---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001636222-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WING"
cik: "0001636222"
company_name: "Wingstop Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T14:49:55.517780+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wingstop authorizes additional $300M share repurchase, effective immediately

## Summary
- Board authorized an additional $300M in share repurchases under the existing program.
- Since August 2023, Wingstop has repurchased ~$700M or ~2.6M shares total.
- In 2025 alone, over 1.2M shares were repurchased; ~$53.4M remained under prior authorization.
- CFO Alex Kaleida cites disciplined capital allocation and strong free cash flow as rationale.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001636222-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WING
- cik: 0001636222
- company_name: Wingstop Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622226000011/0001636222-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622226000011/wing-20260305.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636222-26-000011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636222-26-000011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636222-26-000011.txt

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