Wendy's
WEN | NASDAQ
$7.26
+$0.05 (+0.69%)
At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$7.23
+$0.02 (+0.28%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 9:28 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $1.38B
Enterprise Value $5.11B
Beta 0.41
Average Volume 10.97M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 191.21M
Shares Change YoY -0.78%
Institutional Ownership 98.10%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US95058W1009
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 18.6%
Price Change 3M -3.6%
Price Change 6M 11.0%
Price Change YTD -12.8%
Price Change 1Y -13.9%
Price Change 3Y -62.3%
Price Change 5Y -67.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) 7.0%
1Y CAGR (ann.) -11.1%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -16.5%
All-Time CAGR -0.7%
Valuation
PE Ratio 10.92
Forward PE 15.36
PEG Ratio -0.34
Forward PEG -0.25
PS Ratio 0.62
Forward PS 0.60
PB Ratio 11.41
P/FCF Ratio 5.20
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 5.45
P/OCF Ratio 3.84
EV/Sales 2.32
EV/EBIT 16.41
EV/EBITDA 10.46
EV/FCF 19.33
Earnings Yield 9.2%
FCF Yield 19.2%
Adj. FCF Yield 18.3%
Financial Health
Net Debt $2.41B
Total Debt $4.07B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $341.21M
Total Assets $4.88B
Current Ratio 1.90
Quick Ratio 1.88
Debt / Equity Ratio 33.81
Debt / EBITDA 8.34
Debt / FCF 15.42
OCF / Debt 0.09
Interest Coverage 2.24
Altman Z-Score 1.04
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 27.2%
Operating Profit Margin 13.4%
EBITDA Margin 22.2%
Net Profit Margin 5.7%
FCF Margin 12.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 11.4%
SBC / Revenue 0.6%
SBC Impact (per share) -4.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 2.6%
Return on Equity 109.0%
Return on Invested Capital 4.5%
Return on Capital Employed 6.5%
Return on Tangible Assets 4.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 0.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 3.2%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 2.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y -9.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y -4.0%
EPS CAGR 10Y 2.2%
FCF CAGR 3Y 6.5%
FCF CAGR 5Y -5.4%
FCF CAGR 10Y 13.3%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 15
EPS Growth Next 3Y 8.8%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 2.1%
Earnings Date Nov 5, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.09
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -61.5%
Revenue Est (next Q) $531.28M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) -3.3%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $3.06
Graham Upside -57.6%
Lynch Fair Value $3.30
Lynch Upside -54.2%
Price Target $7.50
Price Target Upside 4.0%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $358.49M
Free Cash Flow $264.18M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $252.12M
FCF Per Share $1.39
OCF Per Share $1.88
OCF/S Ratio 16.3%
Income Statement
Revenue $2.2B
Gross Profit $600.16M
Operating Income $295.11M
EBITDA $488.24M
Net Income $126.06M
EPS (Diluted) $0.66
Revenue / Employee $147.9K
Profit / Employee $8.46K
Employees 14,900
Dividends
Annual Dividend $0.49
Dividend Yield 6.80%
Payout Ratio 74.2%
FCF Payout Ratio 40.4%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 42.3%
Dividend Growth (YoY) -37.2%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 1, 2026
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