NASDAQ : WEN

The Wendy's Company — Key statistics

Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · United States

Last price 7.165 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 1.37B

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Key statistics

Valuation

MeasureValue
Market Cap1.38B
Enterprise Value5.12B

Dates

MeasureValue
Earnings DateNov 5, 2026
Ex-Dividend DateSep 1, 2026

Shares

MeasureValue
Current Share Class190.67M
Shares Outstanding190.67M
Shares Change (YoY)-4.94%
Shares Change (QoQ)+0.16%
Owned by Insiders (%)9.57%
Owned by Institutions (%)78.12%
Float157.20M

Ratios

MeasureValue
PE Ratio11.03
Forward PE15.97
PS Ratio0.63
Forward PS0.64
PB Ratio11.49
P/TBV Ration/a
P/FCF Ratio5.24
P/OCF Ratio3.86
PEG Ration/a

Evratios

MeasureValue
EV / Earnings40.58
EV / Sales2.32
EV / EBITDA11.22
EV / EBIT17.13
EV / FCF19.36

Financialposition

MeasureValue
Current Ratio1.90
Quick Ratio1.49
Debt / Equity33.81
Debt / EBITDA8.93
Debt / FCF15.42
Interest Coverage1.88

Financialefficiency

MeasureValue
Return on Equity (ROE)108.04%
Return on Assets (ROA)3.82%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.40%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)6.60%
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)3.70%
Revenue Per Employee$147,899
Profits Per Employee$8,460
Employee Count14,900
Asset Turnover0.45
Inventory Turnover220.83

Taxes

MeasureValue
Income Tax53.10M
Effective Tax Rate29.64%

Stockprice

MeasureValue
Beta (5Y)0.41
52-Week Price Change-14.99%
50-Day Moving Average7.03
200-Day Moving Average7.36
Relative Strength Index (RSI)62.31
Average Volume (20 Days)7,081,362

Shortselling

MeasureValue
Short Interest52.25M
Short Previous Month48.73M
Short % of Shares Out27.40%
Short % of Float33.24%
Short Ratio (days to cover)8.98

Incomestatement

MeasureValue
Revenue2.20B
Gross Profit729.67M
Operating Income298.63M
Pretax Income179.16M
Net Income126.06M
EBITDA455.95M
EBIT298.63M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$0.66

Balancesheet

MeasureValue
Cash & Cash Equivalents341.21M
Total Debt4.07B
Net Cash-3.73B
Net Cash Per Share-$19.57
Equity (Book Value)120.47M
Book Value Per Share0.63
Working Capital320.63M

Cashflow

MeasureValue
Operating Cash Flow358.49M
Capital Expenditures-94.32M
Depreciation & Amortization157.32M
Net Borrowing-19.73M
Free Cash Flow264.18M
FCF Per Share$1.39

Margins

MeasureValue
Gross Margin33.11%
Operating Margin13.55%
Pretax Margin8.13%
Profit Margin5.72%
EBITDA Margin20.69%
EBIT Margin13.55%
FCF Margin11.99%

Dividends

MeasureValue
Dividend Per Share$0.28
Dividend Yield3.86%
Dividend Growth (YoY)-37.18%
Years of Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Ratio74.45%
FCF Payout Ratio35.37%
Buyback Yield4.94%
Shareholder Yield8.80%
Earnings Yield9.07%
FCF Yield19.08%

Analystforecasts

MeasureValue
Price Target$7.30
Price Target Difference0.51%
Analyst ConsensusHold
Analyst Count22
Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y)1.27%
EPS Growth Forecast (3Y)-13.95%

Stocksplits

MeasureValue
Last Split DateSep 5, 2003
Split TypeForward
Split Ratio3:1

Scores

MeasureValue
Altman Z-Score1.06
Piotroski F-Score6

Fairvalue

MeasureValue
Lynch Fair Value
Lynch Upside
Graham Number
Graham Upside