What are Wingstop's profit margins?

Gross margin is 86.2% and operating margin is 27.0%, with a 15.8% net margin.

Where does Wingstop's income statement data come from?

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Wingstop WING Income Statement

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	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25
Total revenue	$183.73M+7.4%	$175.69M+8.6%	$175.74M+8.1%	$174.33M+12.0%	$171.09M+17.4%
Total cost of revenue	$24.72M+8.2%	$24.48M+5.0%	$24.34M-0.1%	$24.41M+7.6%	$22.84M+7.4%
Gross profit	$159.01M+7.3%	$151.22M+9.2%	$151.39M+9.6%	$149.92M+12.7%	$148.26M+19.1%
Gross margin	86.5%-0.1pp	86.1%+0.5pp	86.1%+1.1pp	86%+0.6pp	86.7%+1.2pp
Selling, general and administrative	$34.45M+9.6%	$33.32M+6.7%	$30.66M-5.1%	$32.94M+17.2%	$31.44M+24.9%
Compensation and benefits	$4.82M-9.2%	$7.28M+20.3%	$6.07M-16.5%	$6.22M+26.2%	$5.31M+39.3%
Advertising	$67.31M+2.3%	$64.68M+6.7%	$65.54M+7.5%	$65.53M+11.9%	$65.8M+23.7%
Depreciation and amortization	$6.84M+9.8%	$6.39M+8.9%	$6.23M+23.3%	$6.22M+20.5%	$6.23M+82.6%
Impairment charges	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
Other operating expenses	——	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—
Total costs & expenses	$133.32M+0.4%	$128.86M+7.4%	$126.78M+3.3%	$129.1M+12.8%	$132.83M+28.9%
Operating income	$50.41M+31.7%	$46.84M+11.9%	$48.96M+23.0%	$45.23M+9.7%	$38.26M-10.5%
Operating margin	27.4%+5.1pp	26.7%+0.8pp	27.9%+3.4pp	25.9%-0.5pp	22.4%-7.0pp
Interest expense	-$9.76M-9.6%	$78.73M+110%	-$9.2M-79.4%	-$8.47M-62.9%	-$8.91M-96.1%
Other income (expense), net	-$72K-100%	——	——	——	$93.84M+30,870%
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets	$0+100%	$0-100%	$0—	$0—	-$6.54M—
Income before income taxes	$40.57M-67.1%	$37.6M+2.4%	$39.63M+11.7%	$36.77M+0.8%	$123.19M+220%
Income tax expense	$10.69M-65.4%	$10.84M+8.8%	$11.15M+14.3%	$10M+11.1%	$30.93M+217%
Net income	$29.88M-67.6%	$26.76M0.0%	$28.48M+10.7%	$26.76M-2.6%	$92.27M+221%
Net margin	16.3%-37.7pp	15.2%-1.3pp	16.2%+0.4pp	15.4%-2.3pp	53.9%+34.2pp
Diluted earnings per share	$1.08-66.7%	$0.97+5.4%	$1.02+15.9%	$0.96+3.2%	$3.24+231%
Basic earnings per share	$1.09-66.5%	$0.97+5.4%	$1.02+15.9%	$0.96+2.1%	$3.25+232%
Weighted-average shares, diluted	27.6M-3.2%	28.1M-4.5%	28M-4.7%	28M-5.0%	28.5M-3.3%
Weighted-average shares, basic	27.5M-3.2%	28M-4.4%	27.9M-4.7%	27.9M-4.9%	28.4M-3.3%
Interest Income (Expense), Nonoperating	-$9.76M-9.6%	-$9.2M-43.4%	-$9.2M-79.4%	-$8.47M-62.9%	-$8.91M-96.1%
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Decrease for Tax Withholding Obligation	$8.46M-27.1%	$100K+26.6%	$155K-32.6%	$2M+399%	$11.6M+212%
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock plans	$4.82M-9.2%	$7.28M+20.3%	$6.07M-16.5%	$6.22M+26.2%	$5.31M+39.3%
Advertising costs	$67.31M+2.3%	$64.68M+6.7%	$65.54M+7.5%	$65.53M+11.9%	$65.8M+23.7%
Pre-tax stock-based compensation cost	$4.8M-9.4%	$7.3M+19.7%	$6.1M-16.4%	$6.2M+26.5%	$5.3M+39.5%
Amortization Of Financing Costs And Discounts	$802K+4.3%	$795K+35.0%	$786K+50.0%	$779K+49.5%	$769K+49.0%
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets	——	$1.08M+30.3%	$1.08M+30.3%	$1.08M+30.3%	$1.08M+30.3%
Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive (in shares)	98K+1,125%	1K0.0%	1K—	15K—	8K-33.3%
Capital investments accrued but not yet paid	$2.02M-69.8%	——	$8.92M+614%	——	$6.69M+164%
Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect and Discontinued Operation	-$51.82M+30.6%	-$44.17M-119%	——	-$25.74M—	-$74.63M-419%
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$0.30+11.1%	$0.30+11.1%	$0.30+11.1%	$0.27+22.7%	$0.27+22.7%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$28.16M-70.5%	$27.39M+4.6%	$26.71M+2.1%	$31.49M+14.6%	$95.52M+233%
Federal	——	$5.32M-34.7%	$5.32M-34.7%	$5.32M-34.7%	$5.32M-34.7%
Foreign	——	$280K-13.6%	$280K-13.6%	$280K-13.6%	$280K-13.6%
Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit	——	$1.16M-27.3%	$1.16M-27.3%	$1.16M-27.3%	$1.16M-27.3%
