What is Wendy's's operating income?

Wendy's (WEN) reported operating income of $64.92M in Q1 2026.

How has Wendy's's operating income changed year-over-year?

Wendy's's operating income decreased by 21.9% year-over-year, from $83.13M to $64.92M.

What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's operating income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's operating income has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $366.96M to $343.45M.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Wendy's WEN Operating Income

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$644M+17.5%

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$606M+39.3%

WingstopWING

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Papa John's InternationalPZZA

$20.76M-13.4%

Dutch BrosBROS

$34.3M+10.4%

Segments

By segment

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Global Real Estate & Development$28.05M+13.7%

Wendy's International$10.58M+12.0%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$540.6M+3.3%

Gross profit$339.6M+1.3%

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:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: Wendy's (WEN) reported operating income of $64.92M in Q1 2026.
How has Wendy's's operating income changed year-over-year?: Wendy's's operating income decreased by 21.9% year-over-year, from $83.13M to $64.92M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's operating income has grown at a -1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $366.96M to $343.45M.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.