The Wendy's Company: stock overview

WENNASDAQConsumer cyclical · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places

Price

$8.28

November 13, 2026Market cap $1.6B

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  • The company lowered its dividend in the past year. The trailing yield still counts the higher payments before the cut.

In short

Wendy's had revenue of $2.2B over the last 12 months and net income of $97M, a net margin of 4.4%. Revenue grew by 4.7% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $8.28 the shares trade at a P/E of 16.3, against a median of 20.1 over the last 5 fiscal years. It has net debt of $3.0B. It pays a dividend yielding 5.92%.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 28, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$1.6B
190M shares
P/E
16.3
Today16.3
Median20.1
Revenue, 12 months
$2.2B
+4.7% a year over 5 years
Net margin
4.4%
FY2025: 7.6%, above 75% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

2023–FY2025 fiscal years

-0.1% a year over 2 years

  • FY2025Dec 28, 202510-K
    Revenue$2.2B
  • FY2024Dec 29, 202410-K
    Revenue$2.2B
  • 202310-K
    Revenue$2.2B

Fiscal years in figures

WEN's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from FY2009 to FY2022, 14 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $3.3B
$1.6B
Enterprise value 
$4.6B
P/E 3-year median: 17.4
16.3
EV / EBIT 
17.5
EV / Revenue 
2.1
P/B 3-year median: 12.9
12.7
FCF yield 3-year median: 7.9%
14.1%
Earnings yield 3-year median: 5.8%
6.2%

Profitability

Gross margin 
62.8%
Operating margin 
12.0%
Net margin 3-year median: 8.7%
4.4%
ROIC 
6.3%
ROIC, 5-year average 
9.6%
ROE 
82.5%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
-3.1%
EPS, yearly change 
-10.5%
FCF, yearly change 
-7.0%
Revenue, average a year 
+4.7%
EPS, average a year 
+10.3%

The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$374M
Total debt 
$4.1B
Of which operating leases 
$634M
Net debt 
$3.0B
Net debt / EBITDA 
7.3x
Interest cover 
2.0x
Current ratio 
1.89

Balance sheet of September 27, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 3-year median: 6.1%
5.92%
Buybacks 
12.74%
Total returned 
18.66%
Shares, yearly change 
-5.1%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 58).

Operating margin

15.8%

Above 83% of the 44 companies in its industry, and 76% of all.

Net margin

7.6%

Above 75% of the 46 companies in its industry, and 60% of all.

ROE

140.6%

Above 98% of the 33 companies in its industry, and 99% of all.

ROA

3.3%

Above 53% of the 46 companies in its industry, and 63% of all.

Revenue growth

-3.1%

Above 14% of the 45 companies in its industry, and 20% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
Wendy's Co
CIK
30697
Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry (SIC)
5810 · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places
Fiscal year ends
January 3
Latest annual report
December 28, 2025
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
190M

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What is WEN's market cap?

The Wendy's Company's market cap is $1.6B, at a price of $8.28 on November 13, 2026 and 190M shares.

What is WEN's P/E?

WEN's P/E is 16.3, on earnings per share of $0.51 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 5 fiscal years was 20.1.

How much revenue does WEN have?

Wendy's had revenue of $2.2B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +4.7% a year on average.

Does WEN pay a dividend?

Yes. Wendy's paid $0.49 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 5.92% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.

Where do the figures come from?

From The Wendy's Company's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.