Winmark (WINA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Winmark Corporation is a franchisor that develops and supports resale and specialty retail businesses in the United States and Canada. Its franchise concepts focus on buying and selling gently used merchandise, offering consumers value-oriented alternatives to traditional retail while providing franchisees with established brand systems and operational support.

The company’s retail brands include Plato’s Closet, which specializes in fashion and accessories for teens and young adults; Once Upon A Child, which sells children’s clothing, toys and equipment; Play It Again Sports, which focuses on new and used sporting goods; Style Encore, which offers women’s resale fashion; and Music Go Round, which specializes in used and new musical instruments and equipment. Winmark also operates a commercial equipment leasing business through Winmark Capital.

Winmark was founded in 1988 and was formerly known as Grow Biz International before adopting the Winmark name. Its franchise network primarily serves communities across the United States and Canada. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brett D. Heimes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $276.46 to $283.28
• 50-Day Range: $268.56 to $347.14
• 52-Week Range: $266.51 to $488.83
• Volume: 3,064 shs
• Average Volume: 71,272 shs
• Market Capitalization: $992.11 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.87
• Dividend Yield: 1.46%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Winmark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Winmark scored higher than 27% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 383rd out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Winmark has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Winmark has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Winmark is 23.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Winmark is 23.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.63.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.96% of the float of Winmark has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Winmark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Winmark has recently decreased by 1.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Winmark pays a meaningful dividend of 1.44%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Winmark has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Winmark is 36.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Winmark has a news sentiment score of -0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Winmark this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for WINA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Winmark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.40% of the stock of Winmark is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.32% of the stock of Winmark is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/14/2026
• Today: 11/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 12/1 Dividend: 11/10/2026
• Record date for 12/1 Dividend: 11/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 12/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WINA
• CIK: 908315
• Web: www.winmarkcorporation.com
• Phone: (763) 520-8500
• Fax: 763-520-8410
• Employees: 87
• Year Founded: 1988

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.65 million
• Net Margins: 45.13%
• Pretax Margin: 57.90%
• Return on Equity: -94.74%
• Return on Assets: 111.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.20
• Quick Ratio: 3.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $86.06 million
• Price / Sales: 11.62
• Cash Flow: $11.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.79
• Book Value: ($10.51) per share
• Price / Book: -26.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,560,000
• Free Float: 3,189,000
• Market Cap: $999.82 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56