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
$1.2B
9.27
$0.66
0.40
$0.49
4.59%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.2B
Beta
0.4
52-week high
$10.12
52-week low
$5.94
Average daily volume
6.5M
Dividend rate
$0.49
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.897
Quick ratio
1.493
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)
455.947
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)
3.70%
Return on equity (TTM)
108.04%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
9.268
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.527
Price to book
9.65
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.65
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
4.397
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
22.74%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.387
Dividend yield (TTM)
8.03%
Forward dividend yield
4.59%
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.
Bulls say / Bears say
Wendy’s beat first-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS expectations and maintained its 2026 outlook, despite a difficult US market. That suggests the franchised model and cost controls are providing some earnings resilience while the turnaround develops. (Investing.com)
Digital sales rose 8.4% year on year and reached 22.7% of US sales, helped by app personalisation and new payment options. If Project Fresh improves food quality and service as planned, Wendy’s could turn that digital engagement into better traffic and higher order values. (Yahoo Finance)
International operations offer a credible second growth engine: international systemwide sales rose 6% in the first quarter, and Wendy’s signed a deal targeting up to 1,000 restaurants in China over ten years. Successful execution would diversify the company away from its weak US base and expand royalty income with relatively limited corporate capital. (Yahoo Finance, Reuters)
US demand remains the central problem: same-restaurant sales fell 7.8% in the first quarter, with pressure from lower-income customers, weak breakfast performance and market-share losses to McDonald’s and Burger King. Wendy’s is also closing roughly 350 underperforming restaurants, which points to a shrinking and stressed domestic system rather than a temporary sales dip. (Yahoo Finance)
Franchisee economics are deteriorating alongside company-store margins, raising the risk of closures, weaker reinvestment and lower royalty income. Meritage Hospitality Group, a major Wendy’s operator, filed for Chapter 11 after its 314 restaurants were weighed down by the chain’s sales slump. (WSJ, Yahoo Finance)
The turnaround has lost important external support: Trian explored a take-private bid but later had no plans to make one at that time. Combined with new leadership withdrawing the annual forecast and cutting the dividend, this leaves investors more dependent on difficult operational execution rather than a near-term strategic or valuation catalyst. (Reuters, MarketWatch)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 23 Sept 2026.
Wendy's Financial Performance
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Wendy's Earnings Performance
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Upcoming events
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Wendy's News
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Wendy's is facing more store closures: See an updated list of shuttered locations from franchise bankruptcy
Fast Company21 hours ago
I ranked the signature burgers from McDonald's, Wendy's, and Burger King. My favorite surprised me.
Business Insider2 days ago
Why brands like E.l.f., Wendy's and Gap are branching out into original music
CNBC2 days ago
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 | 0.03% |
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