Wingstop (WING) Gross Margin (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) reported Gross Margin of 86.55% for Q1 2026, down 11.0% on a YoY basis from 97.24% in Q1 2025, and up 0.56% quarter-over-quarter from 86.07% in Q4 2025.

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

Wingstop has reported Gross Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 86.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 11.0% year-over-year to 86.55%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 86.2% (up 51.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 86.22%, up 86.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 86.55%, up from 86.07% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 86.65% in Q1 2025, with the low at 79.43% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 84.69% across 5 years, with a median of 85.0% in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for Gross Margin was 615 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 178 bps in 2022.
  • Wingstop's Gross Margin stood at 83.7% in 2022, then advanced by 1 bps to 84.51% in 2023, then rose by 1 bps to 85.59% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 86.07% in 2025, then increased by 1 bps to 86.55% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 86.55% (Q1 2026), 86.07% (Q4 2025), and 86.15% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Wingstop 4.45 Bn 4.30 Bn 159.01 Mn 86.55%

Historic Data

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Mar 28, 2026 86.55%
Dec 27, 2025 86.07%
Sep 27, 2025 86.15%
Jun 28, 2025 86.00%
Mar 29, 2025 86.65%
Dec 28, 2024 85.59%
Sep 28, 2024 85.00%
Jun 29, 2024 85.44%
Mar 30, 2024 85.41%
Dec 30, 2023 84.51%
Sep 30, 2023 84.95%
Jul 1, 2023 84.47%
Apr 1, 2023 84.64%
Dec 31, 2022 83.70%
Sep 24, 2022 83.03%
Jun 25, 2022 82.22%
Mar 26, 2022 79.43%
Dec 25, 2021 79.56%
Sep 25, 2021 76.88%
Jun 26, 2021 80.80%