36 company-owned stores, spread throughout 44 U.S. states and seven countries globally. This enterprise, which was founded in 1994, has its corporate headquarters located in Addison, Texas.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Restaurants sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $WING.

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Food input cost inflation is the margin headwind across the sector; Cracker Barrel's turnaround narrative and CAVA's Mediterranean expansion are the two stories this week. QSR operators (MCD, YUM, WEN) absorb commodity cost through menu pricing and AI-driven operational efficiency; Cracker Barrel's restructuring is the recovery narrative.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
+17.2%YTD
-8.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
41.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
25.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
28.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-15.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
82.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-1.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$1.18$1.02+15.7%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$1.00$0.84+19.0%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$1.09$0.91+19.8%
Q2 2025Jul 30, 2025$1.00$0.88+13.6%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $1.02

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$183.7M+7.4%82.8%29.0%$1.09$43.7M
Q4 FY25$175.7M+8.6%82.4%27.2%$0.97$34.5M
Q3 FY25$175.7M+8.1%82.6%29.0%$1.02$61.7M
Q2 FY25$174.3M+12.0%82.4%26.8%$0.96$-7.8M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 20 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$779.0M$774.8M – $783.6M$4.56$4.40 – $4.6820
FY27$898.4M$889.5M – $907.8M$5.56$5.24 – $5.7520
FY28$1.0B$1.0B – $1.0B$6.91$6.11 – $7.5211
FY29$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$8.08$7.91 – $8.255
FY30$1.3B$1.3B – $1.3B$10.79$10.57 – $11.015

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.19%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-24.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 25.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today4.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.805-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 12Christopher FallonFormer SVP & CIO250 sh$31KSellMar 10Christopher FallonSVP, Chief Information Officer177 sh$39K
+ 37 other (19 awards · 9 exempts · 9 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KCharter amendmentMay 228-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
8-KOfficer or director changeJan 138-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 18 other (10 13Gs · 2 8-Ks · 1 10-Q · 1 ARS) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Wingstop Elevates its Summer Flavor Game with New Sweet Heat Chamoy Featuring Tajínprnewswire.com·6d agoA Look at Wingstop Inc (WING) After 3.1% Decline -- GF Value $380.78 vs Price $156.74gurufocus.com·8d agoWingstop (WING) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Knowzacks.com·8d agoBest Stock to Buy and Hold Forever: Dutch Bros vs. Wingstopfool.com·9d agoWingstop (WING) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Knowzacks.com·15d ago

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