Fast-food chain Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) will be reporting earnings tomorrow morning. Here’s what to expect.
Wingstop missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $161.8 million, up 27.4% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a miss of analysts’ same-store sales and EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Wingstop’s revenue to grow 17.3% year on year to $171 million, slowing from the 34.1% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.87 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 only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 4.8% on average.
Looking at Wingstop’s peers in the restaurants segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Chipotle delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 6.4%, missing analysts’ expectations by 2.1%, and Domino's reported revenues up 2.5%, falling short of estimates by 1.2%. Chipotle traded up 1.7% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Chipotle’s results here and Domino’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 2.9% on average over the last month. Wingstop’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $287.86 (compared to the current share price of $224).
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