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Wendy's (WEN) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $201.0 million for Q1 2026, up 6.84% year-on-year from $188.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.85% on a QoQ basis from $202.8 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $201.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 6.84% year-over-year to $201.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $804.6 million (up 3.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $791.7 million, up 1.09% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $201.0 million, down from $202.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $315.7 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $185.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $197.3 million (2022), against an average of $203.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cost of Revenue soared 33.96%; it then slumped 37.47% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $196.2 million in 2022, then grew by 0.64% to $197.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 0.94% to $195.6 million in 2024, then gained by 3.68% to $202.8 million in 2025, then slipped by 0.85% to $201.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $201.0 million (Q1 2026), $202.8 million (Q4 2025), and $204.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 130.50 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 677.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 480.64 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 122.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 39.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 31.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 228.63 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 686.08 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -522.59 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 201.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 201.05 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 201.05 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 202.78 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 202.78 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 204.26 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 204.26 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 196.52 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 196.52 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 188.17 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 188.17 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 195.57 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 195.57 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 195.64 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 195.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 199.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 199.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 192.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 192.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 197.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 197.43 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 199.52 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 199.52 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 201.01 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 201.01 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 196.54 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 196.54 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 315.73 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 315.73 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 196.17 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 196.17 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 197.29 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 197.29 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 185.05 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 185.05 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 146.44 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 146.44 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 154.15 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 154.15 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 156.85 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 156.85 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 164.74 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 164.74 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 159.55 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 159.55 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 140.63 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 140.63 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 150.00 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 150.00 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 151.43 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 151.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 152.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 152.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 151.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 151.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 142.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 142.58 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 138.87 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 138.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 139.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 139.35 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 138.15 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 138.15 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 132.22 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 132.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 129.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 129.18 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 133.63 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 133.63 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 130.58 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 130.58 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 124.54 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 124.54 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 140.87 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 140.87 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 186.55 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 186.55 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 202.55 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 202.55 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 214.74 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 214.74 Mn
Jan 3, 2016 272.32 Mn
Jan 3, 2016 272.32 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 291.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 291.52 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 315.12 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 315.12 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 305.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 305.11 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 323.94 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 323.94 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 332.65 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 332.65 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 335.14 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 335.14 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 363.37 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 363.37 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 436.44 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 436.44 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 469.18 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 469.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 473.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 473.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 460.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 460.83 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 464.28 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 464.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 478.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 478.43 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 483.08 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 483.08 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 455.47 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 455.47 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 454.44 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 454.44 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 458.00 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 458.00 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 464.80 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 464.80 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 438.87 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 438.87 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 431.98 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 431.98 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 451.32 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 451.32 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 442.31 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 442.31 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 431.34 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 431.34 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -234.42 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -234.42 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 684.07 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 684.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 686.46 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 686.46 Mn