Wendy's WEN Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 63.3%-0.3pp | 63.6%-0.8pp | 64.5%-0.7pp | 65.1%0.0pp | 65.1%0.0pp | |
| Operating margin | 14.8%-1.0pp | 15.8%-1.2pp | 17%0.0pp | 17%+0.3pp | 16.7%+0.2pp | |
| Net margin | 6.8%-0.8pp | 7.6%-0.8pp | 8.4%-0.2pp | 8.6%+0.1pp | 8.6%-0.1pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 21.9%-0.8pp | 22.8%-0.8pp | 23.6%+0.1pp | 23.4%+0.3pp | 23.2%+0.2pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.1%-1.0pp | 11.1%+0.4pp | 10.8%-0.8pp | 11.5%+0.5pp | 11%-0.6pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 120.9%+33.2pp | 87.6%-13.2pp | 100.8%+1.5pp | 99.3%+9.0pp | 90.4%+22.1pp | |
| Return on assets | 3%-0.3pp | 3.3%-0.4pp | 3.7%-0.1pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | 3.8%0.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 6.1%-0.3pp | 6.4%-0.4pp | 6.9%-0.1pp | 6.9%0.0pp | 6.9%+0.1pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×0.0× | |
| Inventory turnover | 125.7×+11.9× | 113.8×-5.2× | 119×-3.3× | 122.3×-4.4× | 126.6×+8.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.8×+0.1× | 1.8×+1.0× | 0.8×-0.6× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.5×-0.4× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.8×+0.1× | 1.7×+0.9× | 0.8×-0.6× | 1.4×0.0× | 1.5×-0.4× | |
| Cash ratio | 1×0.0× | 1×+0.6× | 0.4×-0.4× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×-0.4× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 35.6×+0.3× | 35.3×-2.4× | 37.7×+1.5× | 36.2×+4.9× | 31.3×+15.5× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 7.8×+0.2× | 7.6×+0.4× | 7.2×0.0× | 7.2×+0.1× | 7.1×+0.1× | |
| Interest coverage | 2.5×-0.2× | 2.7×-0.3× | 3×0.0× | 3×0.0× | 3×0.0× | |
| 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 / earnings | 10.1×-2.0× | 9×+0.2× | 8.7×-1.1× | 9.8×-3.3× | 13.1×-2.5× | |
| Price / sales | 0.7×-0.3× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | 0.8×-0.3× | 1.1×-0.2× | |
| Price / book | 13×-4.8× | 12.6×-2.3× | 14.9×-1.9× | 16.8×-2.6× | 19.3×+7.6× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9×-0.7× | 10.6×+0.3× | 10.4×-0.5× | 10.8×-1.2× | 12×-0.9× | |
| EV / sales | 2.4×-0.3× | 2.4×0.0× | 2.4×-0.1× | 2.5×-0.2× | 2.8×-0.2× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 14.9%+4.2pp | 16.4%+1.7pp | 14.6%+1.0pp | 13.6%+3.8pp | 9.8%+1.2pp | |
| Earnings yield | 9.9%+1.6pp | 11.1%-0.3pp | 11.4%+1.3pp | 10.2%+2.5pp | 7.6%+1.2pp | |
| Dividend yield | 7.1%-1.6pp | 8.7%-0.7pp | 9.5%0.0pp | 9.4%+1.4pp | 8%+1.3pp |
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Compare these in charts →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.
