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The Wendy's Company
WEN • NASDAQWEN • NASDAQ • Consumer Cyclical
$7.42+2.34%+0.17
$7.42+2.34%(+0.17)Consumer Cyclical
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
74Bullish
Risk
100Low Risk
Momentum
9Negative
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
26.9%▼8.3pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
15.3%▼1.3pp
After operating expenses
Net
7.6%▼1.1pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
9.8
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
10.4
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
15.0%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
10.2%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
45
GoAI Quality ScoreExcellent
⚠High Leverage Risk
Large ROE-ROA gap with weak interest coverage suggests the high returns are fueled by excessive debt rather than operational efficiency.
ROEReturn on Equity
140.6%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
3.3%Fair
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
5.1%Fair
Financial Health
Current RatioHealthy
1.76
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDAHigh
7.33x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
2.09
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.18B | $2.25B | $2.18B | $2.10B | $1.90B |
| Gross Profit | $585.00M | $790.01M | $776.47M | $720.76M | $536.66M |
| Gross Margin | 26.9% | 35.2% | 35.6% | 34.4% | 28.3% |
| Operating Income | $332.32M | $371.36M | $381.98M | $353.31M | $366.96M |
| Net Income | $165.07M | $194.36M | $204.44M | $177.37M | $200.39M |
| Net Margin | 7.6% | 8.7% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% |
| EPS | $0.85 | $0.95 | $0.98 | $0.83 | $0.91 |
Average Price Target
$8.15▲ 9.8% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for The Wendy's Company, the average price target is $8.15, with a high forecast of $10.00 and a low forecast of $7.00. The average price target represents a 9.8% increase from the current price of $7.42.
Highest
$10.00
Average
$8.15
Lowest
$7.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
13
25%
Hold
34
67%
Sell
4
8%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
JP Morgan● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-23Stephens & Co.● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-18UBS● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-17Goldman Sachs● Maintain
Sell
2026-02-17Evercore ISI Group● Maintain
In Line
2026-02-17BMO Capital● Maintain
Market Perform
2026-02-17Barclays● Maintain
Equal Weight
2026-02-17Truist Securities● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-17RBC Capital● Maintain
Sector Perform
2026-02-17TD Cowen● Maintain
Hold
2026-02-13Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
72%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+5.5%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
13/3
2 met exactly
LATEST EPS
$0.16
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+14.3%
$0.16 vs $0.14
Q4 '25
+20.0%
$0.24 vs $0.20
Q3 '25
+16.0%
$0.29 vs $0.25
Q2 '25
$0.20 vs $0.20
Q1 '25
+4.2%
$0.25 vs $0.24
Q4 '24
$0.25 vs $0.25
Q3 '24
-3.6%
$0.27 vs $0.28
Q2 '24
+9.5%
$0.23 vs $0.21
Q1 '24
-8.7%
$0.21 vs $0.23
Q4 '23
+8.0%
$0.27 vs $0.25
Q3 '23
+3.7%
$0.28 vs $0.27
Q2 '23
+5.0%
$0.21 vs $0.20
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