Wingstop (WING) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)
Wingstop posted quarterly Operating Margin of 27.44% for Q1 2026, up 507.0% year-on-year from 4.52% in Q1 2025, and up 2.92% on a QoQ basis from 26.66% in Q4 2025.
Wingstop (WING) has 13 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 27.44% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 507.0% year-over-year to 27.44%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.98% (up 223.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.73%, down 74.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 27.44%, up from 26.66% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 29.31% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 21.79% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 25.99% (2022), against an average of 25.67%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin soared 779 bps; it then sank 695 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 27.53% in 2022, then decreased by 15 bps to 23.47% in 2023, then gained by 10 bps to 25.86% in 2024, then grew by 3 bps to 26.66% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 27.44% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 27.44% (Q1 2026), 26.66% (Q4 2025), and 27.86% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Wingstop | 4.35 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 159.01 Mn | 27.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 27.44% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 26.66% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 27.86% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 25.95% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 22.36% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 25.86% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 24.50% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 26.47% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 29.31% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 23.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.18% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 24.69% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 23.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.53% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 25.99% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 26.71% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 21.79% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 19.74% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 31.67% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 25.54% |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 28.01% |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 15.93% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 22.35% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 29.55% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 24.30% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 16.72% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 54.62% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 21.18% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 24.50% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 21.42% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 26.80% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 25.59% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 24.05% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 26.25% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 25.92% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 25.52% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 33.35% |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 27.88% |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 31.86% |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 34.56% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 31.63% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 30.59% |
| Jun 27, 2015 | 12.51% |
| Mar 28, 2015 | 26.02% |
| Dec 27, 2014 | 17.85% |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 24.44% |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 30.94% |