Wingstop (WING) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)

Wingstop (WING) posted Tax Rate of 26.35% for Q1 2026, down 8.46% on a QoQ basis from 28.78% in Q4 2025, and up 126.0% year-over-year from 11.66% in Q1 2025.

Wingstop (WING) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wingstop's Tax Rate history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 26.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 126.0% year-over-year to 26.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.63% (up 192.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.53%, up 39.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 26.35% for Q1 2026 at Wingstop, down from 28.78% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 28.78% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 18.67% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 25.71% and a median of 25.39% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate tumbled 981 bps — and 2023, when it surged 873 bps.
  • Wingstop's Tax Rate stood at 24.69% in 2022, then rose by 0 bps to 24.71% in 2023, then increased by 10 bps to 27.16% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 28.78% in 2025, then declined by 8 bps to 26.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WING's Tax Rate at 26.35% in Q1 2026, 28.78% in Q4 2025, and 28.26% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 29.84%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.41%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 27.21%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37%
10 Wingstop 3.71 Bn 3.55 Bn 159.01 Mn 26.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 26.35%
Mar 28, 2026 26.35%
Mar 28, 2026 26.35%
Dec 27, 2025 28.78%
Dec 27, 2025 28.78%
Dec 27, 2025 28.78%
Sep 27, 2025 28.26%
Sep 27, 2025 28.26%
Sep 27, 2025 28.26%
Jun 28, 2025 27.21%
Jun 28, 2025 27.21%
Jun 28, 2025 27.21%
Mar 29, 2025 25.08%
Mar 29, 2025 25.08%
Mar 29, 2025 25.08%
Dec 28, 2024 27.16%
Dec 28, 2024 27.16%
Dec 28, 2024 27.16%
Sep 28, 2024 27.49%
Sep 28, 2024 27.49%