WEN
Wendy's Co
$8.80
▲ 4.3%Updated Today 11:10 AM ET
WEN at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Unrated · 0/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Market Cap
$0.00
P/E
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Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
—
Revenue Growth
—
EPS Growth
—
Profit Margin
—
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
—
ROIC
9.0%
Interest Coverage
2.81x
Current Ratio
1.9x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
—
Rating Score
0/100
Wendy's Co (WEN) is a small-cap company in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry, part of the Consumer Discretionary sector of the S&P 500.
In its latest reported year it generated about $2.18B in revenue and $165.07M in net profit.
Our model rates WEN Unrated (0/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
16.6% average over the last 3 years
±1.8 pts around 16.0% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
9.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
4Y CAGR
5.9%
Revenue moved from $2.00B in 2014 to $2.18B in 2025, a 1.0% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
15.8%
Net Margin
7.6%
ROE
—
Total Debt
$2.75B
Net Debt
$2.41B
Net Debt / EBITDA
7.01x
Debt / Equity
—
Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 2.8x, with a current ratio of 1.9x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $2.75B of total debt against $341.21M of cash.
Operating CF
$344.54M
Free Cash Flow
$242.62M
FCF Margin
11.1%
In the latest year Wendy's Co produced about $344.54M of operating cash flow and $242.62M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Per share (latest FY)
$0.67
Total paid (latest FY)
$129.59M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 53% of free cash flow
79% of net income paid out
no current raise streak
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
—
P/S
—
P/B
—
EV / EBITDA
—
WEN trades at n/a trailing earnings. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$21.85
Current price
$8.80
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$242.62M
Growth, years 1–5
4.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where WEN sits versus its Consumer Discretionary sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 85 Consumer Discretionary companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How WEN stacks up against its Consumer Discretionary peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Consumer Discretionary sector (158 S&P 500 companies), WEN ranks #154 of 158 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
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median 26x
ROE vs sector
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median 26.2%
Growth vs sector
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median 6.8%
Sector rank
#154
of 158 by rating
Peers are the closest Consumer Discretionary companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 158 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $8.80 today · expected CAGR 13% – 25%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.35B | $2.54B | $2.74B | $2.96B | $3.20B |
| Net income | $188.08M | $203.13M | $219.38M | $236.93M | $255.89M |
| EPS | $0.99 | $1.07 | $1.15 | $1.24 | $1.34 |
| Share price (low) | $11.84 | $12.78 | $13.81 | $14.91 | $16.10 |
| Share price (high) | $19.73 | $21.31 | $23.01 | $24.85 | $26.84 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 35% / 124% | 21% / 56% | 16% / 38% | 14% / 30% | 13% / 25% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for WEN:
- As an established S&P 500 member in Consumer Discretionary, it brings scale and a long operating history.
The case against WEN:
- Interest coverage is thin (2.8x), so debt costs bite.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the picture is mixed: Wendy's Co is a small-cap consumer discretionary business growing at a mature pace, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Unrated (0/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Latest SEC Filings
WEN's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
WEN — frequently asked questions
Is WEN a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Wendy's Co's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.
Where does WEN's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Wendy's Co's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for WEN calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this WEN analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell WEN. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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