Wendy's Co (WEN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Wendy's' (WEN) Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.34 for Q2 2026, down 30.5% from 3.37 a year earlier but up 23.0% from the prior quarter.
Wendy's Co (WEN) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 28, 2026, Wendy's' Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 2.27, down 24.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.72, down 9.4% from FY2024.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.00 in FY2024 (-2.6%), 3.08 in FY2023 (+6.6%), 2.89 in FY2022 and 2.29 in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 1.61 in Q4 2022 and a high of 3.51 in Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 11.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 78.0%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 36.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.90 (Q1 2026), 1.97 (Q4 2025) and 2.92 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.34 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 1.90 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.97 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.92 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 3.37 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.64 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3.09 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 3.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.66 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.86 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.28 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 3.51 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 2.66 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 1.61 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.07 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.00 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 2.84 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 3.08 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 4.49 |
Wendy's Co Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "WEN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=WEN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();