What is Wendy's's deferred tax assets?

Wendy's (WEN) reported deferred tax assets of $288.49M in Q1 2026.

How has Wendy's's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?

Wendy's's deferred tax assets increased by 9.9% year-over-year, from $262.55M to $288.49M.

What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's deferred tax assets?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wendy's's deferred tax assets has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $280.76M to $287.75M.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax benefits from temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards that will reduce future tax payments.

Wendy's WEN Deferred Tax Assets

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$63M-96.3%

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$1.08B-9.2%

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$943.4M+1.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$540.6M+3.3%

Gross profit$339.6M+1.3%

Operating income$64.9M-21.9%

Net income$22.7M-42.1%

EPS (diluted)$0.12-36.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$362.0M-6.9%

Total debt$4.1B+1.0%

Total equity$115.6M-11.3%

Total assets$4.9B+0.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$59.4M-30.5%

CapEx$11.9M-32.8%

Free cash flow$47.5M-29.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.5B-35.1%

Enterprise value$5.25B-12.4%

P/E10.1×-2.0×

P/S0.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin63.3%-1.8pp

Operating margin14.8%-1.9pp

Net margin6.8%-1.8pp

FCF margin10.1%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity120.9%+30.5pp

Debt / equity35.6×+4.3×

Current ratio1.8×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wendy's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet.

The official record: Wendy's’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Wendy's's deferred tax assets?: Wendy's (WEN) reported deferred tax assets of $288.49M in Q1 2026.
How has Wendy's's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Wendy's's deferred tax assets increased by 9.9% year-over-year, from $262.55M to $288.49M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wendy's's deferred tax assets has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $280.76M to $287.75M.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax benefits from temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards that will reduce future tax payments.