Wingstop (WING) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) posted FCF Margin of 23.76% for Q1 2026, down 44.79% on a QoQ basis from 43.04% in Q4 2025, and up 1367.0% year-over-year from 1.62% in Q1 2025.

Wingstop (WING) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop's FCF Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 23.76% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1367.0% year-over-year to 23.76% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.41% (up 330.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.06%, down 349.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 23.76% for Q1 2026 at Wingstop, down from 43.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 43.04% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 4.46% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 20.77% and a median of 23.02% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin surged 4379 bps — and 2025, when it sank 3233 bps.
  • Wingstop's FCF Margin stood at 20.68% in 2022, then sank by 94 bps to 1.29% in 2023, then soared by 1781 bps to 24.32% in 2024, then soared by 77 bps to 43.04% in 2025, then tumbled by 45 bps to 23.76% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WING's FCF Margin at 23.76% in Q1 2026, 43.04% in Q4 2025, and 35.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 Wingstop 3.71 Bn 3.55 Bn 159.01 Mn 23.76%

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 23.76%
Dec 27, 2025 43.04%
Sep 27, 2025 35.08%
Jun 28, 2025 -4.46%
Mar 29, 2025 10.10%
Dec 28, 2024 24.32%
Sep 28, 2024 23.02%
Jun 29, 2024 27.87%
Mar 30, 2024 22.98%
Dec 30, 2023 1.29%
Sep 30, 2023 30.18%
Jul 1, 2023 11.58%
Apr 1, 2023 28.86%
Dec 31, 2022 20.68%
Sep 24, 2022 32.92%
Jun 25, 2022 1.90%
Mar 26, 2022 19.92%
Dec 25, 2021 -23.11%
Sep 25, 2021 21.51%
Jun 26, 2021 16.77%