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Wendy's WEN Stock-Based Comp

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$570.6M+1.7%
Gross profit$363.3M-0.3%
Operating income$79.3M-24.0%
Net income$32.6M-40.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.17-41.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$394.8M+19.6%
Total debt$4.1B-0.4%
Total equity$120.5M+6.7%
Total assets$4.9B-0.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$100.6M+66.0%
CapEx$19.6M-8.5%
Free cash flow$81.0M+107%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.46B-25.4%
Enterprise value$5.14B-10.1%
P/E11.6×+1.4×
P/S0.7×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin63%-2.1pp
Operating margin13.6%-3.4pp
Net margin5.7%-2.9pp
FCF margin12%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity108%+8.7pp
Debt / equity33.8×-2.4×
Current ratio1.9×+0.5×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Wendy's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The source filing: Wendy's’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.

Filed
Aug 7, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q3 2026
Accession
0000030697-26-000116
Line itemSix Months Ended / June 28,2026Six Months Ended / June 29,2025
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of cloud computing arrangements shown separately below)78,63673,539
Amortization of cloud computing arrangements9,3398,223
Share-based compensation8,18710,704
Impairment of long-lived assets5,6923,107
Deferred income tax1,375822
Non-cash rental expense, net25,93821,406
Change in operating lease liabilities(25,247)(24,482)

Item 1. Financial Statements.

FAQ

What is Wendy's's stock-based comp?
Wendy's (WEN) reported stock-based comp of $2.94M in Q2 2026.
How has Wendy's's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
Wendy's's stock-based comp decreased by 42.7% year-over-year, from $5.13M to $2.94M.
What is the long-term trend for Wendy's's stock-based comp?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wendy's's stock-based comp has grown at a -8.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $22.02M to $15.51M.
What does stock-based comp mean?
Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

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