Wendy`s Co - Class A WEN Stock Analysis
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$8.15 up $0.21, 2.64% at close Nov 6
Last close · Previous close $7.94
- Market cap
- $1.55BAt the Nov 6 close
- P/E ratio
- 15.98On last 12 months’ EPS
- Diluted EPS
- $0.51Last 12 months
- Dividend yield
- 6.01%Last 12 months
Price chart
$8.15up $0.21, 2.64%Fri, Nov 6 session
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Price data
Trading
- Previous close$7.94Nov 5
- Volume10.05MNov 6 session
Shares traded on all US exchanges in the last completed session. Live intraday volume covers IEX only, so it is left out.
- Avg. volume7.70MLast 21 sessions
The average daily shares traded over the last 21 trading sessions, about one calendar month.
- 52-week range: $5.94 to $9.45; now $8.15
The lowest and highest trades over the past 52 weeks, adjusted for splits. The marker shows the latest price.
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Performance
Past performance, measured to the Nov 6 close. Total return includes reinvested dividends.Price change only, without dividends. Compared with the S&P 500, using SPY.
WEN beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | WEN and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | WEN: up 32.3% S&P 500: down 5.6% | WEN beat the S&P 500 by 37.9 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | WEN: up 11.2% S&P 500: down 4.1% | WEN beat the S&P 500 by 15.3 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | WEN: up 2.3% S&P 500: up 8.7% | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 6.4 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | WEN: down 1.8% S&P 500: up 10.9% | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 12.7 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | WEN: down 49.1% S&P 500: up 75.0% −20.2% vs +20.5% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 124.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | WEN: down 54.4% S&P 500: up 67.8% −14.6% vs +10.9% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 122.2 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | WEN: up 4.8% S&P 500: up 313.1% +0.5% vs +15.2% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 308.3 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in WEN 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $10,479 at the close on , with dividends reinvested. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $41,313.
WEN beat the S&P 500 in 2 of 7 periods.
| Period | WEN and S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| Short term | ||
| 1M | WEN: up 32.3% S&P 500: down 5.6% | WEN beat the S&P 500 by 37.9 percentage points Beat |
| 3M | WEN: up 10.3% S&P 500: down 4.3% | WEN beat the S&P 500 by 14.6 percentage points Beat |
| YTD | WEN: down 2.2% S&P 500: up 7.8% | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 10.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 1Y | WEN: down 7.7% S&P 500: up 9.7% | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 17.4 percentage points Trailed |
| Long term | ||
| 3Y | WEN: down 57.3% S&P 500: up 68.8% −24.7% vs +19.1% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 126.1 percentage points Trailed |
| 5Y | WEN: down 64.1% S&P 500: up 56.9% −18.5% vs +9.4% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 121.0 percentage points Trailed |
| 10Y | WEN: down 24.9% S&P 500: up 252.6% −2.8% vs +13.4% a year | WEN trailed the S&P 500 by 277.5 percentage points Trailed |
$10,000 invested in WEN 10 years ago (Nov 4, 2016) would be worth about $7,512 at the close on , not counting dividends. The same amount in the S&P 500 would be worth about $35,257.
All-time high
$31.86
Closing high on . Now 74.4% below that record.
Split-adjusted daily closes since Mar 17, 1992.
Stock splits
1
1.02-for-1 on . Share counts adjust after each split.
Valuation
The Nov 6 close compared with the last 12 months of reported results (the four quarters to Sep 27, 2026). Tap a metric to see how it’s calculated.
Price-to-earnings (P/E)
16.0×The Nov 6 close ÷ diluted EPS over the last 12 months ($0.51)
The range covers daily P/E ratios from Oct 28, 2021 to Nov 6, 2026, each based on the previous 12 months of earnings.
WEN trades at 16.0× its earnings over the last 12 months, below its 5-year median of 18.8×. In plain terms, buyers are paying about $16 for each $1 of profit from the past year. How to read P/E
Other valuation measures
- 0.7×Last 12 months’ revenue
Market value divided by revenue over the last 12 months. Useful when earnings are small or negative.
P/S = Market cap ÷ Revenue (last 12 months)Price-to-sales ratio - 12.5×Book value as of Sep 27, 2026
Price relative to accounting equity (book value) per share on the Sep 27, 2026 balance sheet. Asset-light companies often trade far above book value.
P/B = Price ÷ Book value per sharePrice-to-book ratio - 11.4×Last 12 months’ EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA over the last 12 months. It compares companies with different amounts of debt.
EV/EBITDA = Enterprise value ÷ EBITDA (last 12 months)EV/EBITDA explained - 14.26%Last 12 months’ free cash flow
Free cash flow over the last 12 months as a share of the company’s market value: the cash the business generated for each dollar of stock.
FCF yield = Free cash flow (last 12 months) ÷ Market capFree cash flow - $5.19BAt the Nov 6 close
What it would cost to buy the whole business: the market cap at the Nov 6 close, plus debt, minus cash and short-term investments from the Sep 27, 2026 balance sheet.
