Winmark Corporation is a best-in-class specialty retailer with 48% operating margins, a Piotroski score of 8 out of 9, and best-in-class peer quality rankings — but 3 consecutive earnings misses, a rich valuation at a forward price-to-earnings of 33.3x, and revenue declining 5% year-over-year create a tension between exceptional quality and near-term execution concerns.
Thesis pillars
- Three Consecutive Earnings Misses→Stable
- Best In Class Operating Margins→Stable
- Rich Valuation Declining Revenue↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Winmark Corporation (WINA) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $299.22: Consecutive earnings misses (3); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
We champion and guide entrepreneurs interested in operating one of our award winning resale franchises: Plato's Closet®, Once Upon A Child®, Play It Again Sports®, Style Encore® and Music Go Round®. At December 27, 2025, there were 1,378 franchises in operation in the United... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $299.22: Consecutive earnings misses (3); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/10 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 19d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-25Recent Developments — Winmark Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Why Is Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) Losing Market Momentum? - Kalkine Media — Kalkine Media negative
- NEWS Winmark posts $10.4 million second quarter profit - grafa.com — grafa.com positive
- NEWS Winmark Corporation Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on September 1, 2026 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Winmark Corporation (WINA) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings: Revenue Growth but EPS Declines - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative negative
- NEWS Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) Announces Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-09-26T04:42:02Z.
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $299.22: Consecutive earnings misses (3); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $278.94. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $463.25 (+54.8% upside). Prior stop was $278.94. Stop-loss: $278.94.
Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5; Consecutive earnings misses (3); Expensive valuation.
Winmark Corporation trades at a P/E of 26.5 (forward 24.2). TrendMatrix value score: 3.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
7 analysts cover WINA with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $545.
What does Winmark Corporation do?We champion and guide entrepreneurs interested in operating one of our award winning resale franchises: Plato's...
We champion and guide entrepreneurs interested in operating one of our award winning resale franchises: Plato's Closet®, Once Upon A Child®, Play It Again Sports®, Style Encore® and Music Go Round®. At December 27, 2025, there were 1,378 franchises in operation in the United States and Canada and over 2,800 available territories. Our mission is to provide Resale for Everyone®.