Wendy's/$WEN
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About Wendy's
The Wendy's Co is engaged in operating, developing, and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving high-quality food. The company operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. Wendy's U.S. and Wendy's International include the operation and franchising of restaurants and derive revenues from sales at company-operated restaurants, as well as royalties, franchise fees, and advertising fund collections from franchised restaurants. Global Real Estate & Development includes real estate activities for owned and leased sites that are leased or subleased to franchisees and includes the company's share of income from its Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture.
- Ticker
- $WEN
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 9,934
- Headquarters
- Dublin, United States
- Website
- www.wendys.com
Wendy's Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.3B
10.24
$0.66
0.40
$0.49
4.15%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.3B
Beta
0.4
52-week high
$10.12
52-week low
$6.07
Average daily volume
9.2M
Dividend rate
$0.49
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.897
Quick ratio
1.26
Long term debt to equity
32.899
Total debt to equity
33.806
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
84.61%
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.88%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
446.635
Gross margin (TTM)
33.11%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.72%
Operating margin (TTM)
13.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
29.64%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$220,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.82%
Return on equity (TTM)
108.04%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
10.241
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.582
Price to book
10.67
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.71
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
4.859
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
20.58%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.387
Dividend yield (TTM)
7.27%
Forward dividend yield
4.15%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-0.98%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-31.45%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.68%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
2.69%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-9.57%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.40%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-9.28%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
9.07%
What the Analysts think about Wendy's
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Wendy's stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Wendy's stock.
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Digital sales penetration climbed to approximately 23.7% of global systemwide sales in Q2 2026, up from 20.5% a year earlier, highlighting success in Wendy’s digital and loyalty initiatives (FinancialFilings)
International systemwide sales grew 3.4% in Q2 2026, partially offsetting U.S. declines and demonstrating resilience in Wendy’s expanding global footprint (FinancialFilings)
As of July 31, 2026, approximately $35 million remained available under Wendy’s share repurchase authorization (expiring February 2027), signaling management’s confidence in the stock’s valuation and commitment to returning capital to shareholders (Wendy's IR release)
U.S. same-restaurant sales declined 7.0% in Q2 2026, underscoring persistent traffic and demand weaknesses in Wendy’s core domestic market (FinancialFilings)
Global company-operated restaurant margin contracted 200 basis points to 13.6% in Q2 2026 versus the prior year, driven by commodity cost inflation and deleverage from lower sales (FinancialFilings)
Wendy’s cut its quarterly dividend to $0.07 for September 2026—down from $0.14—reflecting cash conservation amid its ongoing turnaround, and withdrew its 2026 outlook, signaling heightened near-term financial uncertainty (Wendy's IR release)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 27 Aug 2026.
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Funds containing Wendy's
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $WEN weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.06% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.06% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.04% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.04% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.04% |
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