Wendy's (WEN) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Change in Cash of $4.4 million for Q1 2026, down 22.95% on a QoQ basis from $5.7 million in Q4 2025, and up 103.8% year-over-year from $2.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

Wendy's' Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash rose 103.8% year-over-year to $4.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$26.9 million (up 86.81% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$145.9 million, down 71.27% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash was $4.4 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from $5.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $461.0 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$114.6 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $14.8 million and a median of -$25.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Cash jumped 4323.16% — and 2025, when it sank 2784.99%.
  • Wendy's' Change in Cash stood at $461.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 118.17% to -$83.8 million in 2023, then surged by 37.29% to -$52.5 million in 2024, then surged by 110.77% to $5.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 22.95% to $4.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Change in Cash at $4.4 million in Q1 2026, $5.7 million in Q4 2025, and $27.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.88 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -103.61 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -34.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -151.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -20.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -52.57 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 4.36 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 4.36 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 5.66 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 27.35 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -64.29 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -114.65 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -52.52 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 28.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -65.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 4.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -83.75 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -25.52 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -42.48 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -91.24 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 230.60 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 461.04 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 12.32 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 232.83 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -10.92 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 11.82 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -3.03 Mn