What is Wingstop's operating income?

Wingstop (WING) reported operating income of $50.41M in Q1 2026.

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

Wingstop's operating income increased by 31.7% year-over-year, from $38.26M to $50.41M.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's operating income has grown at a 24.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $73.76M to $179.29M.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Wingstop WING Operating Income

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$183.7M+7.4%

Gross profit$159.0M+7.3%

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

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:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 income?: Wingstop (WING) reported operating income of $50.41M in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's operating income changed year-over-year?: Wingstop's operating income increased by 31.7% year-over-year, from $38.26M to $50.41M.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wingstop's operating income has grown at a 24.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $73.76M to $179.29M.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.