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Wendy's (WEN) Debt Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.56 for Q1 2026, up 0.62% year-on-year from 0.56 in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.56 in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.56 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 0.62% year-over-year to 0.56; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.56 (up 0.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.56, up 2.32% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.56, roughly flat from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.56 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.47 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.53 (2023), against an average of 0.53.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt Ratio increased 14.16%; it then climbed 0.62% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.52 in 2022, then grew by 3.07% to 0.53 in 2023, then increased by 2.13% to 0.54 in 2024, then advanced by 2.32% to 0.56 in 2025, then advanced by 0.44% to 0.56 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q1 2026), 0.56 (Q4 2025), and 0.55 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.49
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.02
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 2.65
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 0.56

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.56
Dec 28, 2025 0.56
Sep 28, 2025 0.55
Jun 29, 2025 0.56
Mar 30, 2025 0.56
Dec 29, 2024 0.54
Sep 29, 2024 0.54
Jun 30, 2024 0.54
Mar 31, 2024 0.53
Dec 31, 2023 0.53
Oct 1, 2023 0.53
Jul 2, 2023 0.52
Apr 2, 2023 0.52
Jan 1, 2023 0.52
Oct 2, 2022 0.52
Jul 3, 2022 0.52
Apr 3, 2022 0.52
Jan 2, 2022 0.47
Oct 3, 2021 0.46
Jul 4, 2021 0.47
Apr 4, 2021 0.45
Jan 3, 2021 0.45
Sep 27, 2020 0.46
Jun 28, 2020 0.47
Mar 29, 2020 0.48
Dec 29, 2019 0.46
Sep 29, 2019 0.45
Jun 30, 2019 0.44
Mar 31, 2019 0.45
Dec 30, 2018 0.54
Sep 30, 2018 0.62
Jul 1, 2018 0.69
Apr 1, 2018 0.68
Dec 31, 2017 0.67
Oct 1, 2017 0.67
Jul 2, 2017 0.66
Apr 2, 2017 0.65
Jan 1, 2017 0.64
Oct 2, 2016 0.61
Jul 3, 2016 0.61
Apr 3, 2016 0.60
Jan 3, 2016 0.59
Sep 27, 2015 0.59
Jun 28, 2015 0.47
Mar 29, 2015 0.35
Dec 28, 2014 0.35
Sep 28, 2014 0.35
Jun 29, 2014 0.35
Mar 30, 2014 0.35
Dec 29, 2013 0.34
Sep 29, 2013 0.34
Jun 30, 2013 0.34
Mar 31, 2013 0.34
Dec 30, 2012 0.34
Sep 30, 2012 0.34
Jul 1, 2012 0.32
Apr 1, 2012 0.32
Jan 1, 2012 0.32
Oct 2, 2011 -0.36
Jul 3, 2011 0.02
Apr 3, 2011 0.33
Jan 2, 2011 0.33
Oct 3, 2010 0.32
Jul 4, 2010 0.33
Jan 3, 2010 0.31