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This page compiles Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) SEC filings, giving investors direct access to the company’s official regulatory disclosures. Wingstop, a Dallas-based, highly franchised chicken restaurant brand founded in 1994, uses these filings to report financial results, material events and governance changes.
Wingstop’s Form 8-K filings provide timely updates on quarterly earnings, non-GAAP performance metrics and corporate actions. In recent 8-Ks, the company has furnished press releases for its fiscal second and third quarter results, detailing system-wide sales, domestic average unit volume (AUV), domestic same store sales, Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per diluted share. These filings also explain how management defines and uses non-GAAP measures and outline their limitations.
Other 8-K filings cover management and governance developments, such as the reinstatement of the Chief Operating Officer role and related executive appointments, as well as board decisions on quarterly cash dividends. Dividend declarations, payment dates and record dates are disclosed under Item 8.01, giving shareholders a clear view of Wingstop’s capital return practices.
Over time, Wingstop’s full SEC record will include annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, proxy statements and, where applicable, insider transaction reports on Form 4. These documents provide detail on the company’s franchised restaurant system, risk factors, accounting policies, executive compensation and ownership structure.
On Stock Titan, Wingstop filings are updated from EDGAR in near real time, with AI-driven summaries that highlight key figures, definitions and changes from prior periods. This helps readers quickly understand how system-wide sales, unit growth, non-GAAP metrics and governance actions reported in SEC documents relate to the broader Wingstop investment thesis.
Wingstop Inc. reported that Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS), a Delaware entity, has filed a Schedule 13G disclosing a significant ownership position in the company’s common stock.
MFS beneficially owns 1,405,894 shares of Wingstop common stock, representing 5.1% of the class. MFS has sole power to vote 1,337,261 shares and sole power to dispose of 1,405,894 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power reported.
MFS states that the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Wingstop, nor in connection with any transaction aimed at such control.
Wingstop Inc. reported a leadership reorganization that includes reinstating the role of Chief Operating Officer and appointing Rajneesh (Raj) Kapoor, previously President of International, to the position effective January 7, 2026. As COO, Mr. Kapoor will oversee domestic and international franchise development and operations, as well as company-owned restaurants.
Mr. Kapoor’s compensation includes a base salary of $625,000 per year and an annual incentive bonus target of $450,000 for fiscal 2026, along with eligibility for existing executive benefit plans. The company also reassigned duties of Marisa J. Carona and Albert McGrath, who will remain employees through March 10, 2026, and whose departures will qualify them for severance benefits under Wingstop’s Amended and Restated Executive Severance Plan.
Wingstop Inc. reported Q3 2025 results showing steady growth from new units while same-store trends softened. Total revenue was $175.7 million (up 8.1%), and net income was $28.5 million (up 10.7%), or $1.02 diluted EPS.
System-wide sales rose 10.0% to $1.36 billion on 114 net openings, bringing total restaurants to 2,932. Domestic same store sales declined 5.6%, while company-owned same-store sales grew 3.8%. Year-to-date, revenue reached $521.2 million (up 12.3%) and net income was $147.5 million, aided by a gain on sale of the UK master franchise investment recorded earlier in the year.
Cash and cash equivalents were $237.6 million, with long-term debt of $1.21 billion. The company repurchased 970,115 shares year-to-date at an average price of $261.42, leaving $151.3 million under its authorization. The Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share for payment on December 12, 2025.
Wingstop Inc. furnished an update on operations and declared a cash return to shareholders. The company issued a press release reporting financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 27, 2025, using GAAP measures of net income and diluted EPS, alongside non‑GAAP metrics including EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted diluted EPS. The non‑GAAP measures are presented with definitions and limitations and are intended to supplement, not replace, GAAP results.
The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on December 12, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 21, 2025. Future dividends remain at the Board’s discretion.
Lone Pine Capital and certain principals report a shared beneficial ownership stake in Wingstop Inc. The filing shows the Lone Pine Funds, through Lone Pine Capital, and five named reporting persons together have shared voting and dispositive power over 1,491,245 shares of Wingstop common stock, representing 5.3% of the company's outstanding shares based on 27,923,753 shares outstanding as reported by the company. The statement clarifies Lone Pine Capital acts as investment manager for multiple affiliated funds and the named individuals are members or managers of the Lone Pine governance structure. The filing also states these securities were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer.
Michael Skipworth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wingstop Inc. (WING), was granted 45,505 restricted stock units (RSUs) on September 11, 2025 under the Wingstop Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Each RSU converts one-for-one into common stock and the award vests on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, meaning the RSUs vest on September 11, 2030. Following the reported grant, Skipworth beneficially owns 45,505 shares attributable to these RSUs. The Form 4 was filed as a single reporting person and dated with a power-of-attorney signature on September 15, 2025.
Wingstop Inc. (WING) Form 4 summary: Donnie Upshaw, SVP Corporate Restaurants & CPO, had 287 restricted stock units (RSUs) vest on 09/08/2025 that converted one-for-one into common shares. Upon vesting, 113 shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding, recorded as a disposition at an average price of $304.78 per share. After these transactions, the reporting person beneficially owned 11,617 shares (direct) according to the filing; another line reports 11,643 shares before the withholding disposition. The RSUs were originally granted 09/08/2022 and vest in three equal annual installments. The form was signed under power of attorney on 09/10/2025.
American Century Investment Management, American Century Companies and the Stowers Institute reported beneficial ownership of Wingstop Inc. common stock totaling 1,558,578 shares, which the filing states represents 5.6% of the class. The filing shows sole voting power over 1,392,083 shares and sole dispositive power over 1,558,578 shares, and identifies ACIM as an investment adviser and ACC as a parent company controlled by Stowers.
The statement certifies these securities are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired to change or influence control of the issuer, indicating this disclosure documents a >5% institutional stake rather than an activist intent.
Alex Kaleida, SVP and Chief Financial Officer of Wingstop Inc. (WING), donated 100 shares of common stock to a donor-advised fund on 08/07/2025; the fund will use the gifted shares for charitable purposes. The gift was coded as a G (gift) and recorded at a $0 price. Following the transaction, Kaleida directly beneficially owns 8,262 shares of Wingstop common stock. No derivative securities or other transactions were reported in this filing.
Wingstop Inc. (WING) – Form 4 insider activity
SVP & Chief US Franchise & Development Operations Marisa Carona reported multiple transactions on 01-Aug-2025. Two employee stock option exercises converted 1,204 shares (485 @ $125.11 and 719 @ $140.94) into common stock. On the same day Carona sold 11,938 shares in two blocks: 1,401 shares at a weighted-average $372.89 and 10,537 shares at $370.00. Following the sales her directly-held common stock position fell to 0 shares while 719 vested options remain outstanding.
The option strike prices were reduced from their original levels to reflect special dividends previously paid. The option grants were issued under the 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan and vest in three equal annual tranches that began on the first anniversaries of their 2021 and 2022 grant dates.
No other equity transactions, derivative positions, or indirect holdings were reported.
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