What is Wingstop's payment related to business acquisition?

Wingstop (WING) reported payment related to business acquisition of $9.31M in Q4 2025.

What does payment related to business acquisition mean?

This measures the cash outflows used to acquire other companies or business units, including the purchase of existing restaurant locations. It serves as a key indicator of inorganic growth strategy and capital deployment for market expansion.

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Income statement

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Revenue$185.6M+6.4%

Gross profit$160.5M+7.1%

Operating income$54.6M+20.8%

Net income$31.3M+16.9%

EPS (diluted)$1.15+19.8%

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Cash & equivalents$127.5M-44.1%

Total debt$1.3B+0.3%

Total equity-$773.0M-12.7%

Total assets$658.0M-7.1%

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Operating cash flow$6.9M+5.1%

CapEx$18.2M+26.8%

Free cash flow$43.7M+153%

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Market cap$3.37B-64.0%

Enterprise value$4.52B-56.6%

P/E29×-25.7×

P/S4.7×-9.3×

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Gross margin86.3%+0.5pp

Operating margin27.9%+3.2pp

Net margin16.2%-9.5pp

FCF margin19.7%+4.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-16%—

Debt / equity-1.6×—

Current ratio3×-1.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wingstop in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross.

The source filing: Wingstop’s 10-K, filed February 18, 2026.

Filed: Feb 18, 2026, 4:02 PM EST
Fiscal year: FY2025
Accession: 0001636222-26-000008

Line item	Fiscal Year Ended / December 27,2025	Fiscal Year Ended / December 28,2024	Fiscal Year Ended / December 30,2023
Cash provided by operating activities	153,065	157,610	121,601
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(47,441)	(51,929)	(40,833)
Acquisition of restaurants from franchisee	(18,532)	(14,048)	(10,832)
Proceeds from sales of assets	17,330	4,000	320
Payments for investments	(76,513)	(500)	(808)
Proceeds from sale of investments	107,700	—	—
Cash used in investing activities	(17,456)	(62,477)	(52,153)

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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What is Wingstop's payment related to business acquisition?: Wingstop (WING) reported payment related to business acquisition of $9.31M in Q4 2025.
What does payment related to business acquisition mean?: This measures the cash outflows used to acquire other companies or business units, including the purchase of existing restaurant locations. It serves as a key indicator of inorganic growth strategy and capital deployment for market expansion.