Wingstop (WING) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.08
- Estimate
- $1.02
- Surprise
- +5.7%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-26)
- $185.1M
- Score today
- 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Wingstop (WING) beat the $1.02 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.08 — a clear 5.7% upside surprise.
Coverage in the report window
- BTIG Reiterates Buy on Wingstop, Maintains $265 Price Target — benzinga, 2026-10-29
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WING Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +5.7% surprise compares with a +14.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.2 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single distributor
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Below 200-MA, MA slope -11.2%/30d (confirmed downtrend)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $138.57
- Price target
- $169.30
- Stop
- $128.87
- Upside to target
- +22.2%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.5:1
The stock trades at 32.5× trailing but 26.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.9× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WING at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $3.77B
- P/E (fwd)
- 26.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 32.5
- 52-week range
- $95.82–$302.80
- Off 52-week high
- 54.2%
- RSI (14)
- 68
- Volume vs avg
- 2.88×
- Score today
- 6.1/10