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Wendy's (WEN) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $34.1 million for Q1 2026, up 8.35% year-on-year from $31.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.94% on a QoQ basis from $32.5 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $34.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 8.35% year-over-year to $34.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $129.1 million (up 3.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $126.5 million, up 2.09% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $34.1 million, up from $32.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $39.3 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $26.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $31.3 million (2024), against an average of $31.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Interest Expenses advanced 22.75%; it then slipped 23.05% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $31.9 million in 2022, then fell by 5.18% to $30.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.7% to $31.1 million in 2024, then increased by 4.57% to $32.5 million in 2025, then grew by 4.94% to $34.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $34.1 million (Q1 2026), $32.5 million (Q4 2025), and $31.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 137.00 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 46.23 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 34.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 34.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 34.11 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 32.50 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 32.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 31.54 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 31.54 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 30.95 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 30.95 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 31.48 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 31.48 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 31.08 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 31.08 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 31.27 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 31.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 30.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.26 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 30.96 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 30.96 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 31.14 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 31.14 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 31.71 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 31.71 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 39.33 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 39.33 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 31.92 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 31.92 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 32.13 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 32.13 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 26.37 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 26.37 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 26.00 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 26.00 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 28.20 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 28.20 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 28.79 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 28.79 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 31.04 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 31.04 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 29.09 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 29.09 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 29.09 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 29.09 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 28.53 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 28.53 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 29.03 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 29.03 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 27.93 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 27.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 29.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 29.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 29.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 29.08 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 29.68 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 29.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 29.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 29.63 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 30.14 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 30.14 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 30.18 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 30.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 30.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 30.17 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 29.98 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 29.98 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 28.94 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 28.94 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 28.98 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 28.98 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 56.92 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 56.92 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 28.73 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 28.73 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 28.64 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 28.64 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 28.11 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 28.11 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 27.94 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 27.94 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 17.20 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 17.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 12.74 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 12.74 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 12.82 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 12.82 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 13.15 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 13.15 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 13.08 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 13.08 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 12.99 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 12.99 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 13.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 13.10 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 15.62 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 15.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 18.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 18.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 20.96 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 20.80 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 20.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 21.57 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 28.00 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 28.00 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 28.24 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 28.24 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 90.98 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 90.98 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 28.38 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 28.38 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 28.09 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 28.09 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 29.44 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 29.44 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 28.86 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 28.86 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 10.70 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 10.70 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 36.28 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 36.28 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 17.21 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 17.21 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 -1.32 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 -1.32 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 1.58 Mn
Jun 28, 2009 1.58 Mn