WEN

Wendy's Co

7.21

Oct 30 • 3:59 PM ET +0.05 (0.63%)

7.17

Aftermarket • 7:53 PM ET -0.04 (-0.55%)

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants USA Small NASD

Peers: MCD JACK QSR BH YUM SHAK JMKE LOCO DPZ CMG

| Held by: IJR SCHD VTI IWM VB VBR FNDA VXF JSMD IWO

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	1.37B
Enterprise Value	4.96B
Income	126.06M
Sales	2.20B
Book/sh	0.63
Cash/sh	2.53
Dividend Est.	0.44 (6.04%)
Dividend TTM	0.49 (6.80%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 01, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	10.25% 18.23%
Payout	78.75%
Employees	14900
IPO	Jun 18, 1976

P/E	10.93
Forward P/E	14.92
PEG	-
P/S	0.62
P/B	11.41
P/C	2.85
P/FCF	5.20
EV/EBITDA	10.66
EV/Sales	2.25
Quick Ratio	1.88
Current Ratio	1.90
Debt/Eq	33.81
LT Debt/Eq	32.90
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.66
EPS next Y	0.48
EPS next Q	0.09
EPS this Y	-44.82%
EPS next Y	-0.47%
EPS next 5Y	-14.04%
EPS past 3/5Y	- -0.96%
Sales past 3/5Y	1.28% 2.79%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-31.26%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-0.98%
EPS Q/Q	-40.35%
Sales Q/Q	1.72%
Earnings	Nov 05 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	10.50% 2.41%

Insider Own	9.17%
Insider Trans	0.00%
Inst Own	85.31%
Inst Trans	-7.26%
ROA	2.58%
ROE	108.04%
ROIC	3.09%
Gross Margin	25.08%
Oper. Margin	13.10%
Profit Margin	5.72%
SMA20	11.47%
SMA50	2.06%
SMA200	-2.08%
Trades

Shs Outstand	190.64M
Shs Float	173.19M
Short Float	30.17%
Short Ratio	6.78
Short Interest	52.25M
52W High	10.12 -28.75%
52W Low	5.94 21.38%
Volatility	3.65% 3.76%
ATR (14)	0.32
RSI (14)	61.49
Beta	0.40
Rel Volume	1.06
Avg Volume	7.71M
Volume	8,200,451

Perf Week	15.92%
Perf Month	15.36%
Perf Quarter	-4.25%
Perf Half Y	7.61%
Perf YTD	-13.45%
Perf Year	-15.28%
Perf 3Y	-62.53%
Perf 5Y	-67.67%
Perf 10Y	-33.79%
Recom	3.20
Target Price	7.30
Prev Close	7.16
Price	7.21
Change %	0.63%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$7.30

Implied Upside

+1.2%

Analysts15incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution2 Buy · 8 Hold · 5 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Sep 16, 2026	Initiated	SSeaport Research Partners	Neutral
May 13, 2026	Upgrade	AArgus	Hold → Buy	$12	+66.4%
May 11, 2026	Downgrade	JJP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$6	-16.8%
Dec 03, 2025	Downgrade	JJP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$9	+24.8%
Oct 28, 2025	Initiated	MMizuho	Underperform	$8	+11.0%
Sep 25, 2025	Downgrade	NNorthcoast	Neutral → Sell	$7	-2.9%
Sep 23, 2025	Downgrade	AArgus	Buy → Hold
May 14, 2025	Downgrade	GGuggenheim	Buy → Neutral
May 05, 2025	Upgrade	JJP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$15	+108.0%
Feb 26, 2025	Resumed	JJP Morgan	Neutral	$20 → $17	+135.8%
Jan 21, 2025	Downgrade	MMorgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$22 → $14	+94.2%
Jun 13, 2024	Initiated	GGoldman	Sell	$16	+121.9%
Apr 12, 2024	Resumed	SStephens	Equal-Weight	$20	+177.4%
Feb 22, 2024	Downgrade	BBernstein	Outperform → Mkt Perform	$24 → $20	+177.4%
Feb 21, 2024	Downgrade	JJP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$22 → $19	+163.5%
Jan 16, 2024	Downgrade	GGordon Haskett	Buy → Hold	$21	+191.3%
Jan 03, 2024	Downgrade	BBarclays	Overweight → Equal Weight	$23 → $21	+191.3%
Dec 21, 2023	Downgrade	WWedbush	Outperform → Neutral	$21	+191.3%
Oct 19, 2023	Initiated	DDeutsche Bank	Hold	$20	+177.4%
Jun 14, 2023	Resumed	PPiper Sandler	Overweight	$25	+246.7%

