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Winmark Corporation (WINA)

Consumer Cyclical | Specialty Retail | Minneapolis, United States | NasdaqGM
337.25 USD +2.02 (0.603%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 337.25

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:41 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Winmark is defined by a stark divergence between its robust business fundamentals and its precarious capital structure. The company demonstrates exceptional operational quality, boasting industry-leading gross margins near 97% and a massive operating margin of 62%, which has driven a spectacular multi-year price appreciation of nearly 350%. However, this profitability is currently being consumed by aggressive debt repayment rather than reinvestment or expansion, evidenced by the negative book value and a debt load significantly exceeding cash reserves. While the recent price action shows some volatility and a pullback from highs, the underlying earnings power remains intact. The dividend yield is attractive but sits at the lower end of the spectrum relative to the risk profile, serving more as a modest return of capital than a high-income play. Investors must weigh the high-quality franchise against the financial distress signals; the stock appears fairly valued given the balance sheet constraints, making it a hold for patient capital but not a high-conviction entry until the debt burden is meaningfully reduced.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.062046
AutoETS0.062046
MSTL0.062386
AutoTheta0.068350

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 5.90
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.299
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-11
Revenue per Share 24.248
Market Cap 1,211,458,944
Trailing P/E 30.49
Forward P/E 27.89
Beta 0.51
Profit Margins 47.09%
Website https://www.winmarkcorporation.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 3.45% 3.09% 3.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-12 1.02 0.295147
2026-05-13 1.02 0.289559
2026-02-11 0.96 0.221479
2025-11-12 10.96 2.640582
2025-08-13 0.96 0.231454
2025-05-14 0.96 0.230409
2025-02-12 0.90 0.237655
2024-11-13 8.40 2.108804
2024-08-14 0.90 0.245969
2024-05-14 0.90 0.238980
2024-02-13 0.80 0.214121
2023-11-14 10.20 2.303263
2023-08-15 0.80 0.214558
2023-05-16 0.80 0.244933
2023-02-07 0.70 0.249929
2022-11-08 3.70 1.495372
2022-08-09 0.70 0.315657
2022-05-10 0.70 0.338181
2022-02-08 0.45 0.202111
2021-11-09 7.95 3.112521
2021-08-10 0.45 0.220448
2021-05-11 0.45 0.231481
2021-02-09 0.25 0.139657
2020-11-09 3.25 1.921031
2020-08-11 0.25 0.151442
2020-05-12 0.05 0.037484
2020-02-11 0.25 0.121945
2019-11-05 0.25 0.139346
2019-08-06 0.25 0.149880
2019-05-07 0.25 0.145645
2019-02-05 0.15 0.095841
2018-11-06 0.15 0.098232
2018-08-07 0.15 0.101695
2018-05-08 0.15 0.112150
2018-02-06 0.11 0.082090
2017-11-07 0.11 0.086717
2017-08-07 0.11 0.084844
2017-05-08 0.11 0.084615
2017-02-06 0.10 0.087566
2016-11-07 0.10 0.095694
2016-08-08 0.10 0.100503
2016-05-09 0.10 0.105585
2016-02-08 0.07 0.078125
2015-11-06 0.07 0.069659
2015-08-10 0.07 0.068594
2015-05-11 0.07 0.077700
2015-02-09 0.06 0.072220
2014-11-07 0.06 0.071463
2014-08-11 0.06 0.087273
2014-05-12 0.06 0.085727
2014-02-12 5.00 6.085686
2014-02-10 0.05 0.057399
2013-11-04 0.05 0.068804
2013-08-05 0.05 0.070323
2013-05-06 0.05 0.079290
2013-02-04 0.04 0.064000
2012-11-05 0.04 0.074669
2012-08-06 0.04 0.072754
2012-05-07 0.04 0.074683
2012-02-06 5.03 7.640893
2011-11-07 0.03 0.059595
2011-08-08 0.03 0.070621
2011-05-09 0.03 0.074925
2011-02-07 0.02 0.059049
2010-11-08 0.02 0.060976
2010-08-09 0.02 0.064226
2010-05-10 0.02 0.069808
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.08
dividendYield 1.22
exDividendDate 2026-08-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.9
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.011633803
lastDividendValue 1.02
lastDividendDate 2026-08-12
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.2648626
Address1 605 Highway 169 North
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 527.37
All Time Low 2.5
Ask 360.85
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 34,340
Average Daily Volume3 Month 45,925
Average Volume 45,925
Average Volume10Days 34,340
Beta 0.514
Bid 343.5
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 6
Book Value -10.488
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 337.25
Current Ratio 3.75
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 339.925
Day Low 333.615
Display Name Winmark
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 4.08
Dividend Yield 1.22
Earnings Growth -0.028
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.019
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,142,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,004,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,004,400
Ebitda 54,677,000
Ebitda Margins 0.63185
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.832
Enterprise To Revenue 14.426
Enterprise Value 1,248,358,528
Eps Forward 12.09
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 11.06
