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Wingstop
Guidance from Wingstop’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Jul 23, 2026
Data checked
Jul 23, 2026
What changed in the Jul 23, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (Apr 28, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | Depreciation and amortization | for FY2026 | “approximately $30 million” | “approximately $33 million” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Domestic same store sales growth | for FY2026 | — | “A decline of 4% to 6%” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | SG&A | for FY2026 | “$146 - $149 million” | “$140 - $143 million” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Stock-based compensation expense | for FY2026 | “approximately $28 million” | “approximately $24 million” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Global unit growth rate | for FY2026 | “15% to 16%” | “15% to 16%” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Interest expense, net | for FY2026 | “approximately $43 million” | “approximately $43 million” | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | “approximately $33 million” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Domestic same store sales growth | “A decline of 4% to 6%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Jul 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Global unit growth rate | “15% to 16%” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Interest expense, net | “approximately $43 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Restructuring charges (included in SG&A) | “$3 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 17, 2026 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| SG&A | “$140 - $143 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Stock-based compensation expense | “approximately $24 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
Long term
No period stated
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterly dividend | “$0.33 per share of common stock” | — | Declared action | Jul 29, 2025 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| Share repurchase program | “up to an additional $300.0 million” | — | Declared action | Apr 28, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Share repurchase program authorization | “up to an additional $500.0 million” | — | Declared action | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
How one item moved
Interest expense, net, for FY2025 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | Long-term | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 3 statements | 4 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Domestic same store sales growth | 1 statement | 3 statements | 1 statement | — | — |
| Global net new units | — | 1 statement | 1 statement | — | — |
| Global unit growth rate | 3 statements | 3 statements | — | — | — |
| Interest expense, net | 3 statements | 4 statements | — | — | — |
The full record for Wingstop and its Restaurants peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.
Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | FY2026 Q2 | 0001628280-26-050401 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Apr 28, 2026 | FY2026 Q1 | 0001636222-26-000015 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 17, 2026 | FY2025 Q4 | 0001636222-26-000006 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 3, 2025 | FY2025 Q3 | 0001636222-25-000107 | 9 | Open filing ↗ |
| Jul 29, 2025 | FY2025 Q2 | 0001636222-25-000097 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| Apr 29, 2025 | FY2025 Q1 | 0001636222-25-000056 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Feb 18, 2025 | FY2024 Q4 | 0001636222-25-000004 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Oct 29, 2024 | FY2024 Q3 | 0001636222-24-000130 | 5 | Open filing ↗ |
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