Wingstop (WING) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.19 for Q1 2026, up 76.02% on a QoQ basis from 0.11 in Q4 2025, and down 58.2% year-over-year from 0.47 in Q1 2025.

Wingstop (WING) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.19 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 58.2% year-over-year to 0.19 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.19 (down 14.02% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.22, up 17.43% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.19 for Q1 2026 at Wingstop, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 78.27 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.98 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 4.97 and a median of 0.2 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 22874.78% — and 2025, when it sank 754.41%.
  • Wingstop's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then soared by 1401.31% to 3.94 in 2023, then sank by 94.91% to 0.2 in 2024, then sank by 44.8% to 0.11 in 2025, then surged by 76.02% to 0.19 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WING's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.19 in Q1 2026, 0.11 in Q4 2025, and 0.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.69
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 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.46
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.22
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -
10 Wingstop 3.71 Bn 3.55 Bn 159.01 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.19
Dec 27, 2025 0.11
Sep 27, 2025 0.14
Jun 28, 2025 -0.98
Mar 29, 2025 0.47
Dec 28, 2024 0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.21
Jun 29, 2024 0.15
Mar 30, 2024 0.20
Dec 30, 2023 3.94
Sep 30, 2023 0.19
Jul 1, 2023 0.46
Apr 1, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 0.26
Sep 24, 2022 0.19
Jun 25, 2022 78.27
Mar 26, 2022 0.35
Dec 25, 2021 -0.31
Sep 25, 2021 0.41
Jun 26, 2021 0.34