What is Wingstop's operating cash flow?

Wingstop (WING) reported operating cash flow of $61.38M in Q1 2026.

How has Wingstop's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Wingstop's operating cash flow increased by 142.7% year-over-year, from $25.29M to $61.38M.

What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's operating cash flow?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Wingstop's operating cash flow has grown at a 26.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $76.24M to $153.07M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Wingstop WING Operating Cash Flow

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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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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

FCF margin19.7%+4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-14.8%—

Debt / equity-1.6×—

Current ratio2.2×-1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wingstop in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Wingstop (WING) reported operating cash flow of $61.38M in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Wingstop's operating cash flow increased by 142.7% year-over-year, from $25.29M to $61.38M.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's operating cash flow?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Wingstop's operating cash flow has grown at a 26.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $76.24M to $153.07M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.