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Wendy's (WEN) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2025)

Wendy's' Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $31.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 18.03% year-over-year to $31.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $242.6 million, down 7.01%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $242.6 million, 7.01% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $31.4 million in Q4 2025 per WEN's latest filing, down from $104.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $123.3 million in Q3 2024 to a low of -$58.9 million in Q1 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $53.4 million, with a median of $52.9 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 88.76% in 2022, then skyrocketed 380.03% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $98.6 million in 2021, then tumbled by 91.39% to $8.5 million in 2022, then surged by 448.66% to $46.6 million in 2023, then crashed by 42.87% to $26.6 million in 2024, then increased by 18.03% to $31.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WEN's Free Cash Flow are $31.4 million (Q4 2025), $104.3 million (Q3 2025), and $39.2 million (Q2 2025).