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The Wendy's Company
WEN Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
The Wendy's Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, down 3.10% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.72%, EPS fell 41.4%, free cash flow grew 152.3% and total debt rose 2.22%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 8.89 | 13.03 | 14.80 | 15.33 | 6.82 | 18.86 | 15.77 | 18.19 | 15.62 | 7.83 |
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| High | 14.07 | 16.98 | 18.68 | 22.84 | 24.91 | 29.46 | 24.48 | 23.90 | 20.65 | 16.48 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 12,100 | 12,100 | 12,500 | 13,300 | 14,000 | 14,500 | 14,500 | 15,300 | 14,500 | 14,900 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,435 | 1,223 | 1,590 | 1,709 | 1,734 | 1,897 | 2,096 | 2,182 | 2,246 | 2,177 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 47.13 | 56.33 | 63.91 | 62.48 | 63.01 | 65.49 | 60.87 | 60.96 | 62.12 | 59.91 | |||||
| EBT | 202 | 101 | 575 | 171 | 153 | 241 | 244 | 279 | 272 | 227 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 14.05 | 8.26 | 36.16 | 10.03 | 8.81 | 12.68 | 11.62 | 12.81 | 12.13 | 10.44 | |||||
| Net income | 130 | 194 | 460 | 137 | 118 | 200 | 177 | 204 | 194 | 165 | |||||
| Depreciation | 124 | 126 | 129 | 132 | 133 | 126 | 136 | 149 | 158 | 171 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 5.47 | 5.01 | 6.69 | 7.43 | 7.75 | 8.57 | 9.80 | 10.41 | 10.99 | 11.26 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.49 | 0.79 | 1.93 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.85 | |||||
| Cash flow | 0.74 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.56 | 1.22 | 1.65 | 1.74 | 1.78 | |||||
| Capex | (0.57) | (0.33) | (0.28) | (0.31) | (0.31) | (0.35) | (0.42) | (0.44) | (0.66) | (0.73) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 0.17 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 0.80 | 1.21 | 1.08 | 1.06 | |||||
| Book value | 2.01 | 2.35 | 2.73 | 2.25 | 2.46 | 1.97 | 2.18 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 0.61 | |||||
| Shares, m | 262 | 244 | 238 | 230 | 224 | 221 | 214 | 209 | 204 | 193 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 27.39 | 20.34 | 8.05 | 37.02 | 42.15 | 25.92 | 26.51 | 19.74 | 17.16 | 9.69 | ||||
| P/S | 2.45 | 3.26 | 2.33 | 2.99 | 2.83 | 2.78 | 2.24 | 1.86 | 1.48 | 0.74 | |||||
| P/B | 6.67 | 6.95 | 5.72 | 9.89 | 8.92 | 12.10 | 10.10 | 13.09 | 12.84 | 13.72 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 4.02 | 5.34 | 3.79 | 4.41 | 4.22 | 4.19 | 3.51 | 3.13 | 2.74 | 2.15 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 131.85 | 41.60 | 38.24 | 34.57 | 33.96 | 29.66 | 43.02 | 27.07 | 28.05 | 22.91 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 194 | 239 | 224 | 289 | 284 | 346 | 260 | 345 | 355 | 345 | ||||
| Capex | (150) | (82) | (67) | (71) | (69) | (78) | (89) | (93) | (136) | (140) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 44 | 157 | 158 | 218 | 215 | 268 | 171 | 252 | 220 | 204 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 222 | 177 | 382 | 204 | 274 | 166 | 670 | 456 | 339 | 267 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,512 | 2,754 | 2,776 | 2,761 | 2,753 | 2,940 | 3,423 | 3,331 | 3,316 | 3,407 | |||||
| Net debt | 2,256 | 2,550 | 2,315 | 2,426 | 2,412 | 2,663 | 2,642 | 2,779 | 2,831 | 3,067 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 528 | 573 | 648 | 516 | 550 | 436 | 466 | 310 | 259 | 117 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 3.22 | 4.83 | 10.97 | 2.95 | 2.35 | 3.95 | 3.35 | 3.83 | 3.80 | 3.30 | ||||
| ROIC | 7.07 | 4.30 | 5.27 | 5.58 | 5.68 | 7.40 | 7.11 | 7.73 | 7.51 | 6.74 | |||||
| ROE | 20.24 | 35.25 | 75.33 | 23.51 | 22.11 | 40.65 | 39.32 | 52.72 | 68.30 | 87.63 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
The Wendy's Company vs peers in Restaurants (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. | $1.7B | 6.4× | 10.7× | +14.30% (above 0%: growing) | +100.00% (above 0%: growing) | +254.29% (above 0%: growing) | 11.81% | 5.56% | Compare |
| CHA Chagee Holdings Limited - Sponsored ADR | $1.4B | 11.1× | 8.9× | +8.20% (above 0%: growing) | +620.00% (above 0%: growing) | +49.31% (above 0%: growing) | 53.99% | 15.37% | Compare |
| BJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc. | $1.3B | 30.9× | 20.0× | +6.37% (above 0%: growing) | −11.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | −84.81% (below 0%: shrinking) | 74.52% | 4.74% | Compare |
| CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | $1.2B | 40.2× | 84.6× | −2.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | +83.33% (above 0%: growing) | +191.55% (above 0%: growing) | 71.25% | 1.55% | Compare |
| WEN The Wendy's Company | $1.2B | 9.4× | 11.6× | +1.72% (above 0%: growing) | −41.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | +152.25% (above 0%: growing) | 59.72% | 13.90% | |
| BH Biglari Holdings Inc. | $1.2B | — (loss-making) | 24.0× | +7.86% (above 0%: growing) | −18.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | −66.30% (below 0%: shrinking) | 41.26% | 12.17% | Compare |
| SG Sweetgreen, Inc. | $1.1B | 87.5× | — (loss-making) | +3.81% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +19.78% (above 0%: growing) | 13.07% | (14.23%) | Compare |
| BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | $726.1M | 26.9× | 8.6× | +1.34% (above 0%: growing) | +23.33% (above 0%: growing) | +321.24% (above 0%: growing) | 39.06% | 3.77% | Compare |
| CNNE Cannae Holdings, Inc. | $689.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −7.26% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +64.83% (above 0%: growing) | 16.54% | (55.58%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.2B | 28.9× | 15.4× | +5.09% | +53.33% | +57.07% | 40.16% | 4.26% |
The Wendy's Company (WEN) key facts
- Concern: The Wendy's Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.2 billion, down 3.10% from fiscal 2024.
- The Wendy's Company (WEN) is a Restaurants company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 9, 2026, WEN traded at $6.23, a market capitalization of $1.2 billion.
- The Wendy's Company pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share, a yield of 7.88%, with a payout ratio of 74.2%.
- Return on equity was 87.6% and debt-to-equity 28.20.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.06 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.