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Wendy's (WEN) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

Wendy's' EBITDA Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.79% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin fell 493.0% year-over-year to 11.79%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 15.78%, down 75.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 15.78%, 75.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin reached 11.79% in Q4 2025 per WEN's latest filing, down from 16.75% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 25.69% in Q3 2021 to a low of 9.42% in Q1 2023.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 16.87%, with a median of 16.74% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for EBITDA Margin: surged 1061bps in 2021, then plummeted -779bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 17.05% in 2021, then increased by 8bps to 18.43% in 2022, then fell by -13bps to 16.02% in 2023, then rose by 4bps to 16.72% in 2024, then dropped by -29bps to 11.79% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WEN's EBITDA Margin are 11.79% (Q4 2025), 16.75% (Q3 2025), and 18.59% (Q2 2025).