Wendy's (WEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Wendy's posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.56 for Q1 2026, down 23.14% year-on-year from 0.73 in Q1 2025, and down 33.88% on a QoQ basis from 0.85 in Q4 2025.
Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.56 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 23.14% year-over-year to 0.56; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.48 (down 41.65% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.53, down 31.83% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.56, down from 0.85 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.17 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.64 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.73 (2025), against an average of 0.94.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1087.34%; it then slumped 62.17% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 3.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 65.2% to 1.1 in 2023, then jumped by 73.85% to 1.92 in 2024, then tumbled by 55.79% to 0.85 in 2025, then tumbled by 33.88% to 0.56 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q1 2026), 0.85 (Q4 2025), and 0.26 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 7.69 |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.61 |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 1.67 |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 0.39 |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 0.04 |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 0.01 |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | - |
| 10 | Wendy's | 1.49 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 339.59 Mn | 0.56 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 0.56 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 1.92 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.81 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.10 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 0.75 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 1.30 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -0.64 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.17 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 0.37 |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 1.09 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 0.06 |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 0.37 |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -0.93 |
| Dec 29, 2019 | -1.75 |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Dec 30, 2018 | -0.56 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.13 |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 0.52 |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 0.45 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 0.49 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 0.03 |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 0.44 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 1.95 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -0.53 |
| Mar 29, 2015 | -0.51 |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 0.09 |
| Sep 28, 2014 | -0.32 |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 0.35 |
| Mar 30, 2014 | -1.76 |
| Dec 29, 2013 | -0.19 |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.80 |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 0.54 |
| Apr 1, 2012 | -0.16 |
| Jan 1, 2012 | -0.14 |
| Oct 3, 2010 | -8.27 |
| Jul 4, 2010 | -4.44 |
| Apr 4, 2010 | 0.82 |
| Jan 3, 2010 | 0.96 |
| Sep 27, 2009 | 0.09 |