TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 523.5M
Gross Profit 148.0M 28.27%
Operating Income 79.9M 15.26%
Net Income 39.2M 7.49%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 4.9B
Total Liabilities 4.8B
Shareholders Equity 130.2M
Debt to Equity 36.77

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 94.8M
Free Cash Flow 67.7M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Wendy's Company Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i2.2B2.2B2.1B1.9B1.7B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.5B1.4B1.4B1.2B1.1B
Gross Profit i790.0M776.5M720.8M698.3M621.5M
Gross Margin % i35.2%35.6%34.4%36.8%35.8%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i255.2M250.0M255.0M243.0M206.9M
Other Operating Expenses i-11.5M-13.8M-23.7M-14.5M-8.4M
Total Operating Expenses i243.7M236.2M231.3M228.5M198.5M
Operating Income i388.4M391.7M353.7M344.2M290.2M
Operating Margin % i17.3%18.0%16.9%18.1%16.7%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i----29.1M
Interest Expense i123.9M124.1M122.3M109.2M117.7M
Other Non-Operating Income7.9M11.8M12.2M5.5M-19.7M
Pre-tax Income i272.4M279.4M243.5M240.6M152.8M
Income Tax i78.1M75.0M66.1M40.2M35.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i28.7%26.8%27.2%16.7%22.9%
Net Income i194.4M204.4M177.4M200.4M117.8M
Net Margin % i8.7%9.4%8.5%10.6%6.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i571.2M569.8M499.9M470.4M424.5M
EPS (Basic) i$0.95$0.98$0.83$0.91$0.53
EPS (Diluted) i$0.95$0.97$0.82$0.89$0.52
Basic Shares Outstanding i204351000209486000213766000221375000223684000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i204351000209486000213766000221375000223684000

Income Statement Trend

Wendy's Company Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i450.5M516.0M745.9M249.4M307.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i86.8M104.8M98.6M101.5M93.7M
Inventory i6.5M6.7M7.1M5.9M4.7M
Other Current Assets45.6M39.6M27.0M30.6M89.7M
Total Current Assets i736.1M837.7M1.1B592.8M687.6M
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.0B1.0B1.1B1.1B1.1B
Goodwill i2.7B2.8B2.8B2.8B2.7B
Intangible Assets i1.2B1.2B1.2B1.3B1.2B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets185.4M178.6M171.0M139.1M120.1M
Total Non-Current Assets i4.3B4.3B4.4B4.5B4.4B
Total Assets i5.0B5.2B5.5B5.1B5.0B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i28.5M27.4M44.0M41.2M31.1M
Short-term Debt i150.7M98.9M95.7M87.1M86.4M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities141.7M163.2M178.0M206.7M186.0M
Total Current Liabilities i397.6M381.9M388.0M426.9M413.3M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.9B4.0B4.2B3.8B3.6B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i263.4M270.4M270.4M267.7M280.8M
Other Non-Current Liabilities84.2M89.7M98.8M112.9M117.7M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i4.4B4.5B4.6B4.2B4.1B
Total Liabilities i4.8B4.9B5.0B4.7B4.5B
Equity
Common Stock i47.0M47.0M47.0M47.0M47.0M
Retained Earnings i399.7M409.9M414.7M344.2M238.7M
Treasury Stock i3.1B3.0B2.9B2.8B2.6B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i259.4M309.8M465.7M436.4M549.6M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.1B4.1B4.3B3.9B3.7B
Working Capital i338.5M455.7M670.3M165.9M274.3M

Balance Sheet Composition

Wendy's Company Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i194.4M204.4M177.4M200.4M117.8M
Depreciation & Amortization i157.9M148.6M135.8M125.5M132.8M
Stock-Based Compensation i23.0M23.7M24.5M22.0M18.9M
Working Capital Changes i-24.7M-26.2M-39.1M12.6M-7.3M
Operating Cash Flow i339.4M341.0M256.3M320.5M260.2M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-----
Acquisitions i4.9M2.1M8.2M-68.0M1.2M
Investment Purchases i-41.2M-8.0M-3.6M-10.0M0
Investment Sales i031.0K063.0K169.0K
Investing Cash Flow i-34.9M-1.5M7.8M-76.7M719.0K
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-77.4M-189.6M-52.0M-268.5M-62.2M
Dividends Paid i-204.4M-209.3M-106.8M-94.8M-64.9M
Debt Issuance i00500.0M1.1B153.3M
Debt Repayment i-49.7M-116.3M-44.1M-984.0M-199.8M
Financing Cash Flow i-336.0M-519.0M283.8M-272.7M-181.3M
Free Cash Flow i260.9M260.4M174.4M267.8M215.4M
Net Change in Cash i-31.4M-179.5M547.9M-29.0M79.6M

Cash Flow Trend

Wendy's Company Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 10.60
Forward P/E 9.58
Price to Book 14.98
Price to Sales 0.86
PEG Ratio 9.58

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 8.57%
Operating Margin 14.84%
Return on Equity 90.40%
Return on Assets 4.55%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.49
Debt to Equity 3,134.71
Beta 0.34

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $0.94
Book Value per Share $0.67
Revenue per Share $11.00

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
wen1.9B10.6014.9890.40%8.57%3,134.71
McDonald's 216.6B26.73-62.68-216.57%31.75%-15.29
Starbucks 98.7B37.60-12.86-50.54%7.18%-3.63
Sweetgreen 1.4B-3.24-19.79%-13.04%76.12
Arcos Dorados 1.4B10.222.6726.85%3.01%425.98
Papa John's 1.4B17.63-3.29-20.16%3.78%-2.37

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.