Wingstop (WING) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Wingstop has reported Return on Capital Employed for 12 years, with the latest figure at 33.33% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 715.0% year-over-year to 33.33%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 33.33% (up 715.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.79%, down 725.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 33.33%, up from 28.67% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 43.96% in Q3 2024, with the low at 18.57% in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 31.08% across 5 years, with a median of 28.67% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1761 bps — and 2024, when it soared 1479 bps.
• Wingstop's Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.88% in 2022, then soared by 48 bps to 38.33% in 2023, then decreased by 16 bps to 32.28% in 2024, then declined by 11 bps to 28.67% in 2025, then increased by 16 bps to 33.33% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 33.33% (Q1 2026), 28.67% (Q4 2025), and 27.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.