Wingstop Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 1/6
Wingstop has a total shareholder equity of $-736.8M and total debt of $1.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -164.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $693.4M and $1.4B respectively. Wingstop's EBIT is $192.2M making its interest coverage ratio -3.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $196.6M.
Key information
-164.11%
Debt to equity ratio
US$1.21b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -3.3x |
| Cash | US$196.57m |
| Equity | -US$736.76m |
| Total liabilities | US$1.43b |
| Total assets | US$693.41m |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Wingstop: Can The Moat Survive The Fried Chicken War? (Rating Downgrade)
Feb 20Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) 28% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up
Dec 03
Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING)
Nov 14Results: Wingstop Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts
Nov 07Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) 27% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/ERatio
Sep 27Should You Be Adding Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jul 16Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns
Jun 10Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Shares Climb 53% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
May 23Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Posted Healthy Earnings But There Are Some Other Factors To Be Aware Of
May 13Wingstop Inc. Just Recorded A 274% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
May 02Wingstop: High Valuation Clips Its Wings, But Stock Could Eventually Climb
Apr 29We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Passed With Ease
Apr 16Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) Shares Could Be 30% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Mar 11Earnings Release: Here's Why Analysts Cut Their Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) Price Target To US$328
Feb 22Wingstop: With Sharp Deceleration In Same-Store Sales, A Correction Is Beginning
Feb 21Wingstop Q4 Preview: Looming Weaknesses Outweigh Growth Potential (Downgrade)
Feb 13Why We're Not Concerned About Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Share Price
Jan 30Returns on Capital Paint A Bright Future For Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING)
Jan 09If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Presents An Opportunity
Dec 19Wingstop: Flying Too Close To The Sun On Icarian Wings
Dec 11Wingstop: Rising Food Costs May Challenge Franchises
Nov 26Shareholders Can Be Confident That Wingstop's (NASDAQ:WING) Earnings Are High Quality
Nov 06Wingstop Is Overvalued On The Surface, But Shorting May Burn You
Oct 25Investors Appear Satisfied With Wingstop Inc.'s (NASDAQ:WING) Prospects
Sep 30We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) Passed With Ease
Sep 06Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WING has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: WING's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Debt Coverage: WING's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (12.7%).
Interest Coverage: WING earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/03/27 12:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/27 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/27 |
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Analyst Sources
Wingstop Inc. is covered by 44 analysts. 29 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 |
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| David Tarantino | Baird |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |