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

Wendy's' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.79% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Margin fell 415.0% year-over-year to 8.79% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.14% (down 87.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.15%, down 47.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin was 8.79% for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, up from 5.78% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 21.76% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 8.77% in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of 9.38% and a median of 8.61% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin slumped 1466 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1738 bps.
• Wendy's' FCF Margin stood at 1.74% in 2022, then jumped by 396 bps to 8.61% in 2023, then slumped by 46 bps to 4.63% in 2024, then increased by 25 bps to 5.78% in 2025, then soared by 52 bps to 8.79% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WEN's FCF Margin at 8.79% in Q1 2026, 5.78% in Q4 2025, and 18.97% in Q3 2025.