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Wingstop WING Operating margin

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11.4%-0.3pp

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
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

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 operating margin?
Wingstop (WING) reported operating margin of 27% in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Wingstop's operating margin increased by 9.0% year-over-year, from 24.7% to 27%.
What is the long-term trend for Wingstop's operating margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wingstop's operating margin has grown at a 2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 23.1% to 25.7%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.