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Wendy's WEN Franchise and property expenses

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$43M+26.5%

Segments

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Corporate and Other$310K-47.2%

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-47.3%
Enterprise value$5.25B-18.1%
P/E10.1×-4.8×
P/S0.7×-0.6×

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:FranchisorCosts.

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 franchise and property expenses?
Wendy's (WEN) reported franchise and property expenses of $21.99M in Q1 2026.
How has Wendy's's franchise and property expenses changed year-over-year?
Wendy's's franchise and property expenses increased by 32.5% year-over-year, from $16.6M to $21.99M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's franchise and property expenses?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's franchise and property expenses has grown at a 17.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $42.9M to $80.98M.
What does franchise and property expenses mean?
This metric represents the aggregate costs incurred by a franchisor to support, manage, and maintain the franchise network. It includes operational expenses related to field support, training, and administrative oversight provided to franchisees. Monitoring this helps investors assess the efficiency of the franchisor's business model and the scalability of its support infrastructure.