Wendy's (WEN) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Cash & Equivalents of $39.3 million for Q1 2026, down 86.94% on a QoQ basis from $300.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 13.43% year-over-year from $34.6 million in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $39.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Equivalents rose 13.43% year-over-year to $39.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $39.3 million (up 13.43% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $300.8 million, up 772.46% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents was $39.3 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from $300.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $745.9 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $34.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $302.6 million and a median of $270.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Equivalents sank 95.1% — and 2024, when it jumped 1271.01%.
  • Wendy's' Cash & Equivalents stood at $34.4 million in 2022, then surged by 1401.72% to $516.0 million in 2023, then sank by 93.32% to $34.5 million in 2024, then jumped by 772.46% to $300.8 million in 2025, then sank by 86.94% to $39.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Cash & Equivalents at $39.3 million in Q1 2026, $300.8 million in Q4 2025, and $291.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 1.53 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 246.64 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 689.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.01 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 219.50 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 473.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 214.56 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 116.72 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 263.52 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 39.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 39.30 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 300.83 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 291.41 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 34.00 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 34.64 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 34.48 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 482.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 35.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 498.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 516.04 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 36.73 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 635.43 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 36.35 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 745.89 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 34.36 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 700.81 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 741.22 Mn
Jan 2, 2022 249.44 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 571.50 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 568.14 Mn