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,492,800
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 372.3754
Fifty Day Average Change -35.125397
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09432792
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -26.48626
Fifty Two Week High 527.37
Fifty Two Week High Change -190.12
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3605059
Fifty Two Week Low 325.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.190002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.037500776
Fifty Two Week Range 325.06 - 527.37
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 746,285,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.89
Float Shares 2,776,136
Forward Eps 12.09
Forward P E 27.894955
Free Cashflow 32,954,364
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Full Time Employees 87
Fullday Change 2.01999
Fullday Change Percent 0.602568
Fullday Price 337.25
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.96664
Gross Profits 83,648,400
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.17024
Held Percent Institutions 0.92784
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,592,169
Industry Specialty Retail
Industry Disp Specialty Retail
Industry Key specialty-retail
Ir Website http://www.winmarkcorporation.com/investorrelations.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,492,800
Last Dividend Value 1.02
Last Fiscal Year End 1,766,793,600
Long Business Summary Winmark Corporation, a resale company, operates as a franchisor in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the operation of Plato's Closet, which franchisees buy and sell gently used clothing and accessories for the teenage and young adult market; Once Upon A Child, which franchisees buy and sell gently used and, to a lesser extent, new children's clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, and accessories; and Style Encore, which franchisees buy and sell gently used women's and men's apparel, shoes, and accessories. The company also operates Play It Again Sports, which franchisees buy, sell and trade gently used and new sporting goods, equipment, and accessories for various athletic activities, including team sports, fitness, ski and snowboard, and golf; Music Go Round, which franchisees buy, sell, and trade gently used and, to a lesser extent, new musical instruments, speakers, amplifiers, music-related electronics, and related accessories. In addition, it engages in the operation of a middle-market equipment leasing business under the Winmark Capital brand; and provision of point-of-sale system hardware to its franchisees and certain merchandise to its Play It Again Sports franchisees. The company was formerly known as Grow Biz International, Inc. and changed its name to Winmark Corporation in November 2001. Winmark Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Long Name Winmark Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,211,458,944
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_329790
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,518,400
Net Income To Common 40,746,100
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,329,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,204,202,813
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 337.25
Operating Cashflow 43,380,600
Operating Margins 0.62101
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.35419998
Peg Ratio 1.41
Phone 763 520 8500
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 337.25
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 335.23
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -32.155796
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 13.999641
Profit Margins 0.47085997
Quick Ratio 3.427
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.01999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.602568
Regular Market Day High 339.925
Regular Market Day Low 333.615
Regular Market Day Range 333.615 - 339.925
Regular Market Open 337.25
Regular Market Previous Close 335.23
Regular Market Price 337.25
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 32,257
Return On Assets 0.78069997
Revenue Growth 0.076
Revenue Per Share 24.248
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 3,592,169
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0956
Shares Short 343,412
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 328,479
Short Name Winmark Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1345
Short Ratio 6.51
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol WINA
Target High Price 545.0
Target Low Price 545.0
Target Mean Price 545.0
Target Median Price 545.0
Total Cash 25,834,500
Total Cash Per Share 7.192
Total Debt 62,734,000
Total Revenue 86,535,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.9
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.011633803
Trailing Eps 11.06
Trailing P E 30.492765
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 405.6417
Two Hundred Day Average Change -68.39169
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.16860124
Type Disp Equity
Volume 32,257
Website https://www.winmarkcorporation.com
Zip 55,441