What is Wingstop's income tax?

Wingstop (WING) reported income tax of $10.69M in Q1 2026.

How has Wingstop's income tax changed year-over-year?

Wingstop's income tax decreased by 65.4% year-over-year, from $30.93M to $10.69M.

What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's income tax has grown at a 40.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.25M to $62.92M.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

Wingstop WING Income Tax

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Segments

By segment

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Restaurants Segment$10.69M-65.4%

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

Reported directly by Wingstop in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: Wingstop (WING) reported income tax of $10.69M in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's income tax changed year-over-year?: Wingstop's income tax decreased by 65.4% year-over-year, from $30.93M to $10.69M.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's income tax has grown at a 40.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.25M to $62.92M.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.