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

Wingstop (WING) posted Free Cash Flow of $43.7 million for Q1 2026, down 42.27% on a QoQ basis from $75.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 152.76% year-over-year from $17.3 million in Q1 2025.

Wingstop (WING) Free Cash Flow (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop's Free Cash Flow history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $43.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 152.76% year-over-year to $43.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $173.2 million (up 26.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $146.8 million, down 4.48% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $43.7 million for Q1 2026 at Wingstop, down from $75.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $75.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$7.8 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $29.0 million and a median of $31.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow soared 2295.74% — and 2025, when it plunged 117.92%.
  • Wingstop's Free Cash Flow stood at $21.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 92.42% to $1.6 million in 2023, then surged by 2295.74% to $39.4 million in 2024, then soared by 92.12% to $75.6 million in 2025, then sank by 42.27% to $43.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WING's Free Cash Flow at $43.7 million in Q1 2026, $75.6 million in Q4 2025, and $61.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 379.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 227.47 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 166.68 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 27.72 Mn
10 Wingstop 3.71 Bn 3.55 Bn 159.01 Mn 43.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 43.66 Mn
Mar 28, 2026 43.66 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 75.62 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 75.62 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 61.65 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 61.65 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -7.78 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 -7.78 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 17.27 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 17.27 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 39.36 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 39.36 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 37.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 37.40 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 43.39 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 43.39 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 33.50 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 33.50 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 1.64 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 1.64 Mn