Wingstop Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Wingstop's CEO is Michael Skipworth, appointed in Aug 2021, has a tenure of 3.42 years. total yearly compensation is $6.85M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.067% of the company’s shares, worth €5.23M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.4 years and 6.8 years respectively.
Key information
Michael Skipworth
Chief executive officer
US$6.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.8% |
| CEO tenure | 3.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 3.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$101m |
| Jun 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$95m |
| Mar 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$83m |
| Dec 30 2023 | US$7m | US$740k | US$70m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$69m |
| Jul 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$63m |
| Apr 01 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$60m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$4m | US$670k | US$53m |
| Sep 24 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$42m |
| Jun 25 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$40m |
| Mar 26 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Dec 25 2021 | US$3m | US$523k | US$43m |
| Sep 25 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Jun 26 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Mar 27 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Dec 26 2020 | US$2m | US$486k | US$23m |
| Sep 26 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Jun 27 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$29m |
| Mar 28 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Dec 28 2019 | US$1m | US$416k | US$20m |
| Sep 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Jun 29 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$20m |
| Mar 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Dec 29 2018 | US$2m | US$369k | US$22m |
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD6.85M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.39M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Michael Skipworth (46 yo)
3.4yrs
Tenure
US$6,845,715
Compensation
Mr. Michael J. Skipworth serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Wingstop Inc. since March 13, 2022 and has been its President since August 27, 2021. He served Chief Operating Officer at Wingstop...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.4yrs | US$6.85m | 0.067% € 5.2m | |
| CFO & Senior VP | 3.4yrs | US$1.64m | 0.015% € 1.1m | |
| Senior VP of Corporate Restaurants & Chief People Officer | 5.2yrs | US$1.91m | 0.00093% € 72.1k | |
| Senior VP & Chief U.S. Franchise Operations Officer | 5.5yrs | US$1.64m | 0.0068% € 528.7k | |
| Senior VP & President of International | 1.8yrs | US$1.88m | 0.00091% € 70.5k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senio VP | 4.8yrs | US$1.48m | 0.028% € 2.2m | |
| Senior Vice President of Digital | 5.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Brand Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0041% € 318.6k | |
| SVP, Strategy & Chief of Staff | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| SVP, Chief Revenue Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
46yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EWG's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.8yrs | US$6.85m | 0.067% € 5.2m | |
| Independent Director | 13.3yrs | US$195.16k | 0.047% € 3.6m | |
| Independent Director | 8.7yrs | US$195.16k | 0.016% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 7.2yrs | US$205.16k | 0.023% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 5.8yrs | US$210.16k | 0.013% € 1.0m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00064% € 49.6k | |
| Independent Chairman | 8yrs | US$280.19k | 0.030% € 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 6.4yrs | US$200.16k | 0.016% € 1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$200.16k | 0.018% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$195.16k | 0.0052% € 400.0k |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EWG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/15 02:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Wingstop Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| David Tarantino | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |