Wendy's (WEN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.56 for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 23.14% year-over-year to 0.56 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.48 (down 41.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.53, down 31.83% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio was 0.56 for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, 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.
• A 5-year average of 0.94 and a median of 0.73 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1087.34% — and 2025, when it tumbled 62.17%.
• Wendy's' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.17 in 2022, then slumped by 65.2% to 1.1 in 2023, then surged by 73.85% to 1.92 in 2024, then slumped by 55.79% to 0.85 in 2025, then slumped by 33.88% to 0.56 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WEN's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.56 in Q1 2026, 0.85 in Q4 2025, and 0.26 in Q3 2025.