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Wingstop Inc.

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Wingstop Inc.

WING·NASDAQ·Trade & Services·CIK 0001636222

Wingstop Inc. is the world's largest fast casual chicken wings-focused restaurant chain, operating over 3,050 locations globally. The company, which began in Garland, Texas in 1994 and started franchising in 1997, serves classic wings, boneless wings, tenders, and chicken sandwiches. These items are always cooked to order and hand-sauced-and-tossed in 12 distinct flavors. Wingstop also offers seasoned fries, fresh, hand-cut carrots and celery, and in-house made ranch and bleu cheese dips. The company does not use heat lamps or microwaves in food preparation. Wingstop Inc. primarily operates as a franchisor, with approximately 98% of its restaurants owned and operated by independent franchisees. The company generates revenue by charging royalties, advertising fees, and franchise fees to its franchisees, and by operating a number of its own restaurants. For reporting purposes, Wingstop operates in a single segment. Wingstop Inc.'s common stock has traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "WING" since 2015.

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 13 items for WING at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-29, rated 8/10. Across its 13 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 9 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for WING spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, PRE 14A.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Wingstop Q2 2026: Domestic same-store sales plunge 7.5%, full-year outlook cut
  • Wingstop Q2 Same-Store Sales Plunge 7.5%, Full-Year Outlook Cut
  • Wingstop Q2 Earnings: 7.5% Same-Store Sales Drop, Cuts Full-Year Outlook; Names New Legal Chief
  • Shareholders Grant Board Power to Amend Bylaws, Ratify Stricter Governance Rules
  • Wingstop Reports Q1 Same-Store Sales Decline, Negative Guidance; Boosts Dividend & Repurchases Shares

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 27, 2025
Revenue
$696.85M
Net Income
$174.27M
Diluted EPS
$6.21
Op. Cash Flow
$153.06M
Free Cash Flow
$105.62M
Operating Income
$179.29M
Cash & Equivalents
$196.57M
Total Debt
$1.21B
Debt / Equity
-1.64×
Net Margin
25.0%
Shares Outstanding
27.54M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-18 · accession 0001636222-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

3.74 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,957,759 shares in WING as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 13.4% increase from the prior period — about 3.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 61.4% of WING volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,957,759 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 13.4%
Days to cover3.74 at avg daily volume of 1,325,830
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)61.4% of 282,796 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume51.1%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$106.89
52-week range · as of 2026-07-29 $106.89 – $381.45
Market cap
$2.91B
Volume
734.4K (0.6× avg)
3-mo avg 1.3M
Live data · 2026-10-05 04:24 UTC · Market overnight

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WING
Jul 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $139.30
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$32.41 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Jul 29, 2026, 7:54 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $138.35
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$31.46 (-23%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Jul 29, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $136.00
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$29.11 (-21%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
May 22, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $140.59
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$33.70 (-24%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Apr 29, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $164.01
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$57.12 (-35%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Apr 29, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $170.00
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$63.11 (-37%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Apr 02, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $149.46
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$42.57 (-28%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Mar 23, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT
Filing Type: PRE 14A
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $186.30
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$79.41 (-43%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Mar 11, 2026, 8:31 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $210.92
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$104.02 (-49%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Mar 11, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $217.50
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$110.61 (-51%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Feb 18, 2026, 4:02 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $279.08
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$172.19 (-62%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Feb 18, 2026, 7:45 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $258.99
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$152.10 (-59%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
WING
Jan 13, 2026, 5:57 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $276.00
Real-time Price: $106.89 info
Change: -$169.11 (-61%) info
Market Cap: $2.912B info
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