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Wendy's WEN Ratios & Valuation

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Profitability
Gross margin63.3%-0.3pp63.6%-0.8pp64.5%-0.7pp65.1%0.0pp65.1%0.0pp
Operating margin14.8%-1.0pp15.8%-1.2pp17%0.0pp17%+0.3pp16.7%+0.2pp
Net margin6.8%-0.8pp7.6%-0.8pp8.4%-0.2pp8.6%+0.1pp8.6%-0.1pp
EBITDA margin21.9%-0.8pp22.8%-0.8pp23.6%+0.1pp23.4%+0.3pp23.2%+0.2pp
Free cash flow margin10.1%-1.0pp11.1%+0.4pp10.8%-0.8pp11.5%+0.5pp11%-0.6pp
Returns
Return on equity120.9%+33.2pp87.6%-13.2pp100.8%+1.5pp99.3%+9.0pp90.4%+22.1pp
Return on assets3%-0.3pp3.3%-0.4pp3.7%-0.1pp3.8%+0.1pp3.8%0.0pp
Return on invested capital6.1%-0.3pp6.4%-0.4pp6.9%-0.1pp6.9%0.0pp6.9%+0.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×
Inventory turnover125.7×+11.9×113.8×-5.2×119×-3.3×122.3×-4.4×126.6×+8.1×
Liquidity
Current ratio1.8×+0.1×1.8×+1.0×0.8×-0.6×1.4×0.0×1.5×-0.4×
Quick ratio1.8×+0.1×1.7×+0.9×0.8×-0.6×1.4×0.0×1.5×-0.4×
Cash ratio0.0×+0.6×0.4×-0.4×0.8×-0.1×0.9×-0.4×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity35.6×+0.3×35.3×-2.4×37.7×+1.5×36.2×+4.9×31.3×+15.5×
Debt-to-assets0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA7.8×+0.2×7.6×+0.4×7.2×0.0×7.2×+0.1×7.1×+0.1×
Interest coverage2.5×-0.2×2.7×-0.3×0.0×0.0×0.0×
Valuation
Market capitalization$1.5B-35.1%$1.48B-8.9%$1.63B-14.0%$1.89B-24.9%$2.52B-17.2%
Enterprise value$5.25B-12.4%$5.27B-2.3%$5.39B-4.5%$5.65B-8.9%$6.2B-6.4%
Price / earnings10.1×-2.0×+0.2×8.7×-1.1×9.8×-3.3×13.1×-2.5×
Price / sales0.7×-0.3×0.7×-0.1×0.7×-0.1×0.8×-0.3×1.1×-0.2×
Price / book13×-4.8×12.6×-2.3×14.9×-1.9×16.8×-2.6×19.3×+7.6×
EV / EBITDA10.9×-0.7×10.6×+0.3×10.4×-0.5×10.8×-1.2×12×-0.9×
EV / sales2.4×-0.3×2.4×0.0×2.4×-0.1×2.5×-0.2×2.8×-0.2×
Free cash flow yield14.9%+4.2pp16.4%+1.7pp14.6%+1.0pp13.6%+3.8pp9.8%+1.2pp
Earnings yield9.9%+1.6pp11.1%-0.3pp11.4%+1.3pp10.2%+2.5pp7.6%+1.2pp
Dividend yield7.1%-1.6pp8.7%-0.7pp9.5%0.0pp9.4%+1.4pp8%+1.3pp

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Questions, answered.

What are Wendy's's profit margins?
Wendy's (WEN) runs a 63.3% gross margin and a 14.8% operating margin, with a 6.8% net margin.
Where do Wendy's's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from Wendy's's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.