Wingstop Inc. employees and revenue per employee

WING · Restaurants · $3.33B market cap

Wingstop Inc. had 1,367 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $697M, up 11.4% from a year earlier, or $510K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

1,367

+2.4% YoY

Revenue

$697M

+11.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$510K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

1 of 25

Restaurants

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
54387720'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 674Staff 285

Hover a year for the numbers.

WING employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20251,367$697M$510K+2.4%+11.4%
Dec 20241,335$626M$469K+9.0%+36.0%
Dec 20231,225$460M$376K+18.8%+28.7%
Dec 20221,031$358M$347K+15.8%+26.6%
Dec 2021890$283M$317K+8.7%+13.5%
Dec 2020819$249M$304K+4.5%+24.6%
Dec 2019784$200M$255K+18.6%+30.4%
Dec 2018661$153M$232K+24.7%+14.9%
Dec 2017530$133M$252K+10.6%+29.0%
Dec 2016479$103M$216K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
819'20890'211,031'221,225'231,335'241,367'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$304K'20$317K'21$347K'22$376K'23$469K'24$510K'25

Wingstop Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
WING
Wingstop Inc.
1,367$697M$510KEfficient growth
BH
Biglari Holdings Inc.
2,359$395M$168KLeaner
LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
4,034$490M$121KLeaner
SG
Sweetgreen, Inc.
6,486$679M$105KHiring ahead
SHAK
Shake Shack Inc.
13,873$1.45B$104KEfficient growth
CAVA
CAVA Group, Inc.
12,900$1.18B$91KHiring ahead
FWRG
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.
17,500$1.22B$70KEfficient growth
CNNE
Cannae Holdings, Inc.
6,602$424M$64KContracting
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
22,000$1.40B$64KHiring ahead
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Questions about Wingstop Inc.

How many employees does Wingstop Inc. have?
Wingstop Inc. reported 1,367 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is up 2.4% from a year earlier.
What is Wingstop Inc.'s revenue per employee?
Wingstop Inc. brought in $697M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $510K per employee. That ranks 1 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Wingstop Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WING.