Shake Shack vs Wendy's
SHAK and WEN side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SHAK and WEN compare
Shake Shack is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Wendy's ($3.0B against $1.4B).
On earnings, Wendy's is cheaper: it trades at 10.9× trailing earnings, against 75.0× for Shake Shack.
Shake Shack grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.3% versus −0.98% for Wendy's).
Wendy's keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.7% compared with 2.6% at Shake Shack.
Wendy's pays a dividend yielding 6.8%; Shake Shack does not pay one.
Wendy's scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 13 for Shake Shack), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SHAK | WEN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.0B | $1.4B |
| Share price | $70.48 | $7.21 |
| Change, 1 year | −21.5% | −16.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −22.5% | −68.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.53 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 14K | 13K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 75.0× | 10.9× (better) |
| P/S | 1.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 5.5× (better) | 11.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.2× | 8.3× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 5.2× |
| PEG | – | 9.07 |
| FCF yield | −0.39% | 19.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $70.25 | $17.08 |
| Margin of safety | −0.33% | 57.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.3% (better) | −0.98% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.6% (better) | 4.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 99.7% (better) | −34.4% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 109% (better) | −31.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 10.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 63.0% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | 13.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 5.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −0.75% | 12.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 108% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 18.7% (better) | 8.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 22.82 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 5.26 |
| Interest coverage | 25.8× (better) | 2.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.67 | 1.90 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.36 (better) | 1.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 6.8% |
| Payout ratio | – | 84.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 18.2% |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 8.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.2% | 94.1% |
| Held by insiders | 5.3% | 17.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $3.1M (better) | $17.8K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.8% | 30.9% |
Go deeper
- SHAK stock overview
- SHAK income statement
- SHAK valuation and score
- WEN stock overview
- WEN income statement
- WEN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.