The filing's substantive disclosure content includes: an 8-K reporting Q3 fiscal results for the quarter ended September 26, 2026, filed October 28, 2026; a quarterly dividend declared by the Board on October 27, 2026; and extensive non-GAAP financial measure definitions. The content is well above 150 words. Proceeding to article.

Wingstop Inc. filed a Form 8-K with the SEC on October 28, 2026, reporting financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended September 26, 2026, and disclosing a quarterly dividend declared by its Board of Directors on October 27, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Fiscal quarter covered: The financial results reported relate to the fiscal third quarter ended September 26, 2026.
  • Press release attached: A press release containing the Company's financial results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in the filing.
  • GAAP and non-GAAP measures used: The press release includes GAAP measures of net income and earnings per diluted share, as well as non-GAAP measures: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted earnings per diluted share.
  • Quarterly dividend declared: The Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on October 27, 2026, according to the filing.
  • Item 2.02 status: The results of operations information is furnished, not filed, and is therefore not subject to liabilities under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the filing states.

Wingstop's Fiscal Q3 2026 Results Filing and Dividend Declaration

Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING), a Delaware corporation headquartered at 2801 N Central Expressway, Suite 1600, Dallas, Texas 75204, submitted this Current Report on Form 8-K on October 28, 2026. According to the filing, the Company issued a press release on October 28, 2026, reporting financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 26, 2026. That press release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, is the primary vehicle for the reported figures, which were not reproduced in full within the body of the 8-K itself.

The filing explains that the press release uses both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. The GAAP measures cited are net income and earnings per diluted share. The non-GAAP measures are EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, and Adjusted earnings per diluted share. The Company defines "EBITDA" as "net income before interest expense, net, income tax expense (benefit), and depreciation and amortization," and defines "Adjusted EBITDA" as EBITDA further adjusted for, among other items, losses on debt extinguishment and financing transactions, stock-based compensation expense, and certain restructuring charges. The filing cautions that these non-GAAP measures "should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP."

Separately, under Item 8.01, the filing discloses that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on October 27, 2026, though specific dividend amount details were not fully reproduced in the extracted filing text. The results of operations disclosure is furnished under Item 2.02 and, as the filing states, "shall not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934."

What Was Disclosed

Wingstop filed an 8-K on October 28, 2026, covering fiscal Q3 results ended September 26, 2026, and a quarterly dividend declared October 27, 2026. Financial results details are contained in the attached Exhibit 99.1 press release, with the 8-K body primarily defining non-GAAP measures used in that release.