EV = Market cap + Debt − Cash and short-term investmentsEV/EBITDA explained
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Financials
Reported results, not forecasts. From company filings via Tiingo; the latest report is Q3 FY26, the quarter ended Sep 27, 2026. “Last 12 months” means the four quarters from Sep 29, 2025 to Sep 27, 2026, and balance-sheet figures are as of Sep 27, 2026.
Revenue and net income
Last 12 months, with the change from the 12 months before
- Revenue
- $2.20Bdown 0.3%
- Net income
- $96.90Mdown 47.9%
- Diluted EPS
- $0.51down 46.3%
Data table
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY24 (Dec 29, 2024) | $574.27M | $47.50M | $0.24 |
| Q1 FY25 (Mar 30, 2025) | $523.47M | $39.23M | $0.19 |
| Q2 FY25 (Jun 29, 2025) | $560.93M | $55.11M | $0.29 |
| Q3 FY25 (Sep 28, 2025) | $549.52M | $44.25M | $0.23 |
| Q4 FY25 (Dec 28, 2025) | $542.97M | $26.48M | $0.14 |
| Q1 FY26 (Mar 29, 2026) | $540.64M | $22.71M | $0.12 |
| Q2 FY26 (Jun 28, 2026) | $570.57M | $32.62M | $0.17 |
| Q3 FY26 (Sep 27, 2026) | $546.99M | $15.09M | $0.08 |
| Period | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY21 (Jan 2, 2022) | $1.90B | $200.39M | $0.89 |
| FY22 (Jan 1, 2023) | $2.10B | $177.37M | $0.82 |
| FY23 (Dec 31, 2023) | $2.18B | $204.44M | $0.97 |
| FY24 (Dec 29, 2024) | $2.25B | $194.36M | $0.95 |
| FY25 (Dec 28, 2025) | $2.18B | $165.08M | $0.85 |
Margins
- Gross 36.9%
- Operating 12.0%
- Net 4.4%
The percentages above the chart cover the last 12 months; the lines show each quarter. What margins tell you
Cash flow
- $221.62MLast 12 months
Cash from operations minus capital spending: the cash left after the business maintains and grows its assets.
FCF = Operating cash flow − Capital spendingFree cash flow - Operating cash flow$308.23MLast 12 months
- Capital spending$86.61MLast 12 months
- 10.1%Last 12 months
Free cash flow as a share of revenue, both over the last 12 months.
Shareholder returns
- $1.92MLast 12 months
Cash spent repurchasing shares, net of shares issued. Buybacks shrink the share count, so each remaining share owns more of the company.
- Dividends paid$93.32MLast 12 months
- Total returned$95.24MLast 12 months
43% of free cash flow
Balance sheet
- $708.30MAs of Sep 27, 2026
Cash plus short- and long-term marketable securities on the Sep 27, 2026 balance sheet.
- Total debt$4.05BAs of Sep 27, 2026
- Net debt$3.34BAs of Sep 27, 2026
- 1.89As of Sep 27, 2026
Current assets divided by current liabilities on the Sep 27, 2026 balance sheet. Above 1 means short-term assets cover the bills due within a year.
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilitiesCurrent ratio - 32.56As of Sep 27, 2026
Total debt divided by shareholders’ equity on the Sep 27, 2026 balance sheet: a measure of financial leverage.
D/E = Total debt ÷ Shareholders’ equityDebt-to-equity ratio
Financial strength
- 5 of 9Last 12 months
vs the 12 beforeA 0–9 checklist from accounting professor Joseph Piotroski. Each test compares the last 12 months with the 12 months before and scores a point if it passes. 8–9 is strong; 0–2 is weak.
- ✓Net income was positive: passed
- ✓Operating cash flow was positive: passed
- ✗Return on assets improved: not passed
- ✓Operating cash flow exceeded net income: passed
- ✗Long-term debt fell relative to assets: not passed
- ✓Current ratio improved: passed
- ✗Share count didn’t rise: not passed
- ✗Gross margin improved: not passed
- ✓Asset turnover (revenue ÷ assets) improved: passed
- 81.1%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Wendy`s’s net income was 81.1% of its shareholders’ equity (averaged over the last four quarter-ends). It describes the past year, not an expected return. ROE can run this high when equity is small, for example after years of large share buybacks.
ROE = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average equityReturn on equity - 2.0%Last 12 months
Over the last 12 months, Wendy`s’s net income was 2.0% of its total assets (averaged over the last four quarter-ends): what the business earned on everything it owns.
ROA = Net income (last 12 months) ÷ Average total assets
Dividends
Cash dividends per share by ex-dividend year, adjusted for splits.
Dividends per share
Data table
| Year | Per share |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.25 |
| 2017 | $0.28 |
| 2018 | $0.34 |
| 2019 | $0.42 |
| 2020 | $0.29 |
| 2021 | $0.43 |
| 2022 | $0.50 |
| 2023 | $1.00 |
| 2024 | $1.00 |
| 2025 | $0.67 |
| 2026 (to date) | $0.35 |
Dividend details
- $0.49Per share, last 12 months
Cash dividends per share with ex-dividend dates in the last 12 months.