Today 03:00AM	Why Wendys is losing the burger warsand is now a takeover target for Nelson Peltz (Fortune)
Oct-30-26 05:51PM	Wendy's and IHOP Face Buyout Bids. Going Private Is Easy, Fixing a Business Is Hard. (Barrons.com)
Oct-29-26 11:00AM	Is Wendys About to Go Private? Nelson Peltz Just Made a $1.4 Billion Offer. (Entrepreneur)
10:37AM	Wendys receives share takeover bid from investor group (Verdict Food Service)
10:24AM	Wendys evaluating $1.4B offer from investor group (Restaurant Dive)
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Oct-28-26 09:56PM	WEN Stock Heads For Best Week Since June: Wendy's To Assess Peltz's $1.4B Bid, Retail Expects 'More Offers To Come' (Stocktwits) +15.15%
05:30PM	Wendy's New CEO Must Pair A Turnaround Plan With Proof The Traffic Slide Is Bottoming (Earnings Whispers)
02:44PM	The Wendy's Company Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from Trian Partners (PR Newswire)
02:15PM	Brooklyn Beckhams Father-In-Law Makes $1.4 Billion Dollar Offer to Buy Wendys (First for Money)
01:24PM	Wendy's buyout offer suggests the burger chain's overhaul could be very expensive (MarketWatch)
12:05PM	Wendys shares jump over 15% after $1.4B takeover offer from Nelson Peltz (Proactive)
11:42AM	Theres an Offer on the Table for Wendys at a Crucial Moment (Investopedia)
11:35AM	Wendys activist investors propose $1.4B buyout (Restaurant Dive)
11:07AM	Wendy's Shares Rise 15% Following $1.4 Billion Takeover Proposal From Trian Fund Management (InvestorsHub)
10:27AM	WEN Stock Surges 15% As Trian Fund Offers $1.4B To Take The Burger Chain Private (Stocktwits)
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09:20AM	Wendy's, struggling with beef prices and growing competition, gets a buyout offer (Associated Press)
09:14AM	Nelson Peltzs Trian Offers $1.4 Billion to Take Wendys Private (Bloomberg)
09:08AM	Trian Says It Can Revive Wendy's. Nelson Peltz Offers $1.4 Billion for the Fast-Food Chain. (Barrons.com)
08:55AM	Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz makes move to buy struggling Wendy's (Yahoo Finance)
08:39AM	Wendys shares surge 15% on $1.4 billion takeover bid by Nelson Peltzs Trian Fund (Investing.com)
08:23AM	Wendy's Stock Jumps on Peltz Take-Private Bid (The Wall Street Journal)
08:00AM	Nelson Peltz's Trian Offers to Buy Wendy's for $1.4 Billion (The Wall Street Journal)
Oct-26-26 05:10PM	Wendys store closures: Franchisee could close another 60 locations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy (FastCompany)
Oct-23-26 04:51PM	Meritage Looks to Offload Wendys Restaurants While Its Franchisor Is Trying to Terminate the Relationship (Franchise Times) -5.33%
Oct-22-26 10:40AM	Meritage to sell 42 Wendys restaurants for $18.6M (Restaurant Dive)
Oct-21-26 03:49PM	Why are some Wendy's locations closing? What we know (USA TODAY)
Oct-20-26 07:22PM	Major Wendys Franchisee Significantly Cuts Footprint During Bankruptcy (QSR)
09:31AM	Wendys bets $7.99 meal deal will boost traffic (Restaurant Dive)
Oct-19-26 11:51AM	What the Meritage Chapter 11 Teaches Restaurant Franchisees (QSR)
09:00AM	Fresh Beef, Fresh Deal: Wendy's Debuts the $7.99 Dave's Single Combo Meal (PR Newswire)
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Oct-18-26 10:46AM	Wendys store closures update: See the newest list of doomed locations as embattled franchisee shrinks footprint (FastCompany)
Oct-16-26 08:48AM	Coca-Cola Wins KFC Contract, Ending Decades-Long PepsiCo Partnership (TIKR)
Oct-14-26 01:50PM	Wendys turnaround faces deeper closures as Jefferies cuts forecasts (Proactive)
09:35AM	Wendy's store closures may be just the beginning, analyst warns (Yahoo Finance)
Oct-13-26 10:34AM	How 4 restaurant brands hit big development milestones this fall (Restaurant Dive)
Oct-09-26 01:27PM	10 more Wendys stores could close this weekend, even though the fast food chain tried to save them. See the list (FastCompany)
Oct-08-26 04:30PM	The Wendy's Company to Report Third Quarter 2026 Results on November 5 (PR Newswire)
06:00AM	Chick-fil-A refuses to let AI take your drive-thru order even as McDonalds and Wendys race to automate theirs (Moneywise)
Oct-07-26 10:50AM	Why restaurants face pushback, risk when integrating AI tools (Restaurant Dive)
Oct-05-26 07:11AM	Wendys is facing more store closures: See an updated list of shuttered locations from franchise bankruptcy (FastCompany)
Sep-30-26 08:56AM	Checkers and Rallys are closing stores: See where the most locations have shuttered as national footprint shrinks (FastCompany)
07:06AM	McDonald's AI Pricing Engine Gauges What Customers Will Pay for a Big Mac: Report (decrypt)
Sep-29-26 04:59PM	Inside McDonalds push to have AI price your Big Mac (Reuters)
Sep-28-26 09:55AM	E.l.f. jams to second music album under entertainment marketing arm (Marketing Dive)
09:23AM	Is Popeyes new sandwich a breakfast test? (Restaurant Dive)
Sep-26-26 02:01PM	Wendys is closing more stores: See a list of doomed locations from a major franchisee in ongoing bankruptcy (FastCompany)
Sep-25-26 06:30AM	A Major Wendy's Franchisee Filed For Bankruptcy. Here's What It Means For 314 Locations (Money Digest)
Sep-24-26 02:16PM	Wendy's Hit by Major Franchisee Bankruptcy (GuruFocus.com)
Sep-22-26 02:31PM	Wendys claims bankrupt franchisee has no right to continue running 314 units (Restaurant Dive)
11:30AM	McDonald's investors are hungry for good news. Will Investor Day deliver? (Yahoo Finance Video)
Sep-21-26 02:22PM	Large Wendy's franchisee files for bankruptcy, cites record beef prices (USA TODAY)
01:31PM	Whatnot founder: This is the future of e-commerce (My First Million)
01:20PM	Operator of 314 Wendy's locations in the US files for bankruptcy protection (Associated Press)
11:39AM	A Wendys Franchisee With 314 Stores Filed for Bankruptcy Now It Owes Wendys $25 Million (Entrepreneur)
10:26AM	Publicis Media Tops First Half New Business (MediaPost)
07:49AM	Meritage Hospitality Group files Chapter 11 bankruptcy over Wendy's struggles (Quartz)
07:31AM	Major Wendys Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy (QSR)
Sep-18-26 07:43PM	Do You Want Gains With That? (Barrons.com)
04:11PM	Wendy's Faces Fresh Blow as Major Franchisee Files Bankruptcy (GuruFocus.com)
03:46PM	WEN Stock Drops After Meritage Files For Bankruptcy Will More Stores Close Next? (Stocktwits)
01:24PM	A major Wendys franchisee with 314 stores just filed for bankruptcy. What it means for the burger chains footprint (FastCompany)
05:57AM	Major Wendys franchisee declares bankruptcy (Restaurant Dive)
Sep-16-26 09:42AM	Starbucks initiated, Expedia downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly) -5.76%
09:00AM	Hi Baby Gorgeous! Wendy's is Officially Serving Lisa Barlow's Baby Gorgeous Meal (PR Newswire)
01:35AM	WEN, CMG, SBUX, MCD, CAVA Stocks: Seaport Sees One Stock Stand Out Amid Restaurant Traffic Weakness, Valuation Risks (Stocktwits)
