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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 191,340,000 |
| Shares Float | 173,000,000 |
| Shares Short | 20,940,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 944% |
| Institution Holdings | 98.83% |
About Wendy's Co
The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. The company involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches. It also owns and leases real estate properties. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy's Company in July 2011. The Wendy's Company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.
General
| Name | Wendy's Co |
| Ticker | WEN |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 4,833 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 11.55 |
| Market Cap | 1,804,700,000 |
| PE Ratio | 9.88 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.98 |
| EBITDA | 518,031,008 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 0.88 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 0.25 |
| Profit Margin | 8.63% |
| Operating Margin | 16.73 |
| Return on Assets | 0.05 |
| Return on Equity | 0.99 |
| Revenue | 2.2B |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.96 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.13 |
| Gross Profit | 789,665,984 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.02 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 9.96 |
| Forward PE | 9.33 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 0.82 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 16.14 |
Dividend
Wendy's Co pays out a dividend of $0.66 per share, with a dividend yield of 6.95%.
WEN's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on September 16, 2025.
They pay out 105.80% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Sep 16, 2025 | $0.14 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.14 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | $0.25 |
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