---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000908315-25-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WINA"
cik: "0000908315"
company_name: "WINMARK CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:49:34.933916+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Winmark Q3 EPS $3.02 flat YoY; declares $10 special dividend

## Summary
- Q3 net income $11.14M ($3.02 diluted EPS) vs $11.12M ($3.03) prior year; nine-month net income $31.69M ($8.61) up 4.3%.
- 1,377 operational franchises; 77 awarded but not open; over 2,800 available territories.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.96/share payable Dec 1, 2025 to record Nov 12, 2025.
- Special dividend of $10.00/share (~$35.6M total) payable same schedule, funded from cash on hand.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000908315-25-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WINA
- cik: 0000908315
- company_name: WINMARK CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831525000036/0000908315-25-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/908315/000090831525000036/wina-20251015x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000908315-25-000036.txt

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