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Wingstop (WING) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $59.4 million for Q1 2026, up 219.07% year-on-year from $18.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 205.16% on a QoQ basis from $19.5 million in Q4 2025.

Wingstop (WING) has 13 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $59.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 219.07% year-over-year to $59.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $146.4 million (up 78.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $105.6 million, changed 0.05% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $59.4 million, up from $19.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $76.7 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$39.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $18.6 million (2025), against an average of $23.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow jumped 679.46%; it then slumped 2473.16% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $18.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 90.92% to $1.6 million in 2023, then plunged by 2473.16% to -$39.0 million in 2024, then surged by 149.89% to $19.5 million in 2025, then soared by 205.16% to $59.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $59.4 million (Q1 2026), $19.5 million (Q4 2025), and $76.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Wingstop 4.35 Bn 4.20 Bn 159.01 Mn 59.36 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 59.36 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 59.36 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 19.45 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 19.45 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 76.68 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 76.68 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -9.11 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -9.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 18.61 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 18.61 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -38.99 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -38.99 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 67.78 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 67.78 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 34.76 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 34.76 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 42.13 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 42.13 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 1.64 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 1.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 35.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 35.34 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 12.41 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 12.41 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 31.38 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 31.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.10 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 17.43 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 17.43 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 1.59 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 1.59 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 15.18 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 15.18 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 -16.65 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 -16.65 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 12.22 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 12.22 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 11.50 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 11.50 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 13.79 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 13.79 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 22.48 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 22.48 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 20.11 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 20.11 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 12.05 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 12.05 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 10.89 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 10.89 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 31.08 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 31.08 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 -1.55 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 -1.55 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 92,000.00
Jun 29, 2019 92,000.00
Mar 30, 2019 8.96 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 8.96 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 7.05 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 7.05 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 11.51 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 11.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 7.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 7.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.03 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 6.87 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 6.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 8.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 8.77 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 2.32 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 2.32 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 6.95 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 6.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 5.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 5.20 Mn
Sep 24, 2016 5.59 Mn
Sep 24, 2016 5.59 Mn
Jun 25, 2016 1.48 Mn
Jun 25, 2016 1.48 Mn
Mar 26, 2016 7.56 Mn
Mar 26, 2016 7.56 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 5.39 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 5.39 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 6.02 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 6.02 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 -1.89 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 -1.89 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 2.42 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 2.42 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 3.33 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 3.33 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 2.89 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 2.89 Mn