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

Wendy's has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.79% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 415.0% year-over-year to 8.79%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.14% (down 87.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.15%, down 47.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.79%, up from 5.78% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Margin was 21.76% in Q3 2024, with the low at 8.77% in Q1 2023.
• Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 9.38% across 5 years, with a median of 8.61% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin tumbled 1466 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1738 bps.
• Wendy's' FCF Margin stood at 1.74% in 2022, then surged by 396 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then plunged by 46 bps to 4.63% in 2024, then climbed by 25 bps to 5.78% in 2025, then jumped by 52 bps to 8.79% in 2026.
• The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.79% (Q1 2026), 5.78% (Q4 2025), and 18.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.