---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001636222-26-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WING"
cik: "0001636222"
company_name: "Wingstop Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:01:11.189579+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wingstop Q1: same store sales -8.7%, system sales +5.9%; adjusted EBITDA +9.9%

## Summary
- System-wide sales $1.4B (+5.9% YoY) driven by 17% unit growth; domestic same store sales -8.7%.
- Net income $29.9M ($1.08 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $32.5M ($1.18 adjusted diluted EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $65.4M (+9.9% YoY); digital sales 72.5% of system-wide sales.
- 97 net new openings in Q1; domestic restaurant AUV $2.0M.
- Board declared $0.30/share dividend payable June 5, 2026 to holders of record May 15, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001636222-26-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WING
- cik: 0001636222
- company_name: Wingstop Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1636222/000163622226000015/0001636222-26-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622226000015/wing-20260428.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Wingstop Inc. reported fiscal first quarter ended March 28, 2026 results: revenue $183.7 million, net income $29.9 million, EPS $1.08 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal first quarter ended March 28, 2026
  - Revenue: $183.7 million
  - Net income: $29.9 million
  - EPS: $1.08 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ▪ Domestic restaurant AUV of $2.0 million ▪ Domestic same store sales decreased 8.7% vs. Q1 2025 ▪ Digital sales represented 72.5% of system-wide sales ▪ Total revenue of $183.7 million, an increase of 7.4%, vs. Q1 2025 ▪ Net income of $29.9 million, or $1.08 per diluted share ▪ Adjusted net income 1 of $32.5 million and adjusted earnings per diluted share 1 of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636222/000163622226000015/0001636222-26-000015-index.htm

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