Wingstop Statistics (2026): Restaurants, Revenue, Net Income, Systemwide Sales

Wingstop is a U.S.-based fast-casual chicken wing restaurant brand that operates primarily through a franchise model. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. (Wingstop FY2025 earnings release (SEC))

On this page:

• Wingstop history (high-level timeline)
• Number of Wingstop restaurants
• Number of Wingstop employees
• Wingstop revenue and net income
• Methodology
• Sources & references

Wingstop history

• 1994: Wingstop is founded. (FY2025 earnings release (SEC))
• 2015: Wingstop completes its initial public offering (IPO) and begins trading on NASDAQ as WING. (FY2025 Form 10-K)
• 2024: System-wide restaurants end the year at 2,563. (FY2024 earnings release (SEC))
• 2025: System-wide restaurants end the year at 3,056. (FY2025 earnings release (SEC))

Number of Wingstop restaurants

System-wide restaurants (end of period):

• 2025: 3,056
• 2024: 2,563

Restaurant mix as of December 27, 2025:

• United States: 2,586 total (2,529 franchised; 57 company-owned)
• International (including U.S. territories): 470 (franchised)

Source: Wingstop FY2025 earnings release (SEC)

Number of Wingstop employees

As of December 27, 2025: Wingstop employed 1,367 employees (“team members”), including 345 full-time corporate-based and regional personnel. Franchisee employees are not included in this count. (Wingstop FY2025 Form 10-K)

Wingstop revenue and net income

Total revenue (Wingstop Inc.):

• 2025: $696.9 million
• 2024: $625.8 million
• 2023: $460.1 million
• 2022: $357.5 million
• 2021: $282 million
• 2020: $248 million
• 2019: $199 million
• 2018: $153 million
• 2017: $133 million
• 2016: $103 million
• 2015: $77 million

Net income (Wingstop Inc.):

• 2025: $174.3 million
• 2024: $108.7 million
• 2023: $70.2 million
• 2022: $55.4 million
• 2021: $42 million
• 2020: $23 million
• 2019: $20 million
• 2018: $21 million
• 2017: $23 million
• 2016: $13 million
• 2015: $10 million

Methodology

• Primary sources first: Restaurant counts, system-wide sales, revenue, and net income are taken from Wingstop’s SEC-filed earnings releases for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
• Employee counts: Taken from Wingstop’s fiscal year 2025 Form 10-K (Human Capital Resources section).
• No projections: This page excludes forecasts (for example, guidance figures) and uses only completed-year or “as of” figures.

Sources & references

• Wingstop FY2025 earnings release (SEC) — restaurants, system-wide sales, revenue, net income
• Wingstop FY2024 earnings release (SEC) — restaurants, system-wide sales, revenue, net income
• Wingstop FY2025 Form 10-K — employee count (Human Capital Resources)
• Wingstop FY2022 earnings release (Investor Relations) — revenue and net income
• Wingstop annual report PDF (historical) — revenue and net income (2019–2021)
• Wingstop annual report PDF (historical) — revenue and net income (2015–2019)