Wingstop (WING) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) posted Debt Ratio of 1.86 for Q1 2026, up 6.93% on a QoQ basis from 1.74 in Q4 2025, and up 7.64% year-over-year from 1.73 in Q1 2025.

Wingstop (WING) Debt Ratio (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop's Debt Ratio history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.86 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 7.64% year-over-year to 1.86 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.86 (up 7.64% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.74, up 3.54% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 1.86 for Q1 2026 at Wingstop, up from 1.74 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 2.02 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 1.41 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 1.7 and a median of 1.7 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio plunged 34.74% — and 2023, when it climbed 16.29%.
  • Wingstop's Debt Ratio stood at 1.68 in 2022, then rose by 11.99% to 1.89 in 2023, then dropped by 10.68% to 1.68 in 2024, then gained by 3.54% to 1.74 in 2025, then climbed by 6.93% to 1.86 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WING's Debt Ratio at 1.86 in Q1 2026, 1.74 in Q4 2025, and 1.68 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 Wingstop 3.71 Bn 3.55 Bn 159.01 Mn 1.86

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 1.86
Dec 27, 2025 1.74
Sep 27, 2025 1.68
Jun 28, 2025 1.70
Mar 29, 2025 1.73
Dec 28, 2024 1.68
Sep 28, 2024 1.47
Jun 29, 2024 1.58
Mar 30, 2024 1.73
Dec 30, 2023 1.89
Sep 30, 2023 2.02
Jul 1, 2023 1.58
Apr 1, 2023 1.58
Dec 31, 2022 1.68
Sep 24, 2022 1.74
Jun 25, 2022 1.81
Mar 26, 2022 1.41
Dec 25, 2021 1.88
Sep 25, 2021 1.80
Jun 26, 2021 2.01