Shake Shack, Inc. (SHAK) vs The Wendy's Company (WEN)

Shake Shack, Inc. and The Wendy's Company are both Restaurants companies. Shake Shack, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.5B against $1.2B — 2.0× the size. The Wendy's Company trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 56.5×. Shake Shack, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.3% against −0.98%. The Wendy's Company has the higher net margin (5.72% vs 2.56%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.98% vs 6.77%). Across the 21 metrics below, The Wendy's Company leads on 13 and Shake Shack, Inc. on 8.