Sep-10-26 07:06AM	Carls Jr institutes cook-to-order standard (Restaurant Dive)
Sep-08-26 05:58AM	Pilot upgrades QSR ordering tech (C-Store Dive) -5.23%
Sep-04-26 11:00AM	Academy Moves Forward With Lee, Wolski-David (MediaPost)
Sep-03-26 09:00AM	Wendy's is Serving Up a Frightfully Fun Halloween with Boo! Books and Frosty Frights (PR Newswire)
Aug-28-26 04:21PM	Wendy's Stock Has Plunged, but History Shows How It Could Come Back (Barrons.com) +5.82%
10:18AM	McDonald's Makes Major Menu Move as Shares Struggle (GuruFocus.com)
05:00AM	Woman says a Wendys burger led to nearly $100K in medical bills, and shes suing. How other fast food suits have fared (Moneywise)
Aug-27-26 03:51PM	Nelson Peltz Backs Away from Wendys Takeover as Turnaround Takes Center Stage (QSR) -13.55%
02:13PM	Wendys Shares Tumble on Report Trian No Longer Preparing Take-Private Bid (Investopedia)
10:00AM	Wendys New CEO Has a Five-Point Plan to Get Back in the Burger Chain Fight Heres Whats in It (Entrepreneur)
09:54AM	Stocks to Watch: Nvidia, CrowdStrike, Salesforce (The Wall Street Journal)
09:34AM	Wendy's shares tumble as Trian steps back from potential takeover bid (InvestorsHub)
07:50AM	Wendys stock plunges as Trian shelves take-private bid, Reuters reports (Investing.com)
05:38AM	Okta, CrowdStrike jump on cybersecurity demand, and other market movers (MarketWatch)
05:04AM	WEN Stock Plunges Premarket As Trian Steps Back, But Retail Says Wendy's Primed For Short Squeeze Setup (Stocktwits)
Aug-26-26 07:41PM	WEN Stock Plunges 15% Trian Reportedly Drops Take-Private Bid Plans, Citing Wendys Performance And Valuation (Stocktwits)
06:39PM	Wendy's Stock Sinks After Trian Reportedly Backs Away From Bid (Barrons.com)
06:13PM	Wendys drops as Trian reins in take-private ambitions (Investing.com)
Aug-25-26 06:09AM	Burger King scraps rubbery chicken nuggets for new recipe (Restaurant Dive)
Aug-24-26 09:55AM	Wendy's CEO Bob Wright outlines turnaround plan after losing No. 2 rank (Quartz)
09:15AM	Wendy's CEO Aims for Chain to Get Back in the Burger Fight (The Wall Street Journal)
09:15AM	THE WENDY'S COMPANY NAMES TARIQ HASSAN CHIEF MARKETING AND CUSTOMER GROWTH OFFICER (PR Newswire)
09:00AM	Nugget Lovers, Rejoice: Get 10-Piece Wendy's Nuggets for Just $1.99 with In-App Offer (PR Newswire)
06:34AM	Wendys hires ex-McDonalds CMO as chief marketing, customer growth officer (Marketing Dive)
Aug-19-26 04:54PM	What worked for Wendy's five years ago isn't working for consumers today (Yahoo Finance Video) +5.81%
06:38AM	Wendys revives COO position (Restaurant Dive)
03:00AM	Nelson Peltz might take Wendys private following six straight quarterly sales declines as customers flee its poor franchise models and bad marketing (Fortune)
Aug-18-26 03:03PM	Wendy's Stock is Flashing Multiple Bearish Signals (Schaeffer's Research)
Aug-17-26 04:08PM	Uber and Zipline Target a Million Drone Deliveries a Day (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-16-26 08:00PM	How Burger King Revamped Its Whopper and Overtook Wendy's (The Wall Street Journal)
08:30AM	20 reasons why Wendy's may be doomed (Yahoo Finance)
Aug-14-26 03:15PM	A Wendys worker couldnt afford college so his bosses made one simple investment that landed him at Yale (Moneywise)
Aug-13-26 12:59PM	Trian Eyes Wendys Take-Private as Net Lease Investors Watch (CRE Daily)
09:30AM	This top fast food burger chains ranking just slipped. The CEO is blaming quality degradation (FastCompany)
