Price
$8.27+8.96%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
51 analysts52-week range
- Last close
- $8.27
- Off 52w high
- -19.9%
- 200-day average
- $7.69
- vs 200-day
- +7.5%
Revenue
$570.57M+56.75%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Robert D. Wright
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Employees
- 14,900
- Beta
- 0.40
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 7 / 9 (Strong)
- Altman Z-score
- 1.02
Financials
Revenue
$570.57M+56.7%Net Income
$32.62M-33.3%EBITDA
$125.06M-8.0%Free Cash Flow
$81.01MEPS (diluted)
$0.17-5.6%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
191.21M-27.8%Operating Expenses
$66.16MCash & Debt
$341.21MReturn of Capital
$28.59MRevenue by Segment (annual)
$2.18BDividend per Share
$0.07Quote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.18B | $165.07M | $0.85 |
| 2024 | $2.25B | $194.36M | $0.95 |
| 2023 | $2.18B | $204.44M | $0.98 |
| 2022 | $2.10B | $177.37M | $0.83 |
| 2021 | $1.90B | $200.39M | $0.91 |
| 2020 | $1.73B | $117.83M | $0.53 |
| 2019 | $1.71B | $136.94M | $0.60 |
| 2018 | $1.59B | $460.12M | $1.93 |
| 2017 | $1.22B | $194.03M | $0.79 |
| 2016 | $1.44B | $129.62M | $0.49 |
| 2015 | $1.87B | $161.14M | $0.50 |
| 2014 | $2.00B | $121.43M | $0.33 |
| 2013 | $2.42B | $45.49M | $0.12 |
| 2012 | $2.51B | $7.08M | $0.02 |
Valuation
Project earnings forward and see what return today's price implies.
Seeded from WEN's reported EPS growth of 33.8% a year over 13 years. Historical EPS growth of 34% reflects a recovery from a low base and won't persist. Capped at 30% as a starting point.
- EPS in 5 years
- $3.16
- Implied price
- $31.59
- Return from $6.12
- 38.9% a year
To earn 15.0% a year on these assumptions you'd need to buy at $15.70 — today's price is already 61.0% below that.
How sensitive is that answer?
Annual return across nearby assumptions. If the result is only attractive in one corner, that is the finding.
| growth \ P/E | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0% | 15.7% | 22.6% | 28.2% | 32.9% | 37.1% |
| 25.0% | 20.5% | 27.7% | 33.5% | 38.5% | 42.8% |
| 30.0% | 25.4% | 32.8% | 38.9% | 44.0% | 48.5% |
| 35.0% | 30.2% | 37.9% | 44.2% | 49.5% | 54.2% |
| 40.0% | 35.0% | 43.0% | 49.5% | 55.1% | 59.9% |
This is arithmetic on assumptions you chose, not a forecast or a recommendation. It ignores dividends, buybacks, share issuance and debt, and it assumes a company still earning money in 5 years. Change any input and the answer changes a lot — that sensitivity is the honest result, not a flaw in the model.
Signal Score (90d)
25-64.29%Social Signal Score
Mentions (38)
- Newsfastcompany.com·19h ago·Negative
Wendy's is facing more store closures: See an updated list of shuttered locations from franchise bankruptcy Fast food giant Wendy's faced a fresh wave of permanent store closures on Friday for the second weekend in a row as one of its biggest franchisees scrambled to restructure operations in the aftermath of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
View source ↗ - Newsfastcompany.com·7d ago·Negative
Wendy's is closing more stores: See a list of doomed locations from a major franchisee in ongoing bankruptcy A sprawling Wendy's franchisee that sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month could close as many as 30 restaurants over the next few weeks as part of a cash collateral agreement, new court filings reveal.
View source ↗ - Newsfastcompany.com·17d ago·Negative
A major Wendy's franchisee with 314 stores just filed for bankruptcy. What it means for the burger chain's footprint Despite being the third-largest fast-food hamburger chain in the world and the second-largest in the U.S. after McDonald's, Wendy's has struggled lately with declining sales and a shrinking store footprint.
