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WING Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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WINGWingstop Inc.
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WING Dividend answer
Wingstop Inc. (WING) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 0.88%, or $1.32 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 0.82%, from $1.23 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.33 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Nov 13, 2026. Payment date: Dec 4, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.33 per share.
WING Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next WING Dividend Date
When WING next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next WING dividend
WING's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest WING Dividend Dates
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WING Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
WING Annual Dividend History
WING Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.33, event yield 97.53%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 25.93%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.360
- 2025 regular DPS
- $1.140
- Absolute change
- $0.780
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
WING's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 25.93% a year from 2020 through 2025.
WING made 3 regular payment(s) in 2020 against an established cadence of 4, so 2020 is not a representative starting year.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 72.2% in 2021, a single step rather than steady compounding.
WING Dividend Yield
How WING's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
WING's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent WING dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 97.53% | Quarterly | $1.23 | Jul 28, 2026 | Aug 15, 2026 | Sep 5, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 92.87% | Quarterly | $1.20 | Apr 28, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 51.05% | Quarterly | $1.17 | Feb 17, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 46.34% | Quarterly | $1.14 | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.30 | 32.95% | Quarterly | $1.11 | Jul 29, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 5, 2025 |
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| May 16, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 33.64% | Quarterly | $1.08 | Apr 29, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 45.35% | Quarterly | $1.03 | Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 30.95% | Quarterly | $0.98 | Oct 29, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Dec 6, 2024 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $0.27 | $0.27 | 23.94% | Quarterly | $0.93 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 |
| May 16, 2024 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 22.62% | Quarterly | $0.88 | May 1, 2024 | May 17, 2024 | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 22.93% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 36.01% | Quarterly | $0.82 | Oct 31, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 48.00% | Quarterly | $0.79 | Aug 1, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 37.24% | Quarterly | $0.76 | May 2, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 43.65% | Quarterly | $0.74 | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 3.03% | Quarterly | $0.72 | Oct 25, 2022 | Nov 11, 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.19 | $0.19 | 3.47% | Quarterly | $0.70 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | Sep 2, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 6.31% | Quarterly | $0.68 | May 3, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | $4.00 | $4.00 | 4.14% | Special | $0.65 | Mar 9, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | Apr 7, 2022 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 51.30% | Quarterly | $0.65 | Feb 16, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 36.06% | Quarterly | $0.62 | Nov 3, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.17 | $0.17 | 3.31% | Quarterly | $0.45 | Jul 28, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | Sep 3, 2021 |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 4.25% | Quarterly | $0.42 | Apr 27, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 4.59% | Semi-Annual | $0.39 | Feb 17, 2021 | Mar 5, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | $5.14 | $5.14 | 4.26% | Special | $0.47 | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | $0.14 | $0.14 | 28.38% | Quarterly | $0.47 | Jul 29, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | $0.11 | $0.11 | 35.15% | Quarterly | $0.44 | May 6, 2020 | Jun 18, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | $0.11 | $0.11 | 52.82% | Quarterly | $0.42 | Feb 18, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Nov 27, 2019 | $0.11 | $0.11 | 49.38% | Quarterly | $0.40 | Oct 30, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Aug 29, 2019 | $0.11 | $0.11 | 3.32% | Quarterly | $0.38 | Jul 31, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 3.83% | Quarterly | $0.36 | May 6, 2019 | Jun 7, 2019 | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Mar 12, 2019 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 5.07% | Quarterly | $0.34 | Feb 26, 2019 | Mar 13, 2019 | Mar 27, 2019 |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 10.53% | Quarterly | $0.32 | Oct 29, 2018 | Dec 4, 2018 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Nov 23, 2018 | $3.05 | $3.05 | 10.25% | Special | $0.30 | Nov 14, 2018 | Nov 26, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | $0.09 | $0.09 | 5.18% | Quarterly | $0.30 | Aug 2, 2018 | Sep 4, 2018 | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $0.07 | $0.07 | 6.87% | Quarterly | — | May 3, 2018 | Jun 4, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Mar 8, 2018 | $0.07 | $0.07 | 7.36% | Quarterly | — | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 9, 2018 | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Feb 8, 2018 | $3.17 | $3.17 | 7.53% | Special | — | Jan 30, 2018 | Feb 9, 2018 | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Dec 1, 2017 | $0.07 | $0.07 | 36.14% | Quarterly | — | Nov 2, 2017 | Dec 4, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | $0.07 | $0.07 | 21.77% | Annual | — | Aug 3, 2017 | Sep 3, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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WING Dividends FAQ
Does WING pay a dividend?
Wingstop Inc. (WING) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.33 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is WING's dividend yield?
WING's trailing dividend yield is 0.82%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is WING's next dividend?
WING's next announced dividend is $0.33 per share with an ex-dividend date of Nov 13, 2026 and payment date of Dec 4, 2026.
When is WING's ex-dividend date?
WING's next announced ex-dividend date is Nov 13, 2026.
How has WING's dividend changed?
WING's one-year dividend growth is 10.81% based on comparable covered dividend history.