02:03AM	WEN Stock On Track For Best Week Since June: Wendys Peltz's Take-Private Buzz Has Retail Eyeing Buyout Premium (Stocktwits)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 15 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,767	0	63,974	Aug 18 05:01 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	36,104	0	127,796	Aug 14 04:58 PM
Kale Aaron M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,209	0	15,037	Aug 14 04:57 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	31,591	0	66,056	Aug 14 04:56 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	25,947	0	35,941	Aug 14 04:55 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	68,603	0	142,520	Aug 14 04:54 PM
Min John	Chief Legal Ofcr & Secretary	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,322	0	47,409	Aug 14 04:53 PM
Suerken Peter J. JR	President, U.S.	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	7,963	0	9,187	Aug 14 04:51 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,070	0	82,858	Aug 13 04:56 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	633	0	38,363	Aug 13 04:54 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,748	0	96,437	Aug 13 04:52 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	633	0	13,228	Aug 13 04:51 PM
Kale Aaron M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 11 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,748	0	13,327	Aug 13 04:49 PM
Esposito Liliana	Chf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty Ofc	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	2,294	0	95,343	Aug 07 05:06 PM
Kale Aaron M.	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,415	0	11,983	Aug 07 05:05 PM
Radkoski Lindsay J.	CMO, U.S.	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,104	0	38,052	Aug 07 05:00 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	1,191	0	12,939	Aug 07 04:58 PM
Wunsch E.J.	President, International	Aug 05 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	5,529	0	81,356	Aug 07 04:57 PM
O'Brien Matthew Coley	Chief People Officer	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	18,598	0	112,277	Mar 03 05:15 PM
Spessard Matthew P	Chief Information Officer	Feb 20 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	3,481	0	11,284	Feb 24 05:04 PM
Suerken Peter J. JR	President, U.S.	Nov 20 '25	Buy	7.88	500	3,940	1,204	Nov 21 05:05 PM
Min John	Chief Legal Ofcr & Secretary	Nov 19 '25	Buy	8.18	1,700	13,906	3,005	Nov 21 05:01 PM

The Wendy's Co. engages in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate and Development. The Wendy's U.S. segment includes the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in the U.S. The Wendy's International segment is involved in the operation and franchising of Wendy's restaurants in countries and territories other than the U.S. The Global Real Estate and Development segment focuses on real estate activity for owned sites and sites leased from third parties. The company was founded by R. David Thomas on November 15, 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, OH.

Chief Legal Officer & SecretaryMr. John K. Min

President of InternationalMr. Eric J. Wunsch Esq.

PresidentMr. Robert D. Wright

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Strategy OfficerMr. Steven W. Cirulis

Chief Accounting OfficerMr. Aaron M. Kale

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