NASDAQ · WEN

The Wendy's Company

$6.99 -$0.18 (-2.51%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$1.37B
Market cap
9.19×
P/E · TTM
$2.19B
Revenue · TTM
$148.56M
Net income
EPS · TTM $0.74
Dividend yield 7.8%
Free cash flow $222.39M
Beta · 1Y 0.36
EBITDA · TTM $362.74M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 27
    Money has been moving out of its sector (Consumer Discretionary).

    Consumer Discretionary has run -5.7 points vs SPY over four weeks, ranking 3→5→10→11 of 11 sectors — this stock trades inside that current.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION MAP, LIVE ↗
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Jun 24
    The stock moved +25.7% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Jun 24
  • Jun 22
    From its Feb 19 high, the share price fell 26%.

    Peak close $8.32 on Feb 19; trough close $6.17 on Jun 22. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -26%
  • May 12
    The stock moved +16.9% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, May 12

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$1.37B
Enterprise value$3.80B
Shares outstanding190.5M
52-wk range$6.07 – $10.84
Avg volume · 20D4.5M
Net cash −$2.43B
Book value / share$0.57
IndustryRetail-Eating & Drinking Places
ExchangeNASDAQ
About The Wendy's Company
IPO dateJan 2, 1973
Employees14900

The Wendy's Co is engaged in operating, developing, and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving high-quality food. The company operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. Wendy's U.S.

Wolf Grade COMING SOON

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Valuation

P/E9.19
P/S0.62
P/FCF6.14
EV/EBITDA10.47
EV/Sales1.73
Graham №$3.08

Profitability

Gross
Operating 9.4%
Net 6.8%
FCF 10.1%
ROE / ROIC 79.2% · 5.8%

Financial Health

Current ratio1.83
Quick ratio1.81
Debt / equity23.84
Debt / EBITDA 7.59
Net cash −$2.43B
Working capital$296.10M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $318.52M
Capex −$96.13M
Free cash flow $222.39M
Buybacks $77.98M
Dividends paid $106.80M
Shareholder yield 13.5%

Piotroski F-Score

3 / 9
Weak fundamentals · 3 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

0.9
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

$3.08 vs $6.99
Trades 2.3× above classic defensive value — priced for growth
Fundamentals through 2026-03-29 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings