What is Wendy's's G&A?

Wendy's (WEN) reported G&A of $72.84M in Q1 2026.

How has Wendy's's G&A changed year-over-year?

Wendy's's G&A increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $68.2M to $72.84M.

What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's G&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's G&A has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $242.97M to $252.68M.

Overhead costs not directly tied to production or sales — corporate management, legal, accounting, office rent, insurance, and other administrative functions.

Wendy's WEN G&A

G&A at other companies

Yum! BrandsYUM

$322M+6.6%

Restaurant Brands InternationalQSR

$180M-5.8%

Papa John's InternationalPZZA

$56M-14.1%

Shake ShackSHAK

$53.61M+31.9%

Domino's PizzaDPZ

$111.41M+2.1%

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.FWRG

$39.95M+32.2%

Segments

By segment

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Corporate and Other$36.86M+8.0%

Wendy's International$8.23M+27.8%

Global Real Estate & Development$5.3M+1.5%

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:GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

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 G&A?: Wendy's (WEN) reported G&A of $72.84M in Q1 2026.
How has Wendy's's G&A changed year-over-year?: Wendy's's G&A increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $68.2M to $72.84M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's G&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's G&A has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $242.97M to $252.68M.
What does G&A mean?: Overhead costs not directly tied to production or sales — corporate management, legal, accounting, office rent, insurance, and other administrative functions.