What is Wingstop's earnings yield?

Wingstop (WING) reported earnings yield of 2.6% in Q1 2026.

How has Wingstop's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Wingstop's earnings yield decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from 2.7% to 2.6%.

What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's earnings yield?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's earnings yield has grown at a 33.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.8% to 2.6%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Wingstop WING Earnings yield

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$4.41B-34.1%

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×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Wingstop’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=2.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Wingstop’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Wingstop's earnings yield?: Wingstop (WING) reported earnings yield of 2.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Wingstop's earnings yield decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from 2.7% to 2.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's earnings yield?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's earnings yield has grown at a 33.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 0.8% to 2.6%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.