Wingstop

WING

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$115.43

+1.80 (+1.58%)

Market Cap

$3.14B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 27, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Good

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Share count falling — buybacks

−6.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 29.9M (2021) → 28.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

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.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+19.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$218M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Wingstop is growing revenue at 6% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

29.4%

Excellent — 29.4% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

N/A

Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+7.6%

Steady sales growth (+7.6% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-29.6%

Earnings shrinking (-29.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

162%

Turns 162% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

18.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

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Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.44x

Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

27.3x

Growth-priced — P/E 27.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+8.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.3 → 19.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.98%

Small dividend — 0.98% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+10.8%

Dividend growing fast (10.8% YoY)

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