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Wendy's WEN Operating 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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CapEx$19.6M-8.5%
Free cash flow$81.0M+107%

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

Reported directly by Wendy's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q3 2026
Accession
0000030697-26-000116
Line itemSix Months Ended / June 28,2026Six Months Ended / June 29,2025
Long-term debt-related activities, net3,6123,744
Cloud computing arrangements expenditures(10,241)(9,335)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities and other, net(1,372)(45,865)
Net cash provided by operating activities159,957146,008
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(31,439)(39,050)
Franchise development fund(10,998)(16,518)
Dispositions4,6641,355

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Wendy's's operating cash flow?
Wendy's (WEN) reported operating cash flow of $100.57M in Q2 2026.
How has Wendy's's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Wendy's's operating cash flow increased by 66.0% year-over-year, from $60.59M to $100.57M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's operating cash flow has grown at a -0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $345.77M to $344.54M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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