---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000908315-23-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WINA"
cik: "0000908315"
company_name: "WINMARK CORP"
filed_at: "2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T22:17:31.801875+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Winmark Q3 EPS $3.05 beats $2.93 YoY; declares $9.40 special dividend

## Summary
- Q3 net income $11.15M ($3.05 diluted EPS) vs $10.37M ($2.93) in Q3 2022.
- Nine-month net income $30.46M ($8.40 EPS) vs $29.25M ($8.11) year-over-year.
- Quarterly cash dividend $0.80 per share; special dividend $9.40 per share (~$32.8M total).
- Both dividends payable Dec 1, 2023 to holders of record Nov 15, 2023.
- Total 2023 dividends reach $12.50 per share, up from $5.55 per share in 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000908315-23-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WINA
- cik: 0000908315
- company_name: WINMARK CORP
- filed_at: 2023-10-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831523000040/0000908315-23-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831523000040/wina-20231018x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000908315-23-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000908315-23-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000908315-23-000040.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WINMARK CORP reported the quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $11,149,800, EPS $3.05 per share diluted.
  - Period: the quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $11,149,800
  - EPS: $3.05 per share diluted
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Winmark Corporation (Nasdaq: WINA) announced today net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 of $11,149,800 or $3.05 per share diluted compared to net income of $10,368,600 or $2.93 per share diluted in 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831523000040/0000908315-23-000040-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  WINMARK CORP reported the nine months ended September 30, 2023 results: net income $30,461,300, EPS $8.40 per share diluted.
  - Period: the nine months ended September 30, 2023
  - Net income: $30,461,300
  - EPS: $8.40 per share diluted
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net income was $30,461,300 or $8.40 per share diluted compared to net income of $29,248,300 or $8.11 per share diluted for the same period last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831523000040/0000908315-23-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.