Wingstop Inc (WING · NASDAQ)
WING · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 19, 2026
Price (last ~year)
Wingstop has beaten consensus in each of its last four quarters, including Q2 2026 EPS of $1.18 versus $1.02 expected, with quarterly revenue climbing to $185.6M from $175.7M a year prior and earnings up 19.8% YoY. The stock has rallied 26.6% over the past month to $131.72, though it remains 53.4% below its 52-week high and 22.3% under its 200-day moving average, with an RSI of 83 signaling overbought conditions. Leverage is elevated at 5.4x debt/EBITDA on $1.27B of total debt, and free cash flow was negative $11.3M last quarter as capex of $18.2M outpaced operating cash flow of $6.9M. Citigroup recently trimmed its target to $191 from $208 while keeping a Buy rating, against an analyst consensus target of $192.69.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.59B
- P/E
- 31.21
- PEG
- 1.217
- P/S
- 4.979
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.79
- Beta
- 1.806
- Analyst target
- $192.69
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 49.4%
- Operating margin
- 29.8%
- Profit margin
- 16.2%
- ROE
- 0.0%
- ROA
- 19.0%
Price movement
- Last
- $131.72
- 1-month
- +26.6%
- 3-month
- -2.1%
- RSI (14)
- 83
- vs SMA200
- -22.3%
- 52-wk position
- 18.3% -53.4% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $185.6M | $54.6M | $31.3M | $61.8M |
| 2026-03-31 | $183.7M | $53.3M | $29.9M | $57.2M |
| 2025-12-31 | $175.7M | $47.8M | $26.8M | $53.2M |
| 2025-09-30 | $175.7M | $51.0M | $28.5M | $55.1M |
Recent news
- Neutral Wingstop Coming to Parsippany's Route 46 Shopping Center · 2026-10-18
- Somewhat-Bearish Citigroup cuts Wingstop target to USD 191 for Wingstop stock · 2026-10-18
- Somewhat-Bullish Wingstop Coming to Parsippany · 2026-10-17
- Neutral Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Price Target Cut to $191.00 by Analysts at Citigroup · 2026-10-16
- Neutral Wingstop Stock Has a New Candy Flavor But Will It Help Traffic · 2026-10-15
- Somewhat-Bullish B.A. Schrock Wealth Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Wingstop Inc. $WING · 2026-10-15
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)