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

Wingstop (WING) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.14 for Q1 2026, down 66.89% on a YoY basis from 0.43 in Q1 2025, and down 66.7% quarter-over-quarter from 0.43 in Q4 2025.

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

Wingstop has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.14 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 66.89% year-over-year to 0.14; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.22 (down 39.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.31, up 12.23% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.14, down from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 78.27 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.83 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 4.98 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 21193.38% — and 2025, when it sank 547.58%.
  • Wingstop's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.31 in 2022, then soared by 1153.06% to 3.94 in 2023, then sank by 105.13% to 0.2 in 2024, then surged by 312.56% to 0.43 in 2025, then slumped by 66.7% to 0.14 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025), and 0.11 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.69
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.39
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.01
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Wingstop 4.45 Bn 4.30 Bn 159.01 Mn 0.14

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 0.14
Dec 27, 2025 0.43
Sep 27, 2025 0.11
Jun 28, 2025 -0.83
Mar 29, 2025 0.43
Dec 28, 2024 -0.20
Sep 28, 2024 0.12
Jun 29, 2024 0.19
Mar 30, 2024 0.16
Dec 30, 2023 3.94
Sep 30, 2023 0.19
Jul 1, 2023 0.46
Apr 1, 2023 0.19
Dec 31, 2022 0.31
Sep 24, 2022 0.33
Jun 25, 2022 78.27
Mar 26, 2022 0.35
Dec 25, 2021 -0.31
Sep 25, 2021 0.47
Jun 26, 2021 0.37