View source ↗ - Newsnypost.com·17d ago·Negative
One of Wendy's biggest franchisees files for bankruptcy as it falls behind burger rivals One of Wendy's largest franchisees has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections as it struggles to win over customers – falling behind in the burger battle against McDonald's and Burger King.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·17d ago·Negative
Wendy's Stock Is Falling Today: What's Going On? Wendy's Co. (NASDAQ:WEN) shares are trading lower Friday. Meritage Hospitality, one of the company's largest U.S. franchisees, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·19d ago·Negative
Should You Avoid Wendy's Stock, Even After a 66% Decline? Wendy's sales have been dropping. It has fallen to third place among burger chains.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·20d ago·Neutral
Hi Baby Gorgeous! Wendy's is Officially Serving Lisa Barlow's Baby Gorgeous Meal Wendy's is Bringing Big Bravo Energy with Digital-Exclusive Meal + Sweepstakes up to $10K Cash Prize DUBLIN, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Wendy's Chicken Nuggets have never been so glamorous.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·20d ago·Negative
Can WEN's Turnaround Change Traffic Weakness Into EBITDA Progress? WEN's turnaround targets traffic, value and restaurant economics as weak sales, cost inflation and investment pressure weigh on EBITDA recovery.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·33d ago·Neutral
Wendy's is Serving Up a Frightfully Fun Halloween with Boo! Books and Frosty Frights From supporting the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption to collectible kids' meal toys, Wendy's two fan-focused experiences are all treats and no tricks this Halloween season Fresh Facts: Wendy's annual Boo! Books® fundraiser and Frosty Frights™ collectibles are back for the Halloween season.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·33d ago·Positive
Wendy's Rally Fades After Trian Steps Back: Was It Ever Real? For a few days in mid-August, Wendy's NASDAQ: WEN traded like a company about to be taken private. Reports surfaced on Aug. 12 that Trian Fund Management, Nelson Peltz's activist firm and a roughly 16% shareholder in Wendy's, was assembling a consortium to explore a buyout.
View source ↗ - Newsbarrons.com·38d ago·Negative
Wendy's Stock Has Plunged, but History Shows How It Could Come Back Wendy's stock is trading at a steep discount to fast-food rivals. Turnarounds at Domino's and McDonald's show what the burger chain needs to fix.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·38d ago·Positive
Why Wendy's Fell This Week Wendy's fell after hopes for a quick take-private buyout were dashed. Speculation had been brewing that Nelson Peltz's activist hedge fund Trian Fund Management would make a bid for the whole company.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·39d ago·Positive
Why Wendy's Stock Dropped Today Billionaire Nelson Peltz is reportedly no longer interested in buying Wendy's. New CEO Bob Wright has his work cut out for him.
View source ↗ - Newsinvestopedia.com·39d ago·Negative
Wendy's Shares Tumble on Report Trian No Longer Preparing Take-Private Bid A report that Wendy's may be taken private caused shares to soar two weeks ago. A new report is causing them to tumble.
View source ↗ - Newsnypost.com·40d ago·Positive
Nelson Peltz's Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say The move comes after the investment firm, a longtime Wendy's shareholder, was earlier this month reported by Reuters and others to be working on preparing a bid with the help of a consortium of investors,
View source ↗ - Newsreuters.com·40d ago·Neutral
Trian has no plans to make bid for Wendy's right now, sources say Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management has no plans to make a take-private bid for Wendy's at this time, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
View source ↗ - Newsforbes.com·42d ago·Negative
Wendy's CEO Says Food Quality Hasn't Been Chain's Top Priority—Vows Changes Wendy's has been losing ground for more than a decade to rivals that invested heavily in its food offerings. Burger King clawed its way back to the No.
View source ↗ - Newsprnewswire.com·43d ago·Neutral
THE WENDY'S COMPANY NAMES TARIQ HASSAN CHIEF MARKETING AND CUSTOMER GROWTH OFFICER Strengthened Leadership Team Marks Next Step in Company Turnaround Plan DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wendy's Company (Nasdaq: WEN) announced the appointment of Tariq Hassan to the newly created role of Chief Marketing and Customer Growth Officer, effective immediately. He will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright and serve on the Wendy's Senior Leadership Team.
View source ↗ - Newswsj.com·43d ago·Neutral
Wendy's CEO Aims for Chain to Get Back in the Burger Fight Bob Wright said that the chain has traded quality for cost savings and that a former McDonald's executive is joining as marketing chief.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·45d ago·Neutral
Wendy's Traffic Falls 12.5%: Can Its 5-Point Reset Revive Demand? WEN's U.S. traffic falls 12.5% as its five-point reset targets menu value, branding, execution, digital engagement and restaurant economics.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·47d ago·Positive
Wendy's: A Takeover Potentially The Best Outcome For Stakeholders Wendy's is a live take-out candidate, with Trian Partners, Flynn Group, and BlueFive Capital forming a buyout consortium. WEN's US sales and operating cash flows are declining, but its real estate holdings and low 3.8% cost of debt are valuable. The Real Estate segment could be professionally managed as a mini-REIT, unlocking significant equity value and compounding returns.
View source ↗ - Newsschaeffersresearch.com·48d ago·Negative
Wendy's Stock is Flashing Multiple Bearish Signals Fast-food giant Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) was last seen down 1% at $8.53, extending its pullback from $9.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·48d ago·Neutral
Wendy's Deal Buzz May Give Fast-Food Investors a New Reason to Look Wendy's TodayWENWendy's$8.44 -0.18 (-2.03%) As of 12:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.52-Week Range$6.07▼$10.84Dividend Yield6.63%P/E Ratio12.73Price Target$7.76Add to WatchlistWith rumors swirling that activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is putting together resources necessary to take Wendy's Co. NASDAQ: WEN private, investors are bracing for a fast food shake-up…
View source ↗ - Newsforbes.com·54d ago·Negative
Wendy's Stock Soars 12% As Billionaire Investor Nelson Peltz Reportedly Plots Take-Private Deal Shares of Wendy's soared on Wednesday after the Financial Times reported Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management could lead a bid to take the restaurant chain private within a matter of weeks, a move that would hand the activist investor full control of a fast food giant with roughly 7,000 locations.
