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Wingstop SVP and Chief Brand and People Officer Donnie Upshaw resigning Sept 10, 2026
Donnie Upshaw, SVP and Chief Brand and People Officer, resigns effective Sept 10, 2026.
Wingstop expands board to 11, elects Jay Snowden as Class II director
Board increased from 10 to 11 members; Jay Snowden elected as Class II director effective August 6, 2026.
Wingstop Q2 same-store sales -7.5%, net income +16.9% to $1.15 EPS; declares $0.33 dividend
System-wide sales $1.4B (+5.3% YoY); 102 net new openings (16% unit growth).
Wingstop annual meeting: shareholders approve bylaw changes; say-on-pay passes with narrow margin
Stockholders approved charter amendment giving board power to adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws; ratified prior bylaw amendments.
Wingstop Q1: same store sales -8.7%, system sales +5.9%; adjusted EBITDA +9.9%
System-wide sales $1.4B (+5.9% YoY) driven by 17% unit growth; domestic same store sales -8.7%.
Wingstop authorizes additional $300M share repurchase, effective immediately
Board authorized an additional $300M in share repurchases under the existing program.
Wingstop Q4 system-wide sales +9.3%, same-store sales -5.8%, adj. EPS $1.00; declares $0.30 dividend
Q4 system-wide sales $1.3B (+9.3%); domestic AUV $2.0M; digital 73.2% of sales.
Wingstop reinstates COO role, appoints Raj Kapoor; two executives to depart March 10
Raj Kapoor appointed Chief Operating Officer effective Jan 7, 2026; previously President of International.
Wingstop Q3: Record 114 net new stores; domestic same store sales down 5.6%; adj. EBITDA up 18.6%
Revenue $175.7M (+8.1% YoY); net income $28.5M ($1.02 diluted EPS) vs $25.8M ($0.92) in prior year.
Wingstop grants CEO Michael Skipworth $25M retention equity award
One-time retention award: 45,505 PSUs ($12.5M) and 45,505 RSUs ($12.5M) granted on Sept 11, 2025.
Wingstop Q2: Same-store sales down 1.9%, net income $0.96 EPS, 129 new openings, $0.30 dividend
System-wide sales up 13.9% to $1.3B; record 129 net new openings (19.8% unit growth).
Wingstop stockholders approve board declassification and removal of supermajority voting provisions
Stockholders approved amendment to declassify Board, providing for annual director elections (25,275,903 for, 80,840 against).
Wingstop Q1: adj. EPS $0.99, revenue +17%, record 126 new openings, $0.27 dividend
Total revenue $171.1M (+17.4% YoY); domestic same-store sales +0.5%.
Wingstop Q4 system-wide sales +27.6%, net income +42.2%; declares $0.27 dividend
Net income $26.8M ($0.92 EPS) vs $18.9M last year; revenue $161.8M (+27.4%).
Wingstop appoints Thomas Greco to Board, expanding size to ten
Thomas Greco elected as Class I director effective Dec 16, 2024; board size increased from 9 to 10.
Wingstop enters $250M accelerated share repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
Company paid $250M to Goldman Sachs on Dec 9, 2024 for initial delivery of ~551,325 shares of common stock.
Wingstop authorizes additional $500M share repurchase; plans $250M ASR in Q4 2024
Board authorized $500M additional repurchase; prior $250M program from Aug 2023 substantially completed.
Wingstop issues $500M of 5.858% senior secured notes; upsizes revolver to $300M
Issued $500M Series 2024-1 5.858% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes (Class A-2); final maturity Dec 2054, anticipated repayment Dec 2031.
Wingstop subsidiary issues $500M of 5.858% senior secured notes due 2054
Issuer Wingstop Funding LLC to sell $500M Series 2024-1 5.858% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2.
Wingstop intends to issue $500M in securitized notes, upsize VFN to $300M
Issuance of $500M new securitized notes alongside existing Series 2020-1 and 2022-1.
Wingstop Q3 revenue +38.8% to $162.5M, EPS $0.88, same-store sales +20.9%
Revenue $162.5M (+38.8% YoY); net income $25.7M (+31.9%); diluted EPS $0.88.
Wingstop Q2: SSS +28.7%, revenue $155.7M (+45.3%), net income $27.5M (+69.9%)
Domestic same-store sales +28.7% driven by transaction growth; system-wide sales up 45.2% to $1.2B.
Wingstop shareholders approve 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan at annual meeting
2024 Plan authorizes up to 475,000 new common shares plus carryover from prior plan.
Wingstop Q1: Domestic same-store sales +21.6%; AUV >$1.9M; dividend of $0.22
Total revenue $145.8M (+34.1% YoY); net income $28.7M (+83.5%), diluted EPS $0.98.
Wingstop reports Q4 domestic same-store sales +21.2%; FY net income $70.2M (+32.5%)
Q4 system-wide sales $965.9M (+24.5%); total revenue $127.1M (+21.2%).
Wingstop Q3 revenue up 26.4% to $117.1M, same-store sales +15.3%, raises FY guidance
System-wide sales $885M (+26.5%); domestic same-store sales up 15.3%.
Wingstop enters $125M accelerated share repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley
Repurchases $125M of common stock under existing $250M buyback program; $125M remains available.
Wingstop board approves $250M share repurchase program
Board authorized up to $250M in common stock repurchases, effective immediately.
Wingstop Q2: domestic same-store sales +16.8%, revenue +27.9%, raises FY 2023 outlook
System-wide sales $809.8M (+27.8%), domestic same-store sales +16.8%, AUV >$1.7M.
