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(WEN) The Wendy’s - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US95058W1009

Hamburger, Fries, Chicken, Salad, Frosty

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of WEN over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-09": 0.19, "2020-12": 0.17, "2021-03": 0.2, "2021-06": 0.27, "2021-09": 0.19, "2021-12": 0.16, "2022-03": 0.17, "2022-06": 0.24, "2022-09": 0.24, "2022-12": 0.22, "2023-03": 0.21, "2023-06": 0.28, "2023-09": 0.27, "2023-12": 0.21, "2024-03": 0.23, "2024-06": 0.27, "2024-09": 0.25, "2024-12": 0.25, "2025-03": 0.2, "2025-06": 0.29, "2025-09": 0.24,
EPS CAGR: 3.21%
EPS Trend: 18.4%
Last SUE: 2.10σ
Qual. Beats: 2

Revenue

Revenue of WEN over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-09: 452.242, 2020-12: 474.317, 2021-03: 460.203, 2021-06: 493.337, 2021-09: 470.255, 2021-12: 473.203, 2022-03: 488.643, 2022-06: 537.783, 2022-09: 532.569, 2022-12: 536.51, 2023-03: 528.807, 2023-06: 561.565, 2023-09: 550.555, 2023-12: 540.651, 2024-03: 534.753, 2024-06: 570.727, 2024-09: 566.739, 2024-12: 574.273, 2025-03: 523.472, 2025-06: 560.929, 2025-09: 549.516,
Revenue CAGR: 0.87%
Revenue Trend: 29.2%
Last SUE: 1.99σ
Qual. Beats: 1
Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 36.2%
Value at Risk 5%th 56.0%
Relative Tail Risk -6.07%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -2.34
Alpha -62.90
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.348
Beta 0.511
Beta Downside 0.774
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 62.14%
Mean DD 23.09%
Median DD 18.78%

Description: WEN The Wendy’s November 11, 2025

The Wendy’s Company (NASDAQ: WEN) operates a quick-service restaurant (QSR) network focused on hamburger sandwiches, with its business divided into three segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate & Development. The firm both franchises and directly operates restaurants, and it holds a portfolio of owned and leased real-estate assets that support its expansion strategy. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the company rebranded from Wendy’s/Arby’s Group in July 2011.

Key operating metrics as of the latest quarter show a 4.2% year-over-year increase in comparable sales and a net unit growth of 150 restaurants, driven largely by franchisee openings. Approximately 95% of Wendy’s locations are franchised, yielding a high-margin royalty and rent stream that insulated earnings during recent labor-cost inflation. The QSR sector remains sensitive to discretionary consumer spending, commodity price volatility (e.g., beef and potatoes), and macro-level wage pressures, all of which are closely watched by analysts.

For a deeper quantitative dive, consider using ValueRay’s analyst toolkit to benchmark Wendy’s performance against its peers and assess the robustness of its franchise-driven earnings model.

WEN Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 1,658m
Sub-Industry Restaurants
IPO / Inception 1992-03-17
Return 12m vs S&P 500 -60.3%
Analyst Rating 3.28 of 5

WEN Dividends

Metric Value
Dividend Yield 11.65%
Yield on Cost 5y 5.05%
Yield CAGR 5y 36.27%
Payout Consistency 87.1%
Payout Ratio 68.4%

WEN Growth Ratios

Metric Value
CAGR 3y -25.73%
CAGR/Max DD Calmar Ratio -0.41
CAGR/Mean DD Pain Ratio -1.11
Current Volume 10843.9k
Average Volume 6983.6k

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.5

Net Income (186.1m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 132.5m TTM)
FCFTA 0.05 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -0.76pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue -6.92% (prev 18.53%; Δ -25.46pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.07 (>3.0%) and CFO 343.9m > Net Income 186.1m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (3.83b) to EBITDA (453.8m) ratio: 8.43 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 0.81 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (192.7m) change vs 12m ago -5.65% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 35.55% (prev 23.85%; Δ 11.71pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 43.95% (prev 43.62%; Δ 0.33pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio 2.36 (EBITDA TTM 453.8m / Interest Expense TTM 125.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.57

