Investments	6 Months Ended
Investments	Jun. 28, 2025
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investments	Investments In the first fiscal quarter of 2025, LPH, which is an unconsolidated equity method investment of the Company, completed a transaction to sell all its outstanding equity to a third party. The Company received proceeds of $107.7 million in the fiscal first quarter 2025 and recognized a gain of $97.2 million in “Investment income, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company reinvested $75.4 million in a newly formed entity for an 18.75% non-controlling equity interest. Substantially all of the reinvestment in the newly formed entity consisted of preference shares, which will be accounted for as held-to-maturity debt securities, recorded on an amortized cost basis. Interest income related to the securities will be recognized using the effective interest method in “Interest expense, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The fair value of the debt securities approximates the current carrying value and was determined using Level 3 inputs. Held-to-maturity debt securities are evaluated for credit losses on a quarterly basis under the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) methodology with an allowance recorded in “Investments” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets for expected lifetime credit losses. When evaluating an investment for its current expected credit losses, the Company reviews factors such as credit ratings, term and macroeconomic trends, including current conditions and forecasts to the extent they are reasonable and supportable. In connection with the investment in preference shares during the fiscal first quarter 2025, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $4.7 million in “Investment income, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. In addition, the Company received 18.75% of the outstanding common shares, which will be accounted for using the equity method of accounting, under which the Company’s share of the income of the investee will be recorded in “Investment income” on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Wingstop Inc. 10-Q