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Wendy's WEN Free cash flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$570.6M+1.7%
Gross profit$363.3M-0.3%
Operating income$79.3M-24.0%
Net income$32.6M-40.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.17-41.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$394.8M+19.6%
Total debt$4.1B-0.4%
Total equity$120.5M+6.7%
Total assets$4.9B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$100.6M+66.0%
CapEx$19.6M-8.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.41B-27.0%
Enterprise value$5.09B-10.6%
P/E11.2×+1.1×
P/S0.6×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin63%-2.1pp
Operating margin13.6%-3.4pp
Net margin5.7%-2.9pp
FCF margin12%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity108%+8.7pp
Debt / equity33.8×-2.4×
Current ratio1.9×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Wendy's’s reported figures.

The source filing: Wendy's’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q3 2026
Accession
0000030697-26-000116

FAQ

What is Wendy's's free cash flow?
Wendy's (WEN) reported free cash flow of $81.01M in Q2 2026.
How has Wendy's's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Wendy's's free cash flow increased by 106.5% year-over-year, from $39.22M to $81.01M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's free cash flow has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $267.79M to $242.62M.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

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