(A) -0.03 = (Total Current Assets 640.9m - Total Current Liabilities 793.7m) / Total Assets 4.98b
(B) 0.09 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 435.3m / Total Assets 4.98b
(C) 0.06 = EBIT TTM 295.3m / Avg Total Assets 5.02b
(D) 0.09 = Book Value of Equity 414.9m / Total Liabilities 4.87b
Total Rating: 0.57 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 61.61

1. Piotroski 5.50pt
2. FCF Yield 4.34%
3. FCF Margin 10.77%
4. Debt/Equity 37.72
5. Debt/Ebitda 8.43
6. ROIC - WACC (= 4.51)%
7. RoE 121.7%
8. Rev. Trend 29.18%
9. EPS Trend 18.40%

What is the price of WEN shares?

As of November 25, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 7.90 with a total of 10,843,873 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.95%, over one month by -12.03%, over three months by -23.87% and over the past year by -55.03%.

Is WEN a buy, sell or hold?

The Wendy’s has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.28. Therefor, it is recommend to hold WEN.
  • Strong Buy: 5
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 19
  • Sell: 2
  • Strong Sell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the WEN price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 10.5 33.4%
Analysts Target Price 10.5 33.4%
ValueRay Target Price 7.3 -8.1%

WEN Fundamental Data Overview November 17, 2025

Market Cap USD = 1.66b (1.66b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 9.1702
P/E Forward = 9.7466
P/S = 0.7508
P/B = 15.026
P/EG = 0.9751
Beta = 0.39
Revenue TTM = 2.21b USD
EBIT TTM = 295.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 453.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 2.30b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 502.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 4.12b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 3.83b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 5.48b USD (1.66b + Debt 4.12b - CCE 291.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.36 (Ebit TTM 295.3m / Interest Expense TTM 125.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.34% (FCF TTM 237.8m / Enterprise Value 5.48b)
FCF Margin = 10.77% (FCF TTM 237.8m / Revenue TTM 2.21b)
Net Margin = 8.43% (Net Income TTM 186.1m / Revenue TTM 2.21b)
Gross Margin = 35.55% ((Revenue TTM 2.21b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.42b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 26.48% (prev 29.67%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.10 (Enterprise Value 5.48b / Total Assets 4.98b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.77% (Interest Expense 31.5m / Debt 4.12b)
Taxrate = 30.02% (19.0m / 63.2m)
NOPAT = 206.6m (EBIT 295.3m * (1 - 30.02%))
Current Ratio = 0.81 (Total Current Assets 640.9m / Total Current Liabilities 793.7m)
Debt / Equity = 37.72 (Debt 4.12b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 109.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 8.43 (Net Debt 3.83b / EBITDA 453.8m)
Debt / FCF = 16.09 (Net Debt 3.83b / FCF TTM 237.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 152.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.74% (Net Income 186.1m / Total Assets 4.98b)
RoE = 121.7% (Net Income TTM 186.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 152.9m)
RoCE = 12.04% (EBIT 295.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 152.9m + L.T.Debt 2.30b))
RoIC = 7.16% (NOPAT 206.6m / Invested Capital 2.89b)
WACC = 2.65% (E(1.66b)/V(5.78b) * Re(7.90%) + D(4.12b)/V(5.78b) * Rd(0.77%) * (1-Tc(0.30)))
Discount Rate = 7.90% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.65%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 79.05% ; FCFE base≈255.0m ; Y1≈269.0m ; Y5≈317.4m
Fair Price DCF = 29.21 (DCF Value 5.56b / Shares Outstanding 190.3m; 5y FCF grow 5.96% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 18.40 | EPS CAGR: 3.21% | SUE: 2.10 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 29.18 | Revenue CAGR: 0.87% | SUE: 1.99 | # QB: 1

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