Is Wendy's Company (WEN) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Wendy's Company's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 8.9, a forward P/E of about 11.5, a price-to-book of about 12.1 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Wendy's Company's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.85×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Wendy's Company's revenue?

Wendy's Company reported revenue of $2.2B for FY2025, with net profit of $165.1M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Wendy's Company (WEN)?

Wendy's Company last traded at $7.38 (-3.3% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Wendy's Company

WEN · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

$7.38-3.3%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:31 PM

Snapshot

TickerWEN

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

Employees4,967

HeadquartersDublin, United States

Market cap$1.4B

P/E (TTM)8.9

P/B12.1

Volume4.82M

Websitewww.wendys.com

Filings tracked6

About Wendy's Company

The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation, development, and franchising of a system of quick-service restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through the Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. Its restaurants offer a menu that includes hamburger sandwiches and chicken sandwiches; chicken tenders and nuggets, chili, french fries, baked potatoes, salads, soft drinks, Frosty desserts, and kids' meals; breakfast menu, including the Breakfast Baconator sandwich and seasoned products; and a variety of promotional products on a limited time basis. The company also owns and leases real estate properties. As of December 28, 2025, there were 5,969 Wendy's restaurants in operation in the United States and 1,428 Wendy's restaurants in operation in 38 foreign countries and U.S. territories. 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.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders9.1%
Institutions90.9%
Public & other0.0%

515 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Trian Fund Management, LP15.98%
Blackrock Inc.11.41%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.86%
Morgan Stanley3.99%
Wells Fargo & Company3.63%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.58%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.41%
Harris Associates L.P.3.11%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.85×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend9.4% → 7.6%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity140.6%

Latest ROE of 140.6% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -0% · PAT -10%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $551.6M · EPS 0.14

Est. earnings growth -40.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.2B · EPS 0.64

Est. earnings growth +11.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$6.0752-wk range$12.00

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$1.4B

Day change

-3.3%

P/E (TTM)

8.9

Fwd P/E

11.5

P/B

12.1

Div yield

7.34%

Beta

0.37

Revenue (FY2025)

$2.2B

Net margin

7.6%

ROE

140.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-0.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-10.1%

EPS (FY2025)

0.85

Net profit (FY2025)

$165.1M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$2.2B	$165.1M	0.85	7.6%	140.6%
FY2024	$2.2B	$194.4M	0.95	8.7%	74.9%
FY2023	$2.2B	$204.4M	0.97	9.4%	43.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$540.6M	$22.7M	0.12	4.2%
2025Q3	$549.5M	$44.3M	0.23	8.1%
2025Q2	$560.9M	$55.1M	0.29	9.8%
2025Q1	$523.5M	$39.2M	0.19	7.5%
2024Q3	$566.7M	$50.2M	0.25	8.9%
2024Q2	$570.7M	$54.6M	0.27	9.6%
2024Q1	$534.8M	$42.0M	0.20	7.9%
2023Q4	$550.6M	$58.0M	0.28	10.5%
2023Q3	$561.6M	$59.6M	0.28	10.6%
2023Q2	$528.8M	$39.8M	0.19	7.5%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC6/9/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC5/22/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/8/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/8/2026

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