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Wendy's (WEN) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $11.9 million for Q1 2026, down 32.8% year-on-year from $17.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 68.64% on a QoQ basis from $37.9 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $11.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 32.8% year-over-year to $11.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $96.1 million (up 1.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $101.9 million, up 7.99% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $11.9 million, down from $37.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $42.1 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $11.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $17.9 million (2023), against an average of $23.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Capital Expenditures surged 43.28%; it then slumped 32.8% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $12.5 million in 2022, then surged by 134.73% to $29.3 million in 2023, then soared by 43.28% to $42.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 9.86% to $37.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 68.64% to $11.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $11.9 million (Q1 2026), $37.9 million (Q4 2025), and $25.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 272.70 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 75.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 180.33 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 165.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 144.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 80.17 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 15.04 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 37.44 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 11.88 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 11.88 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 11.88 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 37.88 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 37.88 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 24.99 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 24.99 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 21.37 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 21.37 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 17.68 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 17.68 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 42.03 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 42.03 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 17.90 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 17.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 17.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 29.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 29.33 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 25.53 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 25.53 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 17.92 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 17.92 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 12.24 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 12.24 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 42.14 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 42.14 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 12.50 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 12.50 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 19.33 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 19.33 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 13.71 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 13.71 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 10.36 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 10.36 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 64.18 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 64.18 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -24.61 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -24.61 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 19.82 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 19.82 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 9.58 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 9.58 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 66.87 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 66.87 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -17.90 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 -17.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 20.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 20.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 5.13 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 30.14 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 30.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 15.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 15.82 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 13.33 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 13.33 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 10.57 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 10.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -47.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -47.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 21.59 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 21.59 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 25.07 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 25.07 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 7.05 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 7.05 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 -176.92 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 -176.92 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 13.85 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 13.85 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 57.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 57.70 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 69.27 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 69.27 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 61.28 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 61.28 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -152.48 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -152.48 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 158.61 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 158.61 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 14.12 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 14.12 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 25.15 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 25.15 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 178.68 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 178.68 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 -36.20 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 -36.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 68.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 68.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 12.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 12.90 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 577,000.00
Dec 30, 2012 577,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 -62.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -62.55 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 76.10 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 76.10 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 7.98 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 7.98 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 52.03 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 52.03 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 28.57 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 28.57 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 42.01 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 42.01 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 25.59 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 25.59 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 27.14 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 27.14 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 36.63 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 36.63 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 25.27 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 25.27 Mn