Federal	——	$7.94M+2,171%	$7.94M+2,171%	$7.94M+2,171%	$7.94M+2,171%
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit	——	$249.25K—	$249.25K—	$249.25K—	$249.25K—
Deferred and other income taxes	$137K-99.0%	$5.79M+3,230%	$17.39M+787%	$0+100%	$13.32M+596%
State	——	$778.75K+1,229%	$778.75K+1,229%	$778.75K+1,229%	$778.75K+1,229%
Defined Contribution Plan Cost Recognized	——	$375K+25.0%	$375K+25.0%	$375K+25.0%	$375K+25.0%
Depreciation	——	$5.2M+28.4%	$5.2M+28.4%	$5.2M+28.4%	$5.2M+28.4%
Dividends, Common Stock, Cash	$8.42M+7.0%	$8.37M+5.5%	$8.42M+6.0%	$7.58M+16.9%	$7.87M+20.3%
Effective tax rates	$0.26+4.8%	$0—	$0.28+2.2%	$0.27+10.1%	$0.25-0.8%
Basis difference in foreign investments	——	6.6%—	——	——	——
Basis difference in foreign investments	——	$3.92M—	$3.92M—	$3.92M—	$3.92M—
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Cross-Border, Other, Amount	——	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—	-$308.25K—
Other	——	-0.5%—	——	——	——
Business disposition	——	-8.6%—	——	——	——
Share-based compensation	——	-1.7%—	——	——	——
Officer compensation disallowance	——	$2.14M—	$2.14M—	$2.14M—	$2.14M—
Officer compensation disallowance	——	3.6%—	——	——	——
State income taxes – net of federal income tax benefit	——	2.8%—	——	——	——
Subpart F income	——	3%—	——	——	——
Subpart F income	——	$1.76M—	$1.76M—	$1.76M—	$1.76M—
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign	——	0.9%—	——	——	——
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	——	1.3%—	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Other, Percent	——	0.4%—	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent	——	0.9%—	——	——	——
Provision for credit losses	——	——	——	——	$4.7M—
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	$0+100%	$0-100%	$0—	$0—	-$6.54M—
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges	——	——	——	——	——
Gain On Sale Of Investments	$0-100%	——	——	——	$92.49M—
Goodwill Additions	——	$2.29M+30.6%	$2.29M+30.6%	$2.29M+30.6%	$2.29M+30.6%
Goodwill And Intangible Asset Impairment	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	——	——	——	——	——
Impairment Of Long Lived Assets Held For Use	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
Incentives from vendors recognized	——	$6.13M-3.2%	$6.13M-3.2%	$6.13M-3.2%	$6.13M-3.2%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic	——	$33.52M-12.8%	$33.52M-12.8%	$33.52M-12.8%	$33.52M-12.8%
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign	——	$25.78M+1,653%	$25.78M+1,653%	$25.78M+1,653%	$25.78M+1,653%
Federal taxes	——	$5.35M—	$5.35M—	$5.35M—	$5.35M—
Foreign	——	$322K—	$322K—	$322K—	$322K—
Business disposition	——	-$5.11M—	-$5.11M—	-$5.11M—	-$5.11M—
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	——	——	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Amount	——	$12.45M+61.1%	$12.45M+61.1%	$12.45M+61.1%	$12.45M+61.1%
Nontaxable or Nondeductible items	——	——	——	——	——
Share-based compensation	——	-$1.01M-67.8%	-$1.01M-67.8%	-$1.01M-67.8%	-$1.01M-67.8%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Adjustments, Amount	——	-$338K-7,411%	-$338K-7,411%	-$338K-7,411%	-$338K-7,411%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Amount	——	$1.66M+39.5%	$1.66M+39.5%	$1.66M+39.5%	$1.66M+39.5%
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits	——	$778.5K+363%	$778.5K+363%	$778.5K+363%	$778.5K+363%
Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Contingencies Foreign	——	$529.25K—	$529.25K—	$529.25K—	$529.25K—
Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Foreign	——	——	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Other, Amount	——	$248.75K—	$248.75K—	$248.75K—	$248.75K—
Income taxes paid	——	$6.85M-29.5%	$6.85M-29.5%	$6.85M-29.5%	$6.85M-29.5%
Income Taxes Paid, Net	——	$6.85M—	$6.85M—	$6.85M—	$6.85M—
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	$4.62M-62.2%	$13.77M—	-$9.69M-151%	-$12.94M-494%	$12.22M+9,724%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable	$2.7M+323%	$1.4M-48.5%	-$8.97M-854%	$9.94M+372%	-$1.21M-198%
