the wendy's co. - WEN

WEN

Close Chg Chg %
15.01 -0.38 -2.53%

Closed Market

14.63

-0.38 (2.53%)

Volume: 3.16M

Last Updated:

Mar 28, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: the wendy's co. - WEN

WEN Key Data

Open

$15.07

Day Range

14.60 - 15.07

52 Week Range

13.72 - 20.65

Market Cap

$3.01B

Shares Outstanding

200.49M

Public Float

182.47M

Beta

0.72

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

15.59

EPS

$0.95

Yield

678.43%

Dividend

$0.25

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 3, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.18M

 

WEN Performance

1 Week
 
-1.64%
 
1 Month
 
-3.16%
 
3 Months
 
-9.03%
 
1 Year
 
-20.33%
 
5 Years
 
6.68%
 

WEN Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 30
Full Ratings ➔

About the wendy's co. - WEN

The Wendy’s Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy’s U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in the U.S. The Wendy’s International segment is involved in the operation and franchising of Wendy’s restaurants in countries and territories other than the U.S. The Global Real Estate and Development segment focuses on real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

WEN At a Glance

The Wendy's Co.
One Dave Thomas Boulevard
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone 1-614-764-3100 Revenue 2.25B
Industry Restaurants Net Income 194.36M
Sector Consumer Services 2024 Sales Growth 2.976%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 14,500
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WEN Valuation

P/E Current 15.394
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.245
Price to Sales Ratio 1.492
Price to Book Ratio 12.811
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.433
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.978
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.089
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.59

WEN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 154,930.483
Income Per Employee 13,403.931
Receivables Turnover 12.974
Total Asset Turnover 0.406

WEN Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.851
Quick Ratio 1.835
Cash Ratio 1.267

WEN Profitability

Gross Margin 28.136
Operating Margin 16.776
Pretax Margin 12.126
Net Margin 8.652
Return on Assets 3.511
Return on Equity 68.30
Return on Total Capital 4.466
Return on Invested Capital 4.545

WEN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 1,577.997
Total Debt to Total Capital 94.041
Total Debt to Total Assets 75.014
Long-Term Debt to Equity 1,519.875
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 90.577
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Annual Financials for The Wendy's Co. - WEN

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.90B 2.10B 2.18B 2.25B
Sales Growth
+9.41% +10.46% +4.11% +2.98%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.32B 1.51B 1.55B 1.61B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
166.14M 169.72M 148.57M 157.94M
Depreciation
110.90M 108.64M 76.43M 80.98M
Amortization of Intangibles
55.24M 61.08M 72.13M 76.96M
COGS Growth
+6.36% +14.07% +2.85% +3.91%
Gross Income
572.72M 584.95M 627.90M 632.08M
Gross Income Growth
+17.19% +2.14% +7.34% +0.66%
Gross Profit Margin
+30.19% +27.91% +28.78% +28.14%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
242.97M 254.98M 249.96M 255.21M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
242.97M 254.98M 249.96M 255.21M
SGA Growth
+17.45% +4.94% -1.97% +2.10%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
24.52M 2.01M 16.21M 17.73M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
305.23M 327.96M 361.73M 359.14M
Non Operating Income/Expense
44.53M 37.87M 41.75M 37.16M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
11.20M 9.40M 10.80M 11.60M
Interest Expense
109.19M 122.32M 124.06M 123.88M
Interest Expense Growth
-7.26% +12.03% +1.42% -0.15%
Gross Interest Expense
109.19M 122.32M 124.06M 123.88M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
240.58M 243.50M 279.42M 272.41M
Pretax Income Growth
+57.45% +1.22% +14.75% -2.51%
Pretax Margin
+12.68% +11.62% +12.81% +12.13%
Income Tax
40.19M 66.14M 74.98M 78.06M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
45.45M 52.29M 64.17M 68.76M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
8.51M 9.54M 11.62M 14.82M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(15.94M) 6.50M (2.73M) (5.38M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
2.16M (2.19M) 1.92M (152.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
11.20M 9.40M 10.80M 11.60M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
200.39M 177.37M 204.44M 194.36M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
200.39M 177.37M 204.44M 194.36M
Net Income Growth
+70.07% -11.49% +15.26% -4.93%
Net Margin Growth
+10.56% +8.46% +9.37% +8.65%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
200.39M 177.37M 204.44M 194.36M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
200.39M 177.37M 204.44M 194.36M
EPS (Basic)
0.9052 0.8297 0.9759 0.9511
EPS (Basic) Growth
+71.83% -8.34% +17.62% -2.54%
Basic Shares Outstanding
221.38M 213.77M 209.49M 204.35M
EPS (Diluted)
0.893 0.8218 0.9665 0.9452
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+72.79% -7.97% +17.61% -2.20%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
224.41M 215.84M 211.53M 205.61M
EBITDA
495.88M 499.69M 526.50M 534.80M
EBITDA Growth
+11.80% +0.77% +5.37% +1.58%
EBITDA Margin
+26.14% +23.85% +24.13% +23.81%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 16.682
Number of Ratings 30 Current Quarters Estimate 0.203
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 1.011
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.25 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.00 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.128
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 27 27 29 28
Mean Estimate 0.20 0.28 1.01 1.13
High Estimates 0.23 0.31 1.16 1.26
Low Estimate 0.17 0.26 0.94 1.03
Coefficient of Variance 6.13 5.07 3.65 4.81

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 6 5 6
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 20 20 21
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 2 2 1
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for The Wendy's Co. - WEN

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 21, 2025 Kirk C. Tanner President & CEO; Director 294,991 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Abigail E. Pringle President, U.S. 26,480 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Suzanne M. Thuerk Chief Accounting Officer 24,607 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Liliana M. Esposito Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc 9,545 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Liliana M. Esposito Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc 9,443 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 M. Coley O’Brien Chief People Officer 28,552 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 E. J. Wunsch President, International 20,903 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 E. J. Wunsch President, International 20,658 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Matt Spessard Chief Information Officer 14,284 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Matt Spessard Chief Information Officer 14,231 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Wendy C. Arlin Director 9,669 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 M. Coley O’Brien Chief People Officer 28,669 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Lindsay Radkoski CMO, U.S. 55,506 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Kenneth Cook Chief Financial Officer 17,132 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Kirk C. Tanner President & CEO; Director 295,896 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 M. Coley O’Brien Chief People Officer 28,494 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Kenneth W. Gilbert Director 17,033 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Kenneth W. Gilbert Director 16,877 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Suzanne M. Thuerk Chief Accounting Officer 24,594 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Abigail E. Pringle President, U.S. 26,774 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

The Wendy'S Co. in the News

Wendy's adding new Frosty desserts to its menu

Wendy's is trying to innovate its selection of offerings in order to continue driving traffic to its restaurants. This comes as its rivals in the industry deal with slowing traffic.