Wendy's (WEN) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Cash from Financing Activities of -$40.5 million for Q1 2026, down 182.01% on a QoQ basis from -$14.4 million in Q4 2025, and up 77.43% year-over-year from -$22.8 million in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Cash from Financing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$40.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities rose 77.43% year-over-year to -$40.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$205.1 million (up 49.94% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$344.0 million, down 13.49% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities was -$40.5 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from -$14.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at $452.8 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$179.3 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$26.2 million and a median of -$88.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Financing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Financing Activities soared 593.99% — and 2025, when it sank 146.9%.
  • Wendy's' Cash from Financing Activities stood at $452.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 128.95% to -$131.1 million in 2023, then surged by 59.93% to -$52.5 million in 2024, then surged by 72.67% to -$14.4 million in 2025, then plunged by 182.01% to -$40.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Cash from Financing Activities at -$40.5 million in Q1 2026, -$14.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$56.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.69 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -747.49 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -375.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -306.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -402.30 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -353.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -32.48 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -225.92 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -13.81 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn -40.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 -40.48 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 -40.48 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -14.35 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 -14.35 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -56.95 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -56.95 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -93.37 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -93.37 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -179.32 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -179.32 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -52.53 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -52.53 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -88.19 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 -88.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -89.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -89.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -72.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -72.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -131.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -131.08 Mn