Wingstop stockholders elect three directors, ratify KPMG, approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting
Directors Crump-Caine, McDonald, and Smith elected with >18.7M, >26.2M, and >27.6M votes for, respectively.
Wingstop Q1 domestic same-store sales +20.1%, revenue +42.7% to $108.7M, net income up 80.6%
Domestic same-store sales rose 20.1%; system-wide sales up 30.4% to $821.6M.
Wingstop Q4 net income +155% to $17.6M; domestic same store sales +8.7%; declares $0.19 dividend
Q4 total revenue $104.9M (+45.6% YoY); net income $17.6M ($0.59 diluted EPS) vs $6.9M ($0.23) prior year.
Wingstop amends bylaws to update stockholder nomination and disclosure rules
Board approved Amended and Restated Bylaws effective Dec. 1, 2022.
Wingstop EVP/Chief Revenue & Technology Officer Stacy Peterson resigns
Resignation effective December 2, 2022.
Wingstop Q3: revenue +40.9%, domestic same-store sales +6.9%, raises FY2022 EPS outlook
System-wide sales $699.6M (+17.7%); domestic same-store sales +6.9%.
Wingstop SVP and President of International Nicolas Boudet resigns effective Aug 26, 2022
Nicolas Boudet, SVP and President of International, resigned effective August 26, 2022.
Wingstop Q2 revenue up 13.2% to $83.8M; net income $13.3M, dividend $0.19
System-wide sales $633.6M, +7.5% YoY; total revenue $83.8M, +13.2%.
Wingstop expands board to 9, elects Ania Smith as new independent director
Board increased from 8 to 9 members; Ania Smith elected Class II director effective July 13, 2022.
Wingstop amends executive severance plan; stockholders elect three directors at annual meeting
CEO Michael Skipworth gets severance multiplier of 2.5x salary for change-in-control termination, 2.0x for other qualifying termination.
Wingstop Q1 revenue up 7.8% to $76.2M, net income down to $0.29 EPS; raises unit guidance to 220+
System-wide sales $630M (+12.7% YoY); domestic same-store sales +1.2% (3-year +31.8%).
Wingstop CEO Skipworth receives $700K salary, $2M target equity, enhanced severance
Base salary $700K; target annual bonus 100% of base; target long-term equity $2M (75% performance-based, 25% service-based).
Charlie Morrison resigned as CEO and Chairman to become CEO of Salad And Go; remains through April 8, 2022 for transition.
Wingstop completes $250M securitization, declares $4 special dividend; provides FY2022 outlook
Issued $250M Series 2022-1 3.734% Senior Secured Notes, anticipated repayment March 2029; 1% annual amortization.
Wingstop subsidiary to issue $250M 3.734% senior secured notes due 2052
Issuer Wingstop Funding LLC to sell $250M Series 2022-1 3.734% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2.
Wingstop plans $250M securitized notes and new $200M variable funding facility
Issues $250M new securitized notes; proceeds for fees, liquidity, general corporate purposes, possible return of capital.
Wingstop Q4 net income $6.9M vs loss of $6.4M a year ago; same-store sales +7.5%
Q4 revenue $72.0M (+13.8% YoY); diluted EPS $0.23 vs ($0.21) loss a year ago.
Wingstop Q3: system-wide sales +16.7%, domestic same-store sales +3.9%, net income +12%
System-wide sales $594.3M (+16.7% YoY); domestic same-store sales increased 3.9%.
Wingstop approves base salary increases for COO and CFO after promotions
COO Michael Skipworth base salary raised to $575,000.
Wingstop promotes Skipworth to President and COO, Kaleida to CFO; Sadarangani resigns
Michael Skipworth promoted from EVP/CFO to President and COO effective August 27, 2021.
Wingstop Q2 net income $11.3M ($0.38 EPS); same-store sales +2.1%; declares $0.17 dividend
System-wide sales up 15.8% to $589.7M; domestic same-store sales rose 2.1%.
On August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from ten to eleven members and elected Jay Snowden as a Class II director, effective immediately, to fill the new position authorized by the Board.
On November 4, 2022, Stacy Peterson, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue & Technology Officer of Wingstop Inc. (the "Company"), delivered to the Company notice of her resignation effective December 2, 2022 to become Chief Executive Officer of a private equity-sponsored, non-competitive company.
On August 8, 2022, Nicolas Boudet, Senior Vice President and President of International of Wingstop Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Company of his resignation effective August 26, 2022.
elected Ms. Ania Smith as a Class II director, effective immediately
the promotion of its President and Chief Operating Officer, Michael Skipworth, to Chief Executive Officer, effective March 13, 2022.
Lynn Crump-Caine, 64, was appointed as Chair of the Company’s Board on March 13, 2022, to succeed Mr. Morrison as Chair.
Mr. Skipworth was also appointed on March 13, 2022 to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Morrison’s resignation
who tendered on March 10, 2022 his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board to become Chief Executive Officer of Salad And Go
On February 15, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Alex Kaleida, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, as Principal Accounting Officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Skipworth succeeds Mahesh Sadarangani, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, who tendered on August 23, 2021 his resignation to become Chief Executive Officer of a private equity sponsored, non-competitive company.
On August 27, 2021, Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) announced the promotion of its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Skipworth, to President and Chief Operating Officer, and Alex Kaleida to Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, effective immediately.
On August 27, 2021, Wingstop Inc. (the “Company”) announced the promotion of its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael Skipworth, to President and Chief Operating Officer, and Alex Kaleida to Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, effective immediately.
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