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WING · Wingstop Inc.

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$113.63 -6.90 (-5.72%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$3.10B
Shares
27.24M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$113.63 Open$120.70 Day$113.45–121.34 52W close$111.36–339.33 Avg vol 30d1.3M Short int4.2M · 15.6% float · 3.3d Short vol43% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 31, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 26, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −42%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −20%
      below
      RSI (14) 39
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 1%
      near low
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −16%
      trailing
      6-month return −56%
      trailing
      YTD return −52%
      this year
      Relative strength −67%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $143 › 200d $197 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +100 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      15.57% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      425 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 57
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +11%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +68%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $105.6M
      Valuation P/E 26.8
      below peers
      Buyback $313.4M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.0B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 61%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −67%
      past year
      ATR 7.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 29, 2026
      SG&A · 2026 $140M – $143M
      Stock-based compensation expense · 2026 $24M
      Depreciation and amortization · 2026 $33M
      Interest expense, net · 2026 $43M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 4, 2025
      SG&A · 2025 $131M – $132M
      Depreciation and amortization · 2025 $26M
      Interest expense, net · 2025 $37.5M
      Stock-based compensation expense · 2025 $26M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 2 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −42% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −20% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      39 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      1% Bearish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $143 › 200d $197 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +100 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      15.57% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      425 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $111 Now $114 · 1% Range high $339
      vs 200-day avg -42% vs 50-day avg -20%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP EBITDA 61.68M
      +514K System implementation costs (a)
      +467K Amortization of capitalized system implementation costs (b)
      +77K Restructuring charges (c)
      +3.89M Stock-based compensation expense (d)
      = Adjusted EBITDA 66.63M
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income 31.29M
      +514K System implementation costs (a)
      +467K Amortization of capitalized system implementation costs (b)
      +77K Restructuring charges (c)
      -254K Tax effect of adjustments (d)
      = Adjusted net income 32.09M
      Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants end of period 57 Thirteen Weeks Ended June 27, 2026
      Domestic same store sales growth -7.5% Thirteen Weeks Ended June 27, 2026
      Total Domestic Restaurants 2,728 Thirteen Weeks Ended June 27, 2026
      System-wide sales growth 12.1% Fiscal Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Restaurants — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WING
      Wingstop Inc.
      this stock
      $3.10B -52.4% +11.4% 26.8 15.6%
      MCD
      Mcdonalds Corp
      $189.26B -11.9% +3.7% 21.7 1.7%
      SBUX
      Starbucks Corp
      $118.22B +23.5% +2.8% 60.0 3.4%
      CMG
      Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
      $43.95B -4.6% +5.4% 31.9 3.1%
      YUM
      Yum Brands Inc
      $41.57B +0.7% +8.8% 19.2 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      425
      % held
      132.9%
      Net QoQ
      +1.6M sh
      Top holder
      FMR LLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      520
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      4.2M
      Days to cover
      3.3d
      Change
      -356.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      43%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      299
      Value
      $41.7K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      45.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Donna Shalala
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 24, 2019
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $696.9M
      Net income (FY)
      $174.3M
      EPS diluted
      $6.21
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $313.4M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $113.3K
      Shares
      719
      Filed
      May 29, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WING -0.2% -15.7% -56.2% -12.3% -52.4%
      SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
      vs SPY +1.7% -19.1% -67.4% -14.3% -64.2%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.33 / share · ex Aug 14, 2026
      Raised 10%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.23 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.08%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 27, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $313.40M

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1636222 CUSIP 974155103 13F (30d) 381 filings 375 filers Visit website Investor relations