LKNCY vs WEN vs QSR Stock Comparison

Luckin Coffee, Wendy's and Restaurant Brands International Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$32.48 -2.2% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.19B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.56B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WEN Wendy's Co
$7.27 +18.8% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.45B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.20B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Luckin Coffee leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Luckin Coffee 5, Restaurant Brands International 4, Wendy's 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKNCYWENQSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.19B $1.45B $27.31B QSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 11.5x 18.2x WEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 14.5x 18.8x WEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.7% -1.0% +5.5% LKNCY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.3% 5.7% 15.3% QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 32.4% 7.4% 13.7% LKNCY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 5.0x 4.1x LKNCY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% -13.8% +13.0% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -20.3%/yr +5.2%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 61.6% 25.0% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 57/100 56/100 LKNCY

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYWENQSR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisLKNCYWENQSR
Valuation 76 #13 of 50 82 #10 of 50 47 #27 of 50
Growth 94 #4 of 48 19 #39 of 48 66 #17 of 48
Profitability 83 #9 of 47 74 #13 of 47 70 #15 of 47
Financial Health 86 #8 of 51 28 #37 of 51 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 84 #6 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Overall 84 57 56
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • WEN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodLKNCYWENQSRSPY
1 month -2.2%+18.8%+6.2% -2.0%
3 months -12.2%-5.5%+0.6% -2.2%
6 months -5.1%+10.0%-9.0% +4.2%
Year to date -3.0%-12.7%+8.9% +10.6%
1 year -18.0%-13.8%+13.0% +10.4%
3 years -3.9%-62.2%+9.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year -1.3%-27.7%+3.1% +20.2%
5 years +120.2%-67.8%+28.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.1%-20.3%+5.2% +10.1%
10 years —-32.7%+66.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-3.9%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKNCYWENQSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%61.6%25.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%53.4%25.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.400.270.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-0.220.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-74.7%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-20.3%-9.0% -3.2%
52-week high $40.30$9.12$81.67 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$6.10$65.78 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleLKNCYWENQSR
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 21.1x 11.0xmedian 21.1x 17.3xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 13.4x 7.9xmedian 13.4x 12.9xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 17.4x 5.2xmedian 17.4x 16.4xmedian 17.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 3.1x 11.5xmedian 3.1x 4.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.88median 0.91 -1.41median 0.91 0.95median 0.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsLKNCYWENQSR
Revenue $8.56B $2.20B $9.78B
Gross profit $5.21B $1.39B $5.30B
Operating income $943.76M $300.27M $2.64B
Net income $642.83M $126.06M $1.97B
Free cash flow $1.20B $264.18M $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.94 $0.66 $3.28
Cash & equivalents $1.13B $341.21M $974.00M
Total debt $484.28M $2.75B $13.27B
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 191.21M 457.00M
Enterprise value $6.28B $220.76M $23.10B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricLKNCYWENQSR
P/E 16.7x 11.0x 17.3x
P/FCF 8.7x 5.2x 16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 3.9x 13.9x
P/S 1.2x 0.6x 2.6x
P/B 4.0x 11.5x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 4.0x -1.3x -4.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 7.9x 12.9x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 12.6x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF 7.5x 14.4x 24.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 10.6x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.88 -1.41 0.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYWENQSR
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.7% -1.0% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.5% -1.3% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% -4.2% 4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 43.1% 0.1% 5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.4% -20.6% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% -5.4% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.9% -34.4% 53.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.4% -11.0% 14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.1% -33.8% 62.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -7.8% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 0.7% 13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 35.0% 11.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% 2.8% 12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 63.1% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYWENQSR
Gross margin 60.8% 63.0% 54.2%
EBITDA margin 7.9% 21.7% 30.4%
Operating margin 11.0% 13.6% 27.0%
Pretax margin 11.2% 8.1% 21.9%
Net margin 7.3% 5.7% 15.3%
FCF margin 14.0% 12.0% 16.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 16.3% 19.1%
Return on equity 25.4% 106.8% 36.1%
Return on assets 11.8% 2.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 32.4% 7.4% 13.7%
Return on capital employed 27.9% 6.6% 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.8x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKNCYWENQSR
Debt / assets 8.5% 56.3% 52.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 22.8x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 5.0x 4.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 10.4x 8.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 97.5% 78.1%
Equity / assets 45.6% 2.5% 21.9%
Interest coverage 431.4x 2.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.30 1.03 1.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYWENQSR
Dividend yield – 6.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 1.5%
Shareholder yield – 7.9% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusLKNCYWENQSR
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 $0.50FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 -43.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% -8.0% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.64BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.7%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +1.4% -10.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKNCYWENQSR
Held by institutions 0.0% 93.9% 92.2%
Institutions holding 9 402 577
Change in shares held, QoQ +880.6% -6.5% +6.5%
Institutions buying 5 210 319
Institutions selling 0 135 167
Buyers to sellers – 1.56 1.91

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

LKNCYWENQSR
LKNCY 1.00 -0.03 0.11
WEN -0.03 1.00 0.34
QSR 0.11 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, WEN and QSR?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $11.19B, Wendy's (WEN) $1.45B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $27.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, WEN and QSR?

Wendy's (WEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 17.9x, Wendy's (WEN) 11.5x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wendy's (WEN) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 15.0x, Wendy's (WEN) 14.5x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +33.7%, Wendy's (WEN) -1.0%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 7.3%, Wendy's (WEN) 5.7%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 32.4%, Wendy's (WEN) 7.4%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -18.0%, Wendy's (WEN) -13.8%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +13.0%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.1%/yr, Wendy's (WEN) -20.3%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.4%, Wendy's (WEN) 61.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKNCY, WEN and QSR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.