Wingstop (WING) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- —
- Estimate
- $1.02
- Surprise
- —
- Score today
- 6.1/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
Coverage in the report window
- Wingstop Q3 Adj. EPS $1.08 Beats $1.02 Estimate, Sales $185.131M Miss $193.181M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-28
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WING Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.2 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (3/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single distributor
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
- Elevated risk factors
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
- $123.52
- Price target
- $169.13
- Stop
- $114.87
- Upside to target
- +36.9%
- Reward-to-risk
- 2.5:1
The stock trades at 29.3× trailing but 23.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.5× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — 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
- $3.36B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 29.3
- 52-week range
- $95.82–$302.80
- Off 52-week high
- 59.2%
- RSI (14)
- 58
- Volume vs avg
- 2.49×
- Score today
- 6.1/10