Consumer Cyclical
Wingstop Inc.(WING)
Live Price
Offline$161.78
+7.82% today
1Y Change
-55.08%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $4.10B
- Revenue Growth
- +11.4%
- EPS Growth
- +67.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.8%
Coverage: 249 bars Β· Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Wingstop Inc. (WING) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $4.10B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $161.78 and down 55.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 β Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +11.4%, EPS growth of +67.5%, a dividend yield of 0.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +11.4%, EPS +67.5%, free cash flow -0.1% with operating margin 28.0% and ROIC 25.9%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.8%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 37.0 and price/sales 5.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WING price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+11.4% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+28.0% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
37.0 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 29, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +11.4% and EPS at +67.5%, with operating margin around 28.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 0.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -7.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 29, 2026 | β | -4.2% | -15.1% | -7.9% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | +19.1% | -6.8% | -8.9% | -31.5% |
2025 Nov 4, 2025 | +19.8% | +6.5% | +0.8% | +13.2% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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Relative to SPY
WING Max Drawdown
-68.47%
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Company Overview
Wingstop Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Wingstop Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates restaurants under the Wingstop brand name. Its restaurants offer classic wings, boneless wings, and tenders that are cooked-to-order, and hand-sauced-and-tossed in various flavors. As of December 25, 2021, the company had 1,695 franchised restaurants and 36 company-owned restaurants in 44 states and 7 countries worldwide. Wingstop Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Addison, Texas.
- Leadership
- Michael J. Skipworth
- IPO Date
- Jun 12, 2015
- Employees
- 325
- Street Address
- 15505 Wright Brothers Drive
- Mailing
- Dallas, TX, 75001
- Region
- Dallas, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 972 686 6500
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 37.0
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.9
- Price/Sales
- 5.8
- Price/Book
- β
Growth
- Revenue
- +11.4%
- EPS
- +67.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- -0.1%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 82.6%
- Operating Margin
- 28.0%
- Net Margin
- 15.8%
- ROE
- -15.3%
- ROIC
- 25.9%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- β
- Current Ratio
- 2.24
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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