Advertising fund assets and liabilities, net	$15.94M+205%	-$3.1M—	——	-$2.3M—	-$15.22M-387%
Deferred revenue	$3.15M+25.3%	$1.12M-44.6%	$4.79M+21.1%	$1.52M+12.4%	$2.52M+30.9%
Increase (decrease) in all other liabilities	-$175K-120%	——	——	——	$895K+6,785%
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets	-$474K-107%	——	$2.73M-55.5%	$10.35M+202%	$6.8M+1,840%
Add - Incremental shares under stock-based compensation plans (in shares)	$112K-9.7%	——	$92K-22.0%	$85K-25.4%	$124K-3.9%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity	——	$13.04M+130%	$13.04M+130%	$13.04M+130%	$13.04M+130%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	-$95.48M+32.0%	-$69.33M-130%	-$48.25M-11.9%	-$8.74M+75.4%	-$140.42M-1,360%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	-$17.73M-144%	-$32.15M-160%	——	——	$40.5M+447%
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation	$61.38M+143%	$57.32M+640%	$63.87M-7.5%	$6.58M-81.8%	$25.29M-43.4%
Non Cash Investment Income	$2.41M+64.0%	——	——	——	$1.47M—
Number of reportable segments	10.0%	——	——	——	1+300%
Cash paid (received) for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	——	$1.74M+290%	$1.74M+290%	$1.74M+290%	$1.74M+290%
Foreign currency translation	-$1.72M-153%	$628K+211%	-$1.77M-502%	$4.73M+39,525%	$3.26M+13,679%
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	-$1.72M-153%	$628K+211%	-$1.77M-502%	$4.73M+39,525%	$3.26M+13,679%
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$78.52M-35.0%	$61.11M-75.6%	$39.97M+14.2%	$0-100%	$120.77M—
Payments of Dividends	$8.5M+5.6%	$8.37M+6.0%	$8.38M+6.0%	$7.59M+17.3%	$8.05M+21.8%
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-Based Payment Arrangement	$8.46M-27.1%	$102K+29.1%	$155K-32.6%	$2M+399%	$11.6M+212%
Payments to Acquire Investments	$0-100%	——	——	——	$76.51M+15,203%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment	$17.73M+121%	$22.84M+39.7%	$2.22M-84.3%	$14.36M+39.4%	$8.02M-28.1%
Revenue collected for advertising fund (as a percent)	——	5.5%+0.2%	——	——	——
Proceeds From Sale Of Investment Projects	$0-100%	——	——	——	$107.7M—
Proceeds from sale of assets	$0-100%	——	——	——	$17.33M—
Stock-based compensation	$4.82M-9.2%	$7.28M+20.3%	$6.07M-16.5%	$6.22M+26.2%	$5.31M+39.3%
Granted (in shares)	——	0—	——	——	——
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period	——	0—	——	——	——
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised	——	$250K-50.0%	$250K-50.0%	$250K-50.0%	$250K-50.0%
Options canceled (in dollars per share)	——	$0.00—	——	——	——
Granted (in shares)	——	$0.00—	——	——	——
Exercised (in shares)	——	$134.74+36.3%	——	——	——
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	——	5K-37.5%	——	——	——
Issuance of common stock in connection with the Spin-Off and reclassification of net parent investment	$0—	$249K-17.8%	$263K—	$855K+56.6%	$0-100%
Shares repurchased (in shares)	374.3K—	1.2M+69.0%	——	——	——
Value of shares repurchased	$78.52M-35.0%	——	$41.08M+16.7%	——	$120.77M—
Average price paid (in dollars per share)	$208.08—	$256.43-20.4%	——	——	——
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions	——	$19K-35.6%	$19K-35.6%	$19K-35.6%	$19K-35.6%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions	——	$765.25K+314%	$765.25K+314%	$765.25K+314%	$765.25K+314%
Additions for tax positions of prior years	——	$0—	$0—	$0—	$0—
EBIT	$50.41M+31.7%	$46.84M+11.9%	$48.96M+23.0%	$45.23M+9.7%	$38.26M-10.5%
EBITDA	$57.25M+28.7%	$53.22M+11.6%	$55.19M+23.0%	$51.45M+10.9%	$44.49M-3.6%
EBITDA	$57.25M+28.7%	$53.22M+11.6%	$55.19M+23.0%	$51.45M+10.9%	$44.49M-3.6%
EBITDA margin	31.2%+5.2pp	30.3%+0.8pp	31.4%+3.8pp	29.5%-0.3pp	26%-5.7pp
EBIT	$50.41M+31.7%	$46.84M+11.9%	$48.96M+23.0%	$45.23M+9.7%	$38.26M-10.5%

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What are Wingstop's profit margins?: Gross margin is 86.2% and operating margin is 27.0%, with a 15.8% net margin.
Where does Wingstop's income statement data come from?: Every line is extracted from Wingstop's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.