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

Wingstop (WING) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 27.05% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Wingstop (WING) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop has reported Return on Invested Capital for 12 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.02% in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.04% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital slipped 4 bps — and 2024, when it increased 3 bps.
  • Wingstop's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then surged by 63 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 416 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then plunged by 148 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then advanced by 27 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.34 Bn 115.65 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.00%
2 Yum Brands 42.81 Bn 42.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.00%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.83 Bn 40.96 Bn 2.61 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 26.03 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.00%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.52 Bn 24.28 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.00%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.76 Bn 14.33 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.04 Bn 10.84 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.88 Bn 10.65 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.07%
9 Cava 10.56 Bn 10.17 Bn 797.57 Mn 0.00%
10 Wingstop 4.46 Bn 4.31 Bn 159.01 Mn -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 -0.01%
Dec 27, 2025 -0.01%
Sep 27, 2025 0.00%
Jun 28, 2025 0.00%
Mar 29, 2025 -0.01%
Dec 28, 2024 0.02%
Sep 28, 2024 0.00%
Jun 29, 2024 0.00%
Mar 30, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 30, 2023 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jul 1, 2023 0.00%
Apr 1, 2023 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.02%
Sep 24, 2022 0.00%
Jun 25, 2022 0.00%
Mar 26, 2022 0.00%
Dec 25, 2021 -0.01%
Sep 25, 2021 0.00%
Jun 26, 2021 0.00%