Wingstop (WING) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)
Wingstop posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 33.33% for Q1 2026, up 715.0% year-on-year from 4.09% in Q1 2025, and up 16.23% on a QoQ basis from 28.67% in Q4 2025.
Wingstop (WING) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 43.96% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 18.57% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 28.67% (2025), against an average of 31.08%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed plunged 1761 bps; it then soared 1479 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.88% in 2022, then jumped by 48 bps to 38.33% in 2023, then slipped by 16 bps to 32.28% in 2024, then fell by 11 bps to 28.67% in 2025, then rose 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 14.71% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 52.50% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 24.19% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 10.29% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 14.06% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 3.91% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 17.54% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 81.97% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Wingstop | 4.35 Bn | 4.20 Bn | 159.01 Mn | 33.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 33.33% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 28.67% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 27.42% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 26.17% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 26.18% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 32.28% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 43.96% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 41.56% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 41.00% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 38.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.42% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 26.77% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 28.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.88% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 22.56% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 18.57% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 34.11% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 34.29% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 37.03% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 36.18% |
| Mar 27, 2021 | 38.27% |
| Dec 26, 2020 | 34.75% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 36.74% |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 36.57% |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 33.78% |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 31.98% |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 34.97% |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 32.39% |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 34.94% |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 35.90% |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 37.39% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 36.16% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 34.91% |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 33.42% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 34.17% |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 31.68% |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 31.32% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 30.63% |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 27.82% |
| Jun 25, 2016 | 25.42% |
| Mar 26, 2016 | 21.42% |
| Dec 26, 2015 | 18.54% |
| Sep 26, 2015 | 15.58% |