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Wingstop WING Free cash flow margin

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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%
Enterprise value$5.55B-27.8%
P/E39.4×+0.5×
P/S6.2×-4.1×

Profitability

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

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-14.8%
Debt / equity-1.6×
Current ratio2.2×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Wingstop’s reported figures.

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 free cash flow margin?
Wingstop (WING) reported free cash flow margin of 19.7% in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Wingstop's free cash flow margin increased by 30.8% year-over-year, from 15.1% to 19.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Wingstop's free cash flow margin has grown at a -9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 23.9% to 16.3%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditures) as a percentage of revenue, trailing twelve months. Measures how efficiently revenue converts into discretionary cash.