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Wingstop — Jul 29, 2025 release

Fiscal 2025 second-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001636222-25-000097
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Domestic same store sales growth
“Approximately 1%”
Period
FY2025
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Global unit growth rate for FY2025
“17% to 18%”
Interest expense, net for FY2025
“approximately $39 million”
Domestic same store sales growth for FY2025
“Approximately 1%”
SG&A for FY2025
“approximately $140 million, which includes system implementation costs of approximately $4.5 million”
System implementation costs (included in SG&A) for FY2025
“approximately $4.5 million”
Stock-based compensation expense for FY2025
“approximately $26 million”
Depreciation and amortization for FY2025
“between $28 and $29 million”
Quarterly dividend
“from $0.27 to $0.30 per share”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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2 Financial Outlook The Company is providing updated guidance for 2025: • Global unit growth rate of 17% to 18%, previously 16% to 17%, and; • Interest expense, net of approximately $39 million, previously $40 million. Additionally, the Company is reiterating the following guidance for 2025: • Approximately 1% domestic same store sales growth; • SG&A of approximately $140 million, which includes system implementation costs of approximately $4.5 million; • Stock-based compensation expense of approximately $26 million, and; • Depreciation and amortization of between $28 and $29 million. Restaurant Development As of June 28, 2025, there were 2,818 Wingstop restaurants system-wide. This included 2,411 restaurants in the United States, of which 2,357 were franchised restaurants and 54 were company-owned, and 407 franchised restaurants were in international markets, including U.S. territories. During the fiscal second quarter 2025, there were 129 net system-wide Wingstop restaurant openings. Quarterly Dividend In recognition of the Company’s strong cash flow generation and our commitment to returning value to stockholders, on July 29, 2025, our board of directors approved an increase in the quarterly dividend payable to Wingstop stockholders from $0.27 to $0.30 per share of common stock, resulting in a total dividend of approximately $8.4 million. This dividend will be paid on September 5, 2025 to stockholders of record as of August 15, 2025. The following definitions apply to these terms as
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