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Wingstop Executive Compensation (FY25)

WING · Dallas, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Skipworth
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Skipworth: $9,251,656 → $35,288,595 (281.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 311:1 → 1,590:1

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Wingstop's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Michael Skipworth, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $35,288,595 in fiscal 2025. Skipworth's total was 281.4% higher than the $9,251,656 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Wingstop's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 50.4% support at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Wingstop's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Bloomin' Brands, Inc., Brinker International, Inc., CAVA Group, Inc., Darden Restaurants, Inc. and Dine Brands Global, Inc., among others.
What is Wingstop's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 1,590:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $22,198.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Skipworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Charles Morrison
Former Chief Executive Officer (until March 13, 2022)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Donnie Upshaw
Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stacy Peterson
Former EVP, Chief Revenue and Technology Officer (until December 2, 2022)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Albert McGrath
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Alex Kaleida
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marisa Carona
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Skipworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donnie Upshaw
Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rajneesh Kapoor
Senior Vice President, President of International
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marisa Carona
Senior Vice President, Chief U.S. Franchise Operations and Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alex Kaleida
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Skipworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alex Kaleida
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Donnie Upshaw
Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Marisa Carona
Senior Vice President, Chief U.S. Franchise Operations and Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Albert McGrath
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Rajneesh Kapoor
Senior Vice President, President of International
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Skipworth
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alex Kaleida
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rajneesh Kapoor
Senior Vice President, President of International
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Marisa Carona
Senior Vice President, Chief U.S. Franchise Operations and Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donnie Upshaw
Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alex R. KaleidaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alex R. KaleidaRSU◇——◇——◇
Donnie S. UpshawRSU◇——◇——◇
Donnie S. UpshawPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marisa J. CaronaRSU◇——◇——◇
Marisa J. CaronaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. SkipworthRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. SkipworthRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. SkipworthPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael J. SkipworthPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Rajneesh KapoorRSU◇——◇——◇
Rajneesh KapoorPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Michael SkipworthRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Alex KaleidaPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Marisa CaronaPSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Rajneesh KapoorPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Donnie UpshawPSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Alex Kaleida
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Donnie Upshaw
Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Marisa Carona
Senior Vice President, Chief U.S. Franchise Operations and Development Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michael Skipworth
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lynn Crump-Caine
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Kate S. Lavelle
◇◇————◇
David L. Goebel
◇◇————◇
Kilandigalu (Kay) M. Madati
◇◇————◇
Krishnan (Kandy) Anand
◇◇————◇
Wesley S. McDonald
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Hislop
◇◇————◇
Thomas R. Greco
◇◇————◇
Ania M. Smith
◇◇————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Bloomin' Brands, Inc. BLMN
  • Brinker International, Inc. EAT
  • CAVA Group, Inc. CAVA
  • Darden Restaurants, Inc. DRI
  • Dine Brands Global, Inc. DIN
  • Domino's Pizza, Inc. DPZ
  • Domino’s Pizza, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Dutch Bros Inc. BROS
  • Five9, Inc. FIVN
  • Freshpet, Inc. FRPT
  • Jack in the Box Inc. JACK
  • Papa John's International, Inc. PZZA
  • Planet Fitness, Inc. PLNT
  • Rapid7, Inc. RPD
  • Shake Shack Inc. SHAK
  • Tenable Holdings, Inc. TENB
  • Texas Roadhouse, Inc. TXRH
  • The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated CAKE
  • The Wendy's Company WEN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 8, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 12, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 2, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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332 figures on this page: 318 cited to the filing that reported them, 14 calculated from figures it prints.
318 cited to the filing
14 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001636222-26-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-140360
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · and 1 more section
  3. 0001636222-25-000080
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-072428
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001636222-24-000091
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001636222-23-000070
  7. 0001193125-23-084562
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001636222-22-000091
  9. 0001636222-21-000103
  10. 0001636222-20-000120
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001636222-19-000110
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-152754
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Peers Wingstop discloses

The companies named in WING's own disclosed peer group.

Bloomin' Brands, Inc.Brinker International, Inc.CAVA Group, Inc.Darden Restaurants, Inc.Dine Brands Global, Inc.Domino's Pizza, Inc.Dutch Bros Inc.Five9, Inc.Freshpet, Inc.Jack in the Box Inc.Papa John's International, Inc.Planet Fitness, Inc.Rapid7, Inc.Shake Shack Inc.Tenable Holdings, Inc.Texas Roadhouse, Inc.The Cheesecake Factory IncorporatedThe Wendy's Company

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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