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Wendy's

NSQ:WEN · US95058W1009
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureLarge

360

24
EV / EBIT39
Price / Owner Earnings75
Owner Earnings Yield76
Dividend Yield97
Price/Sales66
EV / Gross Profit20
Price/Book5
Return on Capital38
Cash Return on Capital59
Return on Equity98
EBIT Margin91
Gross Profitability15
Cash Conversion31
Accruals49
Owner Earnings Margin88
Sales growth27
Profit Growth60
Long-Term EPS Growth53
Owner Earnings Growth40
Reinvestment44
Price momentum22
Debt load25
Refinancing90
Debt Payback29
Liquidity42
Analyst ratings5
Opinion Changes39
Price Target Upside39
Market mood31
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Wendy's clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Employees13,338
Websitewendys.com
ISINUS95058W1009
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Food DeliveryGhost KitchensFood and BeverageRestaurantsSnack Food

Description

The Wendy's Company (Wendy's) is primarily engaged in the business of operating, developing and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving high quality food. Wendy's is the second largest quick-service restaurant company i…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

The Wendy's Company sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 6.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -10% a year, against analyst forecasts of 1%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
34
2023202420252026

All-time high

62

May 2025

All-time low

15

Mar 2026

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
66
44
34
31
Price/Earnings
56
73
50
42
Price/Book
5
1
14
8
Dividend Yield
97
97
98
96
Value (overall)
69
63
60
45

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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