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Wingstop (WING) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $133.3 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $132.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.46% on a QoQ basis from $128.9 million in Q4 2025.

Wingstop (WING) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $133.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses changed 0.36% year-over-year to $133.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $518.0 million (up 5.73% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $517.6 million, up 12.47% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $133.3 million, up from $128.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $133.3 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $59.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $103.1 million (2024), against an average of $101.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses surged 52.59%; it then gained 0.36% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $76.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 27.96% to $97.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 23.38% to $120.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.4% to $128.9 million in 2025, then gained by 3.46% to $133.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $133.3 million (Q1 2026), $128.9 million (Q4 2025), and $126.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Wingstop 4.35 Bn 4.20 Bn 159.01 Mn 133.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 133.32 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 128.86 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 126.78 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 129.10 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 132.83 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 119.98 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 122.68 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 114.48 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 103.05 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 97.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 86.45 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 80.72 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 83.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 76.00 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 68.59 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 61.40 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 59.60 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 57.81 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 44.95 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 55.10 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 50.89 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 53.20 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 49.69 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 46.57 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 41.97 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 44.29 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 37.93 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 38.28 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 36.28 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 31.83 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 27.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 27.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 27.82 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 26.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 24.43 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 23.39 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 24.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 31.06 Mn
Sep 24, 2016 15.73 Mn
Jun 25, 2016 15.48 Mn
Mar 26, 2016 14.45 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 14.07 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 13.28 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 16.83 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 14.08 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 14.83 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 12.41 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 11.26 Mn