Fast-food chain Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) will be reporting earnings this Wednesday before the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Wingstop missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 5% last quarter, reporting revenues of $175.7 million, up 8.1% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ same-store sales estimates and a significant miss of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Wingstop’s revenue to grow 9.9% year on year to $177.8 million, slowing from the 27.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.83 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Wingstop has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Wingstop’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Chipotle delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 4.9%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.6%, and Yum China reported revenues up 8.8%, topping estimates by 3.9%. Chipotle traded up 1.9% following the results while Yum China was also up 9.7%.
Read our full analysis of Chipotle’s results here and Yum China’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the restaurants stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.7% on average over the last month. Wingstop is down 16.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $324.21 (compared to the current share price of $224.50).
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