The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $12.3 billion in 2023, narrowly edging Burger King ($11.5 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($53.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned almost 7,157 total stores in 30 countries as of year-end 2023. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.

Financial Strength

4/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.12
Equity-to-Asset	0.05
Debt-to-Equity	15.77
Debt-to-EBITDA	7.42
Interest Coverage	3.02
Piotroski F-Score	7/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	1.37	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.99	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

5/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	10.7
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	13.8
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	20.4
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	9.2
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	-14.9
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	5.07
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	2.77

Momentum Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	57.73
	9-Day RSI	49.18
	14-Day RSI	48.3
	6-1 Month Momentum %	9.96
	12-1 Month Momentum %	1.35

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	2.1
	Quick Ratio	2.08
	Cash Ratio	1.29
	Days Inventory	1.64
	Days Sales Outstanding	19.71
	Days Payable	7.63

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	5.4
	Dividend Payout Ratio	1.02
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	51.1
	Forward Dividend Yield %	5.4
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	13.25
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	2.9
	Shareholder Yield %	11.25

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	35.11
	Operating Margin %	16.78
	Net Margin %	8.76
	FCF Margin %	12.69
	ROE %	65.49
	ROA %	3.75
	ROIC %	5.85
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	21.14
	ROCE %	8.22
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

10/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	19.51
	Forward PE Ratio	17.72
	PE Ratio without NRI	18.95
	Shiller PE Ratio	19.1
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	15
	PS Ratio	1.73
	PB Ratio	14.48
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	13.58
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	10.52
	EV-to-EBIT	18.77
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	19.6
	EV-to-EBITDA	13.33
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	13.49
	EV-to-Revenue	3.33
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	3.23
	EV-to-FCF	26.22
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.32
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.69
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	1.72
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	5.33
	FCF Yield %	7.44
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	16.93

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2025-02-14 Est.)

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The Wendy's Co Executives

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GF Value: $23.44

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil $)	2,212.87
	EPS (TTM) ($)	0.95
	Beta	0.45
	Volatility %	19.62
	14-Day RSI	48.3
	14-Day ATR ($)	0.523187
	20-Day SMA ($)	18.7925
	12-1 Month Momentum %	1.35
	52-Week Range ($)	15.615 - 20.65
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	203.85

Piotroski F-Score Details

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	7
	Positive ROA
	Positive CFROA
	Higher ROA yoy
	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

The Wendy's Co Filings

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The Wendy's Co Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Wendy's Co(WEN)'s stock price today?

The current price of WEN is $18.53. The 52 week high of WEN is $20.65 and 52 week low is $15.62.

When is next earnings date of The Wendy's Co(WEN)?

The next earnings date of The Wendy's Co(WEN) is 2025-02-14 Est..

Does The Wendy's Co(WEN) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of The Wendy's Co(WEN) is 5.4% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Wendy's Co(WEN) was 1.02. The lowest was 0.3. And the median was 0.67. The Forward Dividend Yield % of The Wendy's Co(WEN) is 5.4%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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