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

Wendy's has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.17 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.64 in Q1 2023.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.94 across 5 years, with a median of 0.73 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 1087.34% — and 2025, when it plunged 62.17%.
• Wendy's' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.17 in 2022, then plunged by 65.2% to 1.1 in 2023, then soared by 73.85% to 1.92 in 2024, then plunged by 55.79% to 0.85 in 2025, then plunged 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.