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Wingstop

NSQ:WING · US9741551033
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureMedium

360

39
EV / EBIT28
Price / Owner Earnings15
Owner Earnings Yield37
Dividend Yield61
Price/Sales7
EV / Gross Profit2
Price/Book87
Return on Capital98
Cash Return on Capital96
EBIT Margin100
Gross Profitability73
Cash Conversion17
Accruals46
Owner Earnings Margin98
Sales growth92
Profit Growth53
Long-Term EPS Growth92
Owner Earnings Growth13
Reinvestment77
Price momentum8
Debt load4
Refinancing85
Debt Payback36
Liquidity78
Analyst ratings84
Opinion Changes28
Price Target Upside94
Market mood85
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Wingstop clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2015
ISINUS9741551033
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Fast-Moving Consumer Goods

Description

Wingstop Inc. (Wingstop) operates as a fast casual chicken wings-focused restaurant chain in the world. The company is dedicated to serving the world flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and offering of classic wings, boneless wings, tend…

Analysis

Beloved champion

Wingstop Inc. sits in the top corner of our grid: excellent business, premium price; every investor already knows the story. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 52.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 19% a year, against analyst forecasts of 20%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
84
2023202420252026

All-time high

84

Jun 2026

All-time low

31

Jan 2023

Average rank

65

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
7
1
1
1
Price/Earnings
14
5
5
10
Price/Book
87
89
8
88
Dividend Yield
61
48
55
58
Value (overall)
37
25
6
25

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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