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Wingstop WING Q1 2026 earnings

Reported April 29, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$183.7MMiss by $4.1M
EPS$1.18Beat by $0.16
Revenue estimate$187.8M
EPS estimate$1.02

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Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$183.7M+7.4%
Gross profit$159.0M+7.3%
Operating income$50.4M+31.7%
Net income$29.9M-67.6%
EPS (diluted)$1.08-66.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$128.8M-48.8%
Total debt$1.3B+0.2%
Total equity-$799.2M-11.8%
Total assets$648.9M-6.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$61.4M+143%
CapEx$17.7M+121%
Free cash flow$43.7M+153%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 03/28/26
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Market cap$4.26B-34.1%
Enterprise value$5.4B-27.8%
P/E38.1×+0.5×
P/S6×-3.9×

Profitability

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Gross margin86.2%+0.5pp
Operating margin27%+2.2pp
Net margin15.8%-10.7pp
FCF margin19.7%+4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Current ratio2.2×-1.3×

Segments

By product

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Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other$87.5M+11.0%
Advertising fees$63.3M+1.6%
Company-owned restaurant sales$33.0M+9.8%

By segment

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Restaurants Segment$183.7M+7.4%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$185.6MMiss by $4.7M
Q1 2026$183.7MMiss by $4.1M
Q4 2025$175.7MMiss by $1.9MQ3 2025$175.7MMiss by $2.0MQ2 2025$174.3MMiss by $15.3MQ1 2025$171.1MMiss by $319.8K

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$1.15Beat by $0.13
Q1 2026$1.18Beat by $0.16
Q4 2025$1.00Beat by $0.16Q3 2025$1.09Beat by $0.18Q2 2025$1.00Beat by $0.12Q1 2025$0.99Beat by $0.13

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Questions, answered.

When did Wingstop report Q1 2026 earnings?
Wingstop (WING) reported Q1 2026 earnings on April 29, 2026 before market open.
What were Wingstop's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Wingstop reported revenue of $183.7M and eps of $1.18 for Q1 2026.
Did Wingstop beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $187.8M by $4.1M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.16.
How did Wingstop's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 7.4% from $171.1M a year earlier and eps grew 19.2% from $0.99.
Where can I find Wingstop's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001636222-26-000015) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001636222-26-000017) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.