Wendy's (WEN) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's' EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.01% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 387.0% year-over-year to 12.01% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.82% (down 188.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 15.78%, down 75.0% from the prior year.
• EBITDA Margin was 12.01% for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, up from 11.79% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 19.46% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 9.42% in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of 16.0% and a median of 16.71% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin tumbled 779 bps — and 2023, when it soared 661 bps.
• Wendy's' EBITDA Margin stood at 18.43% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 16.02% in 2023, then rose by 4 bps to 16.72% in 2024, then dropped by 29 bps to 11.79% in 2025, then gained by 2 bps to 12.01% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WEN's EBITDA Margin at 12.01% in Q1 2026, 11.79% in Q4 2025, and 16.75% in Q3 2025.