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Wendy's (WEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Wendy's (WEN) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.38 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, FCF Payout Ratio fell 48.3% year-over-year to 0.38, compared with a TTM value of 0.38 through Dec 2025, down 40.97%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.38, down 34.63% over the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.38 for Q4 2025 at Wendy's, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.17 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 2.26 in Q1 2023.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.65, with a median of 0.54 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio surged 1087.34% in 2022, then plummeted 75.51% in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2021, then surged by 1071.68% to 3.17 in 2022, then tumbled by 65.2% to 1.1 in 2023, then tumbled by 32.62% to 0.74 in 2024, then plummeted by 48.3% to 0.38 in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for WEN at 0.38 in Q4 2025, 0.21 in Q3 2025, and 0.44 in Q2 2025.