Winmark (WINA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Winmark Corporation (NASDAQ: WINA) is a franchisor that develops and supports resale retail businesses in the United States and Canada. Its portfolio includes Plato’s Closet, which buys and sells gently used apparel and accessories for teens and young adults; Once Upon A Child, which focuses on children’s clothing, toys and equipment; Play It Again Sports, which specializes in new and used sporting goods; Style Encore, which sells secondhand women’s clothing and accessories; and Music Go Round, which offers new and used musical instruments and equipment.

Winmark’s primary business activities include granting franchises, collecting royalties and providing franchisees with operational support, marketing programs, training, technology and store-development resources. Its resale concepts are designed to serve value-conscious consumers while allowing franchise operators to purchase inventory directly from local customers and resell it through branded retail locations.

The company also operates a leasing business through Winmark Capital, which provides equipment financing and leasing solutions to businesses. Winmark was founded in 1988 and was formerly known as Grow Biz International before adopting the Winmark name. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Brett D. Heffes.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $293.90 to $305.00
• 50-Day Range: $294.87 to $388.95
• 52-Week Range: $291.60 to $527.37
• Volume: 87,357 shs
• Average Volume: 53,777 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.76
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Winmark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Winmark scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 410th out of 484 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 26.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Winmark is 26.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.31.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.13% 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 9.89.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Winmark has recently increased by 4.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Winmark pays a meaningful dividend of 1.35%, 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 37.02%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Winmark has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Winmark this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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

• Last Earnings: 7/15/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/14/2026
• 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): $11.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.65 million
• Net Margins: 47.09%
• Pretax Margin: 60.50%
• Return on Equity: -99.47%
• Return on Assets: 103.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.75
• Quick Ratio: 3.67

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $86.06 million
• Price / Sales: 12.30
• Cash Flow: $11.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.33
• Book Value: ($15.07) per share
• Price / Book: -19.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,590,000
• Free Float: 3,218,000
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.54