Wendy's Co (WEN) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.56BP/E 16.0Yield 8.19%
Wendy's Co saw revenue fall 0.3% to $2.20B over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026. Operating income fell 29.7% to $264.03M, moving the operating margin from 17.0% to 12.0%. Free cash flow was $221.62M, down 6.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $1.56B, 16.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 27, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.56B
- P/E ratio
- 16.0
- Price to sales
- 0.71
- Price to book
- 12.53
- Dividend yield
- 8.19%
- Free cash flow yield
- 14.21%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $2.20B
- Net income
- $96.90M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.51
- Free cash flow
- $221.62M
- Book value per share
- $0.65
- Diluted shares
- 192M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 12, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $8.34
- Open
- $8.48
- Day's range
- $8.14 – $8.49
- Volume
- 5,606,873
- Average volume (20 days)
- 7,925,855
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Nov 2025), Russell 2000 (since Jun 2026), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.59
- 52-week range
- $5.94 – $9.45
- RSI (14 days)
- 70.7
- Volatility (1 year)
- 62.5%
- Relative volume
- 0.72×
- WACC
- 5.0%
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Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2012, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WEN | S&P 500 | Difference | WEN per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +29.6% | -2.7% | +32.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -4.7% | -1.7% | −3.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.7% | +11.9% | −9.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -0.3% | +12.0% | −12.3 pts | ||
| 3 years | -48.5% | +78.2% | −126.7 pts | -19.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -52.2% | +73.2% | −125.5 pts | -13.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -0.8% | +309.6% | −310.5 pts | -0.1% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Wendy's filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Update
- Results
- Results
- Update
- Update
- Results
About Wendy's
Retail-Eating & Drinking Places
The Wendy's Company is a quick-service restaurant company primarily engaged in operating, developing, and franchising quick-service restaurants. The company operates through three segments: Wendy’s U.S., Wendy’s International, and Global Real Estate & Development. Its core offerings include made-to-order hamburger sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders and nuggets, french fries, baked potatoes, chili, salads, Frosty desserts, and breakfast items. The company serves everyday retail dining customers seeking dine-in, carryout, drive-thru, and delivery options, and also provides franchising, leasing, and development-related services to restaurant franchisees.
Company profile, executives and historyWendy's stock: common questions
What is Wendy's's stock price?
WEN closed at $8.18 on Nov 12, 2026, down 1.92% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $5.94 and $9.45.
What is Wendy's's market cap?
Wendy's was worth $1.56B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is WEN's P/E ratio?
WEN trades at 16.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.51 over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026.
How much revenue does Wendy's make?
Wendy's reported revenue of $2.20B for the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, down 0.3% from a year earlier.
Does Wendy's pay a dividend?
Yes. Wendy's paid $0.67 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 8.19% at the latest price.
When does Wendy's report earnings next?
Wendy's is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 12, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has WEN stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, WEN returned -0.3% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many WEN shares are sold short?
49M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 31.22% of the float, or 5.9 days of average trading volume.
Who are Wendy's's competitors?
Companies most similar to Wendy's by business, industry and size include SHAK, RRGB, PZZA, ARCO, BROS.
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