View source ↗ - Newsnypost.com·54d ago·Negative
Wendy's shares jump 15% as Nelson Peltz prepares bid to take struggling chain private Wendy's, which has a market valuation of about $1.44 billion, said it would thoroughly review any proposal.
View source ↗ - Newscnbc.com·54d ago·Neutral
Wendy's stock jumps on report of potential takeover bid from Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management Wendy's stock jumped after the Financial Times reported that Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is preparing a deal to take the burger chain private. Restaurant Brands International's Burger King has overtaken Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain by system sales.
View source ↗ - Newsreuters.com·54d ago·Neutral
Nelson Peltz prepares bid to take Wendy's private, FT says Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management is laying the groundwork for a take-private bid for US fast-food chain Wendy's with backing from a consortium of investors including BlueFive Capital, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·54d ago·Positive
QUICK SPARK: Wendy's Short Interest Climbs — Will the Stock Squeeze Again? Wendy's Co. (NYSE:WEN) short interest is climbing back above 43% of float, reviving squeeze speculation in the stock.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·55d ago·Positive
Wendy's: Dividend Cut And New CEO Mark The Turning Point The Wendy's Company remains a Strong Buy as decisive turnaround actions under the new CEO can help unlock significant value potential. The 50% dividend cut reallocates over $50 million annually to fund turnaround initiatives, strengthen the balance sheet, and support long-term growth. Despite a 6.5% drop in Q2 global sales and ongoing macro headwinds, WEN's free cash flow and conservative valuation provide a strong margin of safety.
View source ↗ - Newszacks.com·55d ago·Neutral
WEN Q2 Earnings Call Flags Traffic Pressure, Turnaround Reset Wendy's Q2 call exposes steep traffic declines and a broad turnaround reset as management withdraws its 2026 outlook and reworks value, quality and marketing.
View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·56d ago·Neutral
Why Wendy's Stock Wilted on Monday These only exacerbated the gloom following the company's dividend cut. It announced this within its second-quarter earnings release last Friday.
View source ↗ - Newsproactiveinvestors.com·56d ago·Negative
Wendy's Q2 same-store sales fall short as traffic remains under pressure The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN)'s traded down more than 5% on Monday after Jefferies highlighted a weaker-than-expected second quarter same-store sales performance and said near-term trends could remain challenged as the company's new leadership team works on a strategic plan. Wendy's reported US same-store sales declined 7% in the second quarter, missing Jefferies' estimate of a 5.7% decline.
View source ↗ - News247wallst.com·56d ago·Neutral
Stronger Burger King Goes After McDonald's For years, Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN | WEN Price Prediction) was the No.
View source ↗ - Newsfastcompany.com·57d ago·Neutral
5 things wrong with Wendy's right now, including 1 big one that's threatening its entire turnaround effort Wendy's deals might be “biggie.” But it's performance this year hasn't been.
View source ↗ - Newsfoxbusiness.com·57d ago·Neutral
Wendy's loses status as second-largest burger chain after 6-year run Burger King reclaimed the No. 2 U.S. burger chain spot from Wendy's after its revamped Whopper and multiyear turnaround drove same-store sales up 8.5%.
View source ↗ - Newsmarketwatch.com·59d ago·Negative
Here's why Wendy's is losing the burger wars Wendy's new CEO is embarking on a turnaround initiative, while acknowledging that issues around food quality and service have turned customers away.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·59d ago·Negative
Wendy's: Huge Traffic Declines Are A Major Problem Wendy's remains a sell as same restaurant sales decline and market share erodes versus peers. WEN's Q2 comps fell -3.6% in the U.S., with traffic down 12.5% and margins sharply deteriorating. Heavy debt ($2.76B) limits flexibility as WEN relies on new store openings for modest top-line growth.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·59d ago·Positive
The Wendy's Company (WEN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript The Wendy's Company (WEN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Earnings
Fri, Nov 6(in 4 weeks)
Consensus estimate $0.10 per share
Typical surprise +14.3% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Fri, Aug 7$0.18 vs $0.16beat
- Fri, May 8$0.12 vs $0.10beat
- Fri, Feb 13$0.16 vs $0.14beat
- Fri, Nov 7$0.24 vs $0.20beat
- Fri, Aug 8$0.29 vs $0.25beat
- Fri, May 2$0.20 vs $0.20beat
Estimates and results for WEN via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by WEN officers and directors.
No open-market trades in the recent filings. All 100 recent Form 4 entries were share awards, option exercises or tax withholding — pay, not decisions to buy or sell.
100 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
No disclosed congressional trades in WEN.
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.