Who owns Wingstop?
Wingstop is owned by Wingstop Inc. (the United States, NASDAQ: WING).[1]
Evidence: Wingstop Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Wingstop Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Dallas, Texas
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Garland, Texas
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Quick-service restaurants › Burger & chicken chains
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WING
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Wingstop
Wingstop is a chicken wings restaurant chain whose first restaurant opened in Garland, Texas in 1994 and which began franchising in 1997. The 10-K says it serves classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches cooked to order and hand-sauced-and-tossed in 12 flavors, with about 98% of its more than 3,050 restaurants run by independent franchisees.
Ownership timeline of Wingstop
Where Wingstop sits in Wingstop
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in burger & chicken chains, and who owns them
The 38 brands in burger & chicken chains on Brandtree belong to 23 owners. The largest is Jollibee Group, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chowking | Jollibee Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Arby's | Inspire Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KFC | Yum! Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Chester's | CP Foods | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Burger King | Restaurant Brands International | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Papa Murphy's | MTY Group | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Wimpy (Middle East) | Americana Restaurants | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Steak n Shake | Biglari Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Wingstop
Wingstop is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, United States. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WING.
Wingstop Inc. is a Dallas-based franchisor of the Wingstop chicken wings restaurant chain, which its 10-K for the year to 27 December 2025 calls the largest fast casual chicken wings-focused chain in the world, with more than 3,050 locations. About 98% of restaurants are owned and run by independent franchisees, and the company has traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as WING since 2015.
🇺🇸 Wingstop and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Wingstop is not one of them.
- Applebee's — Dine Brands 🇺🇸
- Arby's — Inspire Brands 🇺🇸
- Baja Fresh — MTY Group 🇨🇦
- Bonefish Grill — Bloomin' Brands 🇺🇸
- Burger King — Restaurant Brands International 🇨🇦
- Caribou Coffee — Panera Brands 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Wingstop?
The parent company of Wingstop is Wingstop Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Wingstop American?
Yes. Wingstop originated in the United States in 1994 and its owner, Wingstop Inc., is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Wingstop still owned by Wingstop Inc.?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, Wingstop is still owned by Wingstop Inc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Wingstop Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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