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

Wendy's posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $47.5 million for Q1 2026, down 29.86% year-on-year from $67.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 51.32% on a QoQ basis from $31.4 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $123.3 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$58.9 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $46.6 million (2023), against an average of $50.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow slumped 88.76%; it then soared 380.03% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $8.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 448.66% to $46.6 million in 2023, then sank by 42.87% to $26.6 million in 2024, then gained by 18.03% to $31.4 million in 2025, then soared 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 47.51 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 47.51 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 47.51 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 31.40 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 31.40 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 104.26 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 104.26 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 39.22 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 39.22 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 67.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 67.74 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 26.60 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 26.60 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 123.32 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 123.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 28.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 28.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 82.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 46.56 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 102.50 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 102.50 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 70.61 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 70.61 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 40.74 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 40.74 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -58.91 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -58.91 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 8.49 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 8.49 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 98.59 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 98.59 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 59.22 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 59.22 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 75.47 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 75.47 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 14.42 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 14.42 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 199.81 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 199.81 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 30.11 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 30.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -28.95 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 -28.95 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -15.44 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -15.44 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 101.34 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 101.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 71.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 71.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 56.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 56.90 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -35.57 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -35.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 65.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 65.42 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 66.38 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 66.38 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 58.14 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 58.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 126.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 126.38 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 32.96 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 32.96 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 38.57 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 38.57 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 35.07 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 35.07 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 252.12 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 252.12 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 36.96 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 36.96 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 7.82 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 7.82 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 -37.89 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 -37.89 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -39.54 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -39.54 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 224.66 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 224.66 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -57.03 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -57.03 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 52.15 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 52.15 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -10.41 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -10.41 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 -101.52 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 -101.52 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 145.53 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 145.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 41.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 41.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 19.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 19.71 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 65.21 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 65.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 118.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 118.65 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 7.57 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 7.57 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -23.12 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -23.12 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 139.00 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 139.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 24.90 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 24.90 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 51.31 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 51.31 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 -98.45 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 -98.45 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 8.10 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 8.10 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 7.20 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 7.20 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 79.64 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 79.64 Mn