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Wendy's (WEN) FCF Margin (2017 - 2025)

Wendy's' FCF Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 5.78% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, FCF Margin rose 115.0% year-over-year to 5.78%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 11.15%, down 47.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 11.15%, 47.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin reached 5.78% in Q4 2025 per WEN's latest filing, down from 18.97% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 21.76% in Q3 2024 to a low of 8.77% in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 10.24%, with a median of 10.31% recorded in 2021.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 2430bps in 2021 against a maximum downside of -2322bps in 2021.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 20.97% in 2021, then crashed by -92bps to 1.74% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 396bps to 8.61% in 2023, then crashed by -46bps to 4.63% in 2024, then increased by 25bps to 5.78% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WEN's FCF Margin are 5.78% (Q4 2025), 18.97% (Q3 2025), and 6.99% (Q2 2025).