---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001636222-23-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WING"
cik: "0001636222"
company_name: "Wingstop Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T04:58:01.244930+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wingstop Q4 net income +155% to $17.6M; domestic same store sales +8.7%; declares $0.19 dividend

## Summary
- Q4 total revenue $104.9M (+45.6% YoY); net income $17.6M ($0.59 diluted EPS) vs $6.9M ($0.23) prior year.
- Domestic same store sales +8.7% in Q4; full year +3.4%; 19th consecutive year of positive comps.
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $34.7M (+71.6% YoY); full year $108.8M (+23.1%).
- System-wide sales $2.7B (+16.8%); 228 net new units in 2022, total 1,959 locations (+13.2%).
- Quarterly dividend of $0.19 per share declared, payable March 31, 2023 to holders of record March 10, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001636222-23-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WING
- cik: 0001636222
- company_name: Wingstop Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622223000005/0001636222-23-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622223000005/wing-20230221.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636222-23-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Wingstop Inc. reported fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $357.5 million, net income $52.9 million, EPS $1.77 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $357.5 million
  - Net income: $52.9 million
  - EPS: $1.77 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue increased 26.6% to $357.5 million ▪ Net income increased 24.1% to $52.9 million, or $1.77 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622223000005/0001636222-23-000005-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Wingstop Inc. reported fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $104.9 million, net income $17.6 million, EPS $0.59 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $104.9 million
  - Net income: $17.6 million
  - EPS: $0.59 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total revenue increased 45.6% to $104.9 million ▪ Net income increased 155.2% to $17.6 million, or $0.59 per diluted share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622223000005/0001636222-23-000005-index.htm

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