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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Wingstop (WING) Q3 Earnings
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Wingstop (WING - Free Report) reported $185.13 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.3%. EPS of $1.08 for the same period compares to $1.09 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.23% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $193.31 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the EPS surprise was +5.88%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Wingstop performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Total System-wide Restaurants: 3,331 compared to the 3,372 average estimate based on four analysts.
Domestic same store sales growth: -5.4% versus -5.5% estimated by four analysts on average.
Total Franchise Restaurants: 3,260 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3,300.
Number of Restaurants at end of period - International Franchised Activity: 544 compared to the 559 average estimate based on three analysts.
Total Domestic Restaurants: 2,787 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2,812.
Number of Restaurants at end of period - Domestic Company-Owned Activity: 71 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 71.
Number of Restaurants at end of period - Domestic Franchised Activity: 2,716 compared to the 2,741 average estimate based on three analysts.
Company-owned domestic same store sales growth: -2.7% compared to the -2.4% average estimate based on two analysts.
New Restaurant Openings - International Franchised Activity: 21 versus 27 estimated by two analysts on average.
Revenue- Royalty revenue, franchise fees and other: $86.3 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $89.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +6.3%.
Revenue- Company-owned restaurant sales: $34.78 million versus $36.42 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.9% change.
Revenue- Advertising fees: $64.05 million versus $67.02 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.3% change.
Shares of Wingstop have returned +13.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Wingstop (WING) Q3 Earnings
Wingstop (WING - Free Report) reported $185.13 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.3%. EPS of $1.08 for the same period compares to $1.09 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.23% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $193.31 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.02, the EPS surprise was +5.88%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Wingstop performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Wingstop here>>>
Shares of Wingstop have returned +13.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.