NASDAQ$WING

Wingstop Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Wingstop reported Q4 2025, revenue of $175.7M, net income of $26.8M, diluted EPS of $0.96.

For Q4 2025, Wingstop reported revenue of $175.7M, net income of $26.8M, diluted EPS was $0.96, adjusted diluted EPS was $1.00. Management discusses segment performance, capital allocation, and outlook in the earnings filing.

  • Revenue $175.7M.
  • Net income $26.8M.
  • Diluted EPS $0.96.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS $1.00.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$176M

Previous: $162M+8.6%
EPS (adj)

$1.00

Previous: $0.92+8.7%
Number of system-wide restaurants

3.1K

Previous: 2.6K+19.2%
Number of domestic franchise restaurants

2.5K

Previous: 2.2K+17.4%
Number of international franchise restaurants

470

Previous: 359+30.9%
Domestic AUV

$2M

Previous: $2.14M-6.5%
Domestic same store sales growth

-5.8%

Previous: 10.1%-157.4%
Company-owned domestic same store sales growth

1.6%

Previous: 3.8%-57.9%
Adjusted EBITDA

$61.9M

Previous: $56.3M+9.8%
Net new system-wide restaurant openings

124

No prior period
Net Income

$26.8M

Previous: $26.8M+0.2%
Operating Income

$46.8M

Previous: $41.8M+11.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Wingstop · Revenue · Quarterly

$176M

Q4 2025+8.6%vs Q4 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Wingstop · $117M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other
    $53.2M+31.8%
  • Advertising fees
    $40M+24.3%
  • Company-owned restaurant sales
    $24M+18.8%

Forward guidance

The release discusses Wingstop's outlook for upcoming periods, including capital allocation, operating priorities, and market risks, without relying solely on numeric EPS bridges.

Tailwinds

  • Wingstop cites operational execution and demand trends supporting the outlook.
  • Balance sheet and liquidity actions aim to fund growth and returns.
  • Management issued or reiterated multi-quarter growth and margin targets.

Headwinds

  • Macro, pricing, and input-cost volatility could pressure margins.
  • Segment mix and one-time items may affect quarter-to-quarter comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+2.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

31 / 49 earnings

Positive

+26.6%

Q2 2022

Best reaction

-22.0%

Q3 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.8%-13.0%-9.3%
Q4 2025+10.8%-1.4%-25.4%
Q3 2025+10.8%+11.3%+22.8%
Q1 2025+14.5%+16.8%+48.2%
Q4 2024-13.4%-22.7%-29.6%
Q3 2024-22.0%-19.5%-10.9%
Q2 2024-1.3%-6.4%+2.5%
Q1 2024-0.8%+2.9%-4.2%
Q4 2023+3.0%+7.7%+9.8%
Q3 2023+8.7%+13.0%+32.8%
Q2 2023-1.7%-0.9%-5.7%
Q1 2023+4.1%+3.6%-0.8%
Q4 2022+4.8%+4.2%+10.9%
Q3 2022+17.5%+17.5%+15.3%
Q2 2022+26.6%+24.3%+16.1%
Q1 2022-1.4%-9.4%-12.4%
Q4 2021-1.5%-15.3%-16.7%
Q3 2021-2.6%+1.1%-7.7%
Q2 2021+2.5%+0.5%+1.1%
Q1 2021+6.7%+8.0%-3.7%
Q4 2020-16.0%-20.9%-20.8%
Q3 2020+1.6%+13.7%+8.3%
Q2 2020+19.1%+22.0%+23.6%
Q1 2020+1.7%+4.6%-0.8%
Q4 2019-0.5%-4.2%-44.4%
Q3 2019-0.3%-8.0%-4.4%
Q2 2019-3.2%-1.3%+4.8%
Q1 2019+3.7%+3.6%+16.8%
Q4 2018+0.6%-1.2%+14.8%
Q3 2018-6.7%-7.1%-4.7%
Q2 2018+20.6%+20.6%+36.4%
Q1 2018+10.7%+12.7%+4.1%
Q4 2017-3.0%-0.1%+3.0%
Q3 2017+10.4%+8.7%+17.5%
Q2 2017+5.2%+6.7%+8.9%
Q1 2017+10.7%+5.8%+0.3%
Q4 2016-3.7%-6.8%+4.7%
Q3 2016+1.5%-1.5%+17.6%
Q2 2016+11.6%+16.8%+17.2%
Q1 2015+2.3%
Q1 2016+1.4%
Q4 2013+0.2%
Q1 2014+0.2%
Q4 2015+4.2%
Q3 2014-5.8%
Q3 2015-0.5%
Q2 2014+0.4%
Q4 2014+0.4%
Q2 2015+0.7%

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