# Wingstop Inc. (WING) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $109.20, market value $3.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 25.8×** (5-yr avg 83.5×, 3-yr avg 75.2×). Wingstop Inc. trades at 25.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 83.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 20.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.30**. A PEG of 0.30 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.1×.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.5×**. Enterprise value is 17.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.3%** (5-yr avg 1.1%). Free cash flow equals 4.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 3.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 27.9%**. 27.9% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 25.0%**. 25.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -23.7%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 57.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 57.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.4%** (3-yr 24.9%/yr, 5-yr 22.9%/yr). Revenue grew 11.4% over the last year, against 22.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 67.8%** (3-yr 52.0%/yr, 5-yr 51.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 67.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 26.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 26.4% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.5×**. It would take 4.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.62**. A Z-score of 1.62 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.21%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). Wingstop Inc. yields 1.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 19%** (26% of free cash flow). 19% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -27.0%/yr** (1-yr 16.3%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (27 analysts). 27 analysts cover Wingstop Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $202.89 (+86% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -64.5%** (YTD -54.0%, 3-mo -23.2%). The shares are down 64.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -64.7%** (3.6% above the low). Trading 65% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.03** (volatility 61%). Beta of 1.03 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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