Wendy's (WEN) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Wendy's posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $26.6 million for Q1 2026, down 46.09% year-on-year from $49.4 million in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $26.6 million in Q4 2025.
Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $26.6 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Dividends Paid - Common fell 46.09% year-over-year to $26.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $106.8 million (down 47.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $129.6 million, down 36.61% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $26.6 million, roughly flat from $26.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $53.1 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $26.6 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is $50.8 million (2024), against an average of $42.3 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Dividends Paid - Common surged 97.33%; it then tumbled 47.81% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $26.9 million in 2022, then surged by 90.93% to $51.4 million in 2023, then declined by 0.68% to $51.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 47.81% to $26.6 million in 2025, then gained by 0.06% to $26.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $26.6 million (Q1 2026), $26.6 million (Q4 2025), and $26.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 706.30 Mn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 207.00 Mn |
| 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 | 283.00 Mn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 174.20 Mn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 2.02 Mn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 1.46 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Wendy's | 1.49 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 339.59 Mn | 26.65 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.65 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 26.65 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 26.63 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 26.63 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 26.71 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 26.71 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 26.81 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 26.81 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.43 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 49.43 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 51.03 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 51.03 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 50.79 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 50.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.38 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 52.16 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 52.16 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 52.61 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 52.61 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 53.10 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 53.10 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 37.82 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 37.82 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 26.91 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 26.91 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 26.68 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 26.68 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 22.12 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 22.12 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 20.16 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 20.16 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 15.69 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 15.69 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 11.20 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 11.20 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 11.18 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 11.18 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 26.79 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 26.79 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 27.08 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 27.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 23.09 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 23.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 23.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 23.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 23.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 23.07 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 19.75 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 19.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 20.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 20.14 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 20.29 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 20.29 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 20.36 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 20.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.86 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 17.02 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 17.02 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 17.17 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 17.17 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 17.27 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 17.27 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 8.42 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 8.42 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 16.21 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 16.21 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 15.23 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 15.23 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 19.99 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 19.99 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 20.20 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 20.20 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 20.11 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 20.11 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 18.36 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 18.36 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 18.34 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 18.34 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 18.31 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 18.31 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 19.62 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 19.62 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 19.63 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 19.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.70 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 35.38 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 35.38 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 3.67 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 3.67 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2012 | -19.26 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2012 | -19.26 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2010 | -424.44 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2010 | -424.44 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2010 | 437.05 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2010 | 437.05 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2010 | 6.65 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2010 | 6.65 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2010 | 6.89 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2010 | 6.89 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2009 | 7.02 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2009 | 7.02 Mn |