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Wingstop (WING) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 12 consecutive years, with 0.33% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 7.0% year-over-year to 0.33%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.33%, up 7.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.29%, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.33% in Q1 2026 for Wingstop, up from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.44% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.19% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.31%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed decreased -18bps in 2022 and then increased 15bps in 2024.
  • Wingstop's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.26% in 2022, then surged by 48bps to 0.38% in 2023, then fell by -16bps to 0.32% in 2024, then fell by -11bps to 0.29% in 2025, then increased by 16bps to 0.33% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.33%, 0.29%, and 0.27% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.