Wendy's WEN Return on invested capital
Return on invested capital at other companies
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Wendy's’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
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 return on invested capital?
- Wendy's (WEN) reported return on invested capital of 6.1% in Q1 2026.
- How has Wendy's's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Wendy's's return on invested capital decreased by 12.3% year-over-year, from 6.9% to 6.1%.
- What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's return on invested capital?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Wendy's's return on invested capital has grown at a 4.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.3% to 6.4%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.