Wingstop Inc.(WING)— Stock Profile, AI Score & Financials
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Wingstop Inc. (WING) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Consumer Discretionary sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores WING at 62.4/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #715 of 2,962 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. WING scores in the top quartile across balance sheet strength (94.5). Areas of concern include institutional flow (35.4), which score below median versus the broader universe. Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 29.6/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Wingstop Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $185.6M, net income of $31.3M, an operating margin of 29.4%. Top institutional holders of WING by reported 13-F value include FMR, BlackRock, Darsana Capital Partners, based on the most recent SEC filings. WING trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1636222. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate WING daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Wingstop Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR.
AI Quality Score
62.4/100
AI Rank
#715
Revenue
$185.6M
Net Income
$31.3M
Free Cash Flow
$-11.3M
Operating Margin
29.4%
WING key financials by period
Wingstop Inc. reported revenue, net income and margins by fiscal period, from SEC filings.
Period
Form
Revenue
Net income
Operating margin
FY 2025
10-K
$696.9M
$174.3M
25.7%
FY 2024
10-K
$625.8M
$108.7M
26.5%
FY 2023
10-K
$460.1M
$70.2M
24.5%
FY 2022
10-K
$357.5M
$52.9M
25.7%
FY 2021
10-K
$282.5M
$42.7M
26.1%
FY 2020
10-K
$248.8M
$23.3M
23.1%
Institutions holding WING
Institutional investors reporting a position in Wingstop Inc. on SEC Form 13F.
AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-07-29 — Q2 FY2026 (thirteen weeks ended June 27, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total revenue rose 6.4% YoY to $185.6M as net new franchise development ($11.2M) more than offset a 7.5% decline in domestic same-store sales.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other$86.8M+8.7% YoY
$11.2M from net new franchise restaurant development and $0.8M higher vendor rebates, partly offset by $5.0M decline tied to 7.5% drop in domestic same store sales
Advertising fees$64.5M+4.2% YoY
Driven by a 5.3% increase in system-wide sales
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $185.6M+6.4% YoY
Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other$86.8M+8.7% YoY
$11.2M from net new franchise restaurant development and $0.8M higher vendor rebates, partly offset by $5.0M decline tied to 7.5% drop in domestic same store sales
Advertising fees$64.5M+4.2% YoY
Driven by a 5.3% increase in system-wide sales
Company-owned restaurant sales$34.2M+5.3% YoY
Three additional corporate stores opened or acquired since the prior year period
Largest Expense Items
Advertising expenses$68.4M+4.4% YoY
Recognized concurrently with the related revenue
Selling, general and administrative$30.2M-8.2% YoY
$2.3M lower stock compensation from forfeitures and $1.6M lower payroll costs, partly offset by $1.5M higher professional fees
Cost of sales$25.1M+2.7% YoY
Food, beverage and packaging costs fell to 35.2% of company-owned sales on a 9.1% drop in bone-in chicken wing costs
Depreciation and amortization$7.2M+15.9% YoY
Capital expenditures placed in service related to technology investments
Margins: Operating income grew 20.8% to $54.6M as cost of sales fell to 73.3% of company-owned restaurant sales (from 75.2%) on lower bone-in wing costs, while SG&A declined on lower stock compensation and payroll.
Watch Items from the Filing
Domestic same store sales fell 7.5% for the quarter (8.1% YTD), with company-owned domestic same-store sales down 2.5%.
Effective tax rate rose to 29.9% from 27.2% YoY, driven by higher state income taxes and other non-deductible items.
No fixed-price contracts exist for bone-in chicken wings, which were ~19.4% of company-owned restaurant cost of sales; a hypothetical 10% cost increase would add ~$1.0M in costs.
Board authorized an additional $300.0M share repurchase in March 2026; $313.4M remained available as of June 27, 2026.
Company recorded a $5.0M allowance for credit losses against its $89.0M carrying-value preference share investment in UK master franchisee LPH.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
