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WEN Financials Wendy'S Co

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 5.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (8.8% vs 5.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 15.8% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 3.0% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($2.8B) exceeds cash ($301M); net debt is $2.5B.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (5.3% vs 5.9% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 2.7× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 5.6× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 78.5% of earnings and 53.4% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has grown 18.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
$0 $1B $3B 2012 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 34% 68% 2012 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$44M $112M $268M $0 2012 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $1B $3B 2012 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$504M -$71M $363M $0 2012 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $2.2B $165M 63.6% 15.8% $243M $2.8B $301M
2024 $2.2B $194M 65.1% 16.5% $261M $2.7B $451M
2023 $2.2B $204M 63.6% 17.5% $260M $2.8B $516M
2023 $2.1B $177M 63.1% 16.9% $174M $2.9B $746M
2022 $1.9B $200M 67.8% 19.3% $268M $2.4B $249M
2021 $1.7B $118M 64.5% 15.5% $215M $2.2B $307M
2019 $1.7B $137M 65.0% 15.4% $214M $2.3B $300M
2018 $1.6B $460M 65.5% 15.7% $154M $2.3B $431M
2017 $1.2B $194M 57.7% 17.6% $157M $171M
2017 $1.4B $130M 0.0% 21.9% $44M $198M
2016 $1.9B $161M 0.0% 14.7% $23M $327M
2014 $2.0B $121M 0.0% 12.1% -$44M $267M
2013 $2.4B $45M 0.0% 5.7% $106M $580M
2012 $2.5B $7M 0.0% 4.9% -$7M $453M
2012 $2.4B $10M 0.0% 5.6% $100M $1.4B $475M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced WEN against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 11.9 23.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.0 2.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 6.4 12.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is WEN growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Wendy'S Co's revenue has grown 5.9% per year, and net income grown 8.8% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does WEN have?

As of FY2025, Wendy'S Co reported $2.8B of total debt against $301M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 2.7×.

What is WEN's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 63.6%, operating margin 15.8%, and net margin 7.6%.

What is WEN's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Wendy'S Co traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 8.4× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.