WEN Wendy'S Co
Data as of close
Consumer Cyclical · Retail-Eating & Drinking Places
Wendy'S Co (WEN) is a consumer cyclical company in the Retail-Eating & Drinking Places industry, with a market capitalization of $1.4 billion. Shares last traded at $7.26, 28.2% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is down 15.0%. WEN trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.98, below the Retail-Eating & Drinking Places median of 65.50. Net profit margin is 5.7%, above the peer median of 3.7%. Revenue declined 3.1% year over year. The shares yield 7.7% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-28. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
WEN Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-28 | $130M | $0.67 | 79% |
| 2024-12-29 | $204M | $0.99 | 105% |
| 2023-12-31 | $209M | $0.99 | 102% |
| 2023-01-01 | $107M | $0.49 | 60% |
| 2022-01-02 | $95M | $0.42 | 47% |
| 2021-01-03 | $65M | $0.28 | 55% |
| 2019-12-29 | $96M | $0.41 | 70% |
| 2018-12-30 | $81M | $0.33 | 18% |
| 2017-12-31 | $68M | $0.27 | 35% |
| 2017-01-01 | $64M | $0.24 | 49% |
| 2016-01-03 | $72M | $0.22 | 45% |
| 2014-12-28 | $75M | $0.20 | 62% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.17 | 2026-08-07 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | 2026-05-08 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $0.14 | 2026-02-23 |
| FY 2025 | $0.85 | 2026-02-23 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.23 | 2025-11-07 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.29 | 2025-08-08 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Retail-Eating & Drinking Places peers
WEN vs 8 industry peers (Retail-Eating & Drinking Places), by market cap. Data as of close
| SBUX | Starbucks | $119.1B | 60.05 | 3.11 | 5.2% | +0.76% |
| BROS | Dutch Bros Inc. | $6.1B | 65.50 | 3.21 | 4.9% | +2.33% |
| SHAK | Shake Shack Inc. | $2.9B | 73.69 | 1.89 | 2.6% | +2.80% |
| WEN | Wendy'S Co | $1.4B | 10.98 | 0.63 | 5.7% | +0.69% |
| CNNE | Cannae Holdings, Inc. | $761M | — | 1.86 | -38.2% | +2.69% |
| BRCB | Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. | $236M | 153.55 | 1.05 | 0.7% | +2.21% |
| SDOT | Sadot Group Inc. | $8M | — | 0.03 | -24.3% | -16.91% |
| CHA | Chagee Holdings Ltd. | — | — | — | 9.1% | +4.51% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.