Wendy's (WEN) reported $560.93 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.7%. EPS of $0.29 for the same period compares to $0.27 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $555.52 million, representing a surprise of +0.97%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +16%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.25.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Wendy's performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Same-Restaurant - U.S.: -3.6% compared to the -3% average estimate based on eight analysts.
- Number of restaurants - Total: 7,334 versus the eight-analyst average estimate of 7,336.
- Same-Restaurant - International: 1.8% versus 2.6% estimated by seven analysts on average.
- Number of restaurants - International: 1,367 versus the six-analyst average estimate of 1,367.
- Revenues- Sales at Company-operated restaurants: $232.85 million versus the eight-analyst average estimate of $230.36 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.9%.
- Revenues- Advertising funds: $111.37 million compared to the $110.57 million average estimate based on eight analysts. The reported number represents a change of -3.2% year over year.
- Revenues- Franchise rental income: $60.41 million compared to the $60.37 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.4% year over year.
- Revenues- Franchise royalty revenue and fees: $156.3 million compared to the $153.65 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.9% year over year.
- Revenues- Franchise fees: $24.07 million compared to the $21.9 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15% year over year.
- Revenues- Franchise royalty: $132.23 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $132.86 million.
- Systemwide sales- Total: $3.66 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3.67 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.9%.
- Systemwide sales- International systemwide: $528.9 million compared to the $537.03 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.1% year over year.
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Shares of Wendy's have returned -11.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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