The Wendy's Company (WEN)
Consumer Cyclical · NMS
Price as at 13 Aug 2026, 22:58 UTC. Quotes are delayed.
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
The Wendy's Company trades at USD8.65, which is 20% above the USD6.88 our fair value estimate puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 42 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 9.7 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
WEN dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | USD0.350 | 3 |
| 2025 | USD0.670 | 4 |
| 2024 | USD1.00 | 4 |
| 2023 | USD1.00 | 4 |
| 2022 | USD0.500 | 4 |
| 2021 | USD0.430 | 4 |
| 2020 | USD0.290 | 4 |
| 2019 | USD0.420 | 4 |
| 2018 | USD0.340 | 4 |
| 2017 | USD0.280 | 4 |
| 2016 | USD0.245 | 4 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
WEN earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 24 published ratings
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About The 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.
Company profile, industry and headcount are as reported by our data provider and can lag a company's own filings by a reporting period. The annual report is the authority.
WEN passes 1 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
14 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Nelson Peltz, TRIAN FUND MANAGEMENT, L.P.$252.58M · 6.0% of book
- Prem Watsa, FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD/ CAN$66.29M · 2.5% of book
- Bill Nygren, HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P$46.32M · 0.1% of book
- Arrowstreet Capital, ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$28.08M · 0.0% of book
- Two Sigma, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$26.31M · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Common questions
Is The Wendy's Company (WEN) undervalued?
Against our fair value estimate of USD6.88, WEN at USD8.65 is 20% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation. It is built from normalized earning power with growth capped deliberately low, which understates companies whose value is mostly future growth.
Which funds own WEN?
14 of the institutions we track reported a position in WEN in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
What is WEN's P/E ratio?
WEN trades at 9.7 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
Does The Wendy's Company (WEN) pay a dividend?
Yes. The Wendy's Company yields 7.53% at the current share price. It has paid USD0.490 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 23 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
Where does SteadyShares get its WEN data?
Fundamentals for WEN come from company filings and exchange data, as listed on NMS; institutional ownership comes from SEC 13F filings. The share price shown was last refreshed on 13 Aug 2026, 22:58 UTC and is delayed. Our data quality score for this company is 100/100, which is the share of the inputs behind our scores that were actually available rather than assumed. Metrics we do not hold are left out of the page rather than estimated.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.