- 6.01%; 5-yr low 1.55%, 5-yr high 11.18%Last 12 months
Dividends paid over the last 12 months as a share of the Nov 6 close. The bar shows where that yield sits in its range over the past five years; the median was 5.38%.
- $0.070Ex-dividend
The most recent payment per share. Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date don’t receive it.
- FrequencyQuarterly4 payments in the last 12 months
- up 18.2% a yearFull years 2020–2025
The compound annual growth rate of the full-year dividend per share from 2020 to 2025.
- 96.1%Last 12 months
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the last 12 months. Lower ratios leave more room to reinvest or raise the dividend.
Payout = Dividends per share ÷ Diluted EPS (both last 12 months)Payout ratio calculator
About Wendy`s Co - Class A
The Wendy's Company is a quick-service restaurant company in the hamburger sandwich segment. Wendy's is primarily engaged in the business of operating, developing and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving food. At December 30, 2012, there were 6,186 Wendy's restaurants in operation in North America. Of these restaurants, 1,427 were operated by Wendy's and 4,759 by a total of 439 franchisees. In addition, at December 30, 2012, there were 374 franchised Wendy's restaurants in operation in 26 countries and territories other than North America. Wendy's is also a 50% partner in a Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture with Tim Hortons Inc., a quick-service restaurant chain. The joint venture owns Wendy's/Tim Hortons combo units in Canada. In August 2013, The Wendy's Company announced the sale of 30 restaurants in the St. Louis market to BB St. Louis, LLC.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Headquarters
- Ohio, USA
- SEC filings
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- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Asset type
- Common stock
- Price history since
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WEN stock FAQ
What is WEN stock’s price today?
Wendy`s (WEN) traded at $8.15 at the close on , up $0.21 (2.64%) from the previous close of $7.94. Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $5.94 and $9.45.
If you invested $1,000 in WEN 10 years ago, how much would you have now?
With dividends reinvested, $1,000 invested in WEN on would be worth about $1,048 at the close on , a total return of +4.8%. The same $1,000 would be worth $456 if invested five years ago, $982 if invested one year ago, $860 if invested 20 years ago, and $5,368 if invested 30 years ago. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What is Wendy`s’s market cap?
Wendy`s’s market capitalization is about $1.6 billion. That’s Tiingo’s daily market cap for , at that day’s closing price of $8.15 (how market cap works). Wendy`s reported 190.67M shares outstanding at the end of its latest quarter ().
What is WEN’s P/E ratio?
WEN trades at 16.0 times its diluted earnings over the four quarters to ($0.51 per share), at the close. Over the past five years its P/E has ranged from 7.8 to 28.4, with a median of 18.8. (How the P/E ratio works.)
How much revenue does Wendy`s make?
Wendy`s reported $2.2 billion of revenue over the four quarters to , down 0.3% from the twelve months before. In its latest quarter (Q3 FY26, ended ) revenue was $547.0 million, down 0.5% from a year earlier.
Is Wendy`s profitable?
Yes. Wendy`s earned $96.9 million of net income over the four quarters to , a net margin of 4.4%, and its operating margin was 12.0% (what margins tell you).
What are WEN’s earnings per share?
WEN’s diluted earnings per share were $0.51 over the four quarters to , compared with $0.95 in the twelve months before. The latest quarter (Q3 FY26) brought $0.08 per share, against $0.23 a year earlier (how EPS works).
Does WEN pay a dividend?
Yes. Wendy`s pays a quarterly dividend. The most recent was $0.070 per share, with an ex-dividend date of . Over the last twelve months it paid $0.49 per share, a 6.01% yield at the close (how dividend yield works).
Based on the last 12 months’ payments ($0.49 per share), and if the next 12 months match the last 12, 100 shares would receive about $49 over 12 months, and $1,000 over 12 months would take about 2,041 shares, roughly $16,634 at the close. Dividends can change.
What is WEN’s 52-week high and low?
Over the past 52 weeks WEN has traded as low as $5.94 and as high as $9.45. At $8.15 at the close on , it is 13.8% below that high and 37.2% above the low.
What is WEN’s all-time high?
WEN’s highest closing price was $31.86 on , adjusted for stock splits. At $8.15 at the close on , it is 74.4% below that record.
Has WEN stock ever split?
Yes, once: 1.02-for-1 on .
How has WEN stock performed?
Including dividends and measured to the close on , WEN has returned +2.3% so far this year and −1.8% over the past year, and −54.4% over five years (−14.6% a year). Over the same periods the S&P 500, measured by SPY, returned +8.7%, +10.9% and +67.8%. Past performance doesn’t predict future returns.
What sector and industry is Wendy`s in?
Wendy`s is in the Consumer Cyclical sector and the Restaurants industry, and is headquartered in Ohio, USA.
What exchange does WEN trade on?
Wendy`s trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol WEN. Its price history on this dashboard begins on .
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