Wendy's (WEN) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $47.5 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 29.86% year-over-year to $47.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $222.4 million (down 9.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $242.6 million, down 7.01% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $47.5 million, up from $31.4 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $123.3 million in Q3 2024, with the low at -$58.9 million in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $50.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $46.6 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 88.76% — and 2023, when it soared 380.03%.
• Wendy's' Free Cash Flow stood at $8.5 million in 2022, then soared by 448.66% to $46.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 42.87% to $26.6 million in 2024, then rose by 18.03% to $31.4 million in 2025, then surged by 51.32% to $47.5 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $47.5 million (Q1 2026), $31.4 million (Q4 2025), and $104.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.