Wingstop Inc. (WING) stock
WINGNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends December 26
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 14/3018% below fair value
$159.26−7.47 (-4.48%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.31BP/E 37.4Yield 0.72%
Wingstop statistics
106 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 13, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 26, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 23.05
- 10.29
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 7.42
- 1.24
- EV / EBIT
- 26.73
- 19.11
- EV / FCF
- 46.45
- 30.33
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -3.46%
- 0.32%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -0.69%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 27M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.72%
- 13.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 124.9%
- 74.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 4M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -15.5%
- -2.87%
- Short % of Float
- 14.8%
- 8.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 14.7%
- 5.90%
- Days to Cover
- 2.45
- 3.92
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $302.80
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $95.82
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $146.45
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $124.69
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $158.63
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $8.73
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -3.90%
- -3.18%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 29.6%
- 4.40%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 26.3%
- -10.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 33.9%
- 9.60%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -33.2%
- 1.28%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -33.4%
- 5.70%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -25.8%
- -14.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -6.21%
- -45.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 490.3%
- 39.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.75
- 0.73
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 61.0
- 50.9
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 63.6%
- 55.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.34
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.3%
- 2.61%
- EBITDA Margin
- 31.8%
- 8.92%
- FCF Margin
- 16.0%
- 2.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 16.6%
- 2.10%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 51.3%
- 12.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 34.1%
- 5.22%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.12
- 0.78
- Quick Ratio
- 1.49
- 0.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.22
- 3.02
- Debt / FCF
- 10.39
- 7.64
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.77
- 2.62
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.90%
- 6.48%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -32.8%
- 5.87%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -30.6%
- 5.93%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 86.4%
- 12.9%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 24.9%
- 6.75%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 22.9%
- 9.96%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 52.0%
- 9.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 51.4%
- 13.0%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.04
- 1.03
- Revenue Per Employee
- $534.10K
- $98.45K
- Profits Per Employee
- $85.62K
- $2.40K
- Employee Count
- 1,367
- 6,500
- WACC
- 10.1%
- 8.63%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $162.85M
- $10.66M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.11B
- -$2.59M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$40.90
- -$0.26
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$772.55M
- $106.18M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$28.56
- $2.94
- Tangible Book Value
- -$875.20M
- $4.55M
- Working Capital
- $103.26M
- -$13.18M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$70.37M
- -$66.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.31
- $0.43
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.72%
- 2.18%
- FCF Yield
- 2.71%
- 3.05%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.72%
- 2.47%
- Buyback Yield
- 3.83%
- 1.21%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.54%
- 4.49%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.14
- $1.08
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 16.3%
- 5.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 4
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 29.0%
- 47.0%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 29.1%
- 47.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $45.81M
- $1.89M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 28.1%
- 19.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.40
- 2.08
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.08
- -2.69
- Lynch Fair Value
- $106.50
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -33.1%
- -24.2%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WING | S&P 500 | Difference | WING per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +26.4% | -2.7% | +29.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | +42.5% | -1.7% | +44.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -32.8% | +11.9% | −44.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -33.5% | +12.0% | −45.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -23.4% | +78.2% | −101.6 pts | -8.5% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -0.4% | +73.2% | −73.7 pts | -0.1% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +647.8% | +309.6% | +338.2 pts | +22.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
4M WING shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 15.5% from the previous report, or 14.85% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,988,426 | -15.5% | 1,629,130 | 2.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 4,721,777 | -5.9% | 1,023,805 | 4.6 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,020,412 | +1.3% | 1,431,339 | 3.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,957,759 | +13.4% | 1,325,830 | 3.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4,372,238 | +2.6% | 1,021,550 | 4.3 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,261,459 | +0.5% | 1,358,394 | 3.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4,241,597 | -7.8% | 1,289,918 | 3.3 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,598,134 | +10.0% | 1,193,261 | 3.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,178,791 | -4.1% | 1,070,457 | 3.9 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4,358,098 | -17.3% | 1,106,549 | 3.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,272,739 | +1.4% | 1,267,310 | 4.2 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,201,825 | +42.0% | 1,582,150 | 3.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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