What is Wingstop's share buybacks?

Wingstop (WING) reported share buybacks of $78.52M in Q1 2026.

How has Wingstop's share buybacks changed year-over-year?

Wingstop's share buybacks decreased by 35.0% year-over-year, from $120.77M to $78.52M.

What does share buybacks mean?

Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.

Wingstop WING Share Buybacks

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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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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:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.

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 share buybacks?: Wingstop (WING) reported share buybacks of $78.52M in Q1 2026.
How has Wingstop's share buybacks changed year-over-year?: Wingstop's share buybacks decreased by 35.0% year-over-year, from $120.77M to $78.52M.
What does share buybacks mean?: Cash used to buy back the company's own shares on the open market or through structured programs, reducing shares outstanding.