Wingstop

Wingstop

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, Wingstop is a restaurant operator specializing in indulgent bone-in and boneless chicken wings, chicken tenders, fries, and, recently, chicken sandwiches. The firm’s footprint has grown quickly since its inception, expanding to 2,932 global stores at the end of the third quarter of 2025. With a 98% franchised model, Wingstop generates the lion's share of its revenue from franchise royalties and advertising fees, with the remainder derived from a small footprint of company-owned stores.

$2.9B

Market Cap • 10/2/2026

2015

(11 years)

Founded

2015

(11 years ago)

IPO

NASDAQ

Listing Exchange

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Country

Valuation

P/B

—

P/S

4

P/EBITDA

12,8

P/OCF

15,4

P/FCF

22,7

P/E

25,4

BVPS

—

EPS

4,2

Market Cap

Market Cap

2,9B

EV

4,1B

EV/Revenue

5,6

EV/EBITDA

17,8

EV/EBIT

20,2

Payout

Dividend Per Share

1,2

Dividend Yield

1,1%

Buyback Yield

6,4%

Total Yield

7,6%

Dividend Yield 5Y

0,6%

Payout

28,7%

Retained Earnings

-779,2M

Profitability

Gross Margin

86,3%

EBITDA Margin

31,6%

EBIT Margin

27,9%

Net Margin

16,2%

D&A/EBITDA

11,7%

R&D/Revenue

0%

Capex/Revenue

8,5%

Capex/D&A

228,7%

Capex/OCF

32,2%

SBC/OCF

11,6%

% PPE

30,8%

% Goodwill

12,7%

ROE

—

ROIC

32,9%

Growth

CAGR Revenue 5Y

21,5%

CAGR Op. Income 5Y

26,1%

CAGR Net Income 5Y

32,8%

CAGR EPS 5Y

35%

CAGR OCF 5Y

21,5%

Leverage

N.D./EBITDA

5

Debt/Equity

0%

Current Ratio

3

Quick Ratio

2,2

Interest Coverage

528,8%

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