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Wendy's (WEN) Inventory Average (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Inventory Average of $7.0 million for Q1 2026, up 9.91% year-on-year from $6.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.31% on a QoQ basis from $7.2 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $7.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Inventory Average rose 9.91% year-over-year to $7.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $7.0 million (up 9.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.0 million, up 5.27% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 stood at $7.0 million, down from $7.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Inventory Average topped out at $7.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $5.1 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Inventory Average is $6.5 million (2023), against an average of $6.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Inventory Average jumped 53.02%; it then fell 5.75% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $6.5 million in 2022, then rose by 3.6% to $6.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 5.35% to $6.4 million in 2024, then grew by 12.07% to $7.2 million in 2025, then fell by 2.31% to $7.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $7.0 million (Q1 2026), $7.2 million (Q4 2025), and $6.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 2.14 Bn
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 47.10 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 204.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 349.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 426.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 45.80 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 74.17 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 8.80 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 7.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 7.00 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 7.16 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 6.62 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 6.26 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 6.36 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 6.39 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 6.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 6.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.75 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 6.68 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 6.50 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 6.79 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 6.85 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 6.52 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 6.20 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 5.94 Mn
Jan 2, 2022 5.10 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 4.26 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 4.50 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 4.73 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 4.67 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 4.51 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 4.48 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 4.22 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 3.72 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 3.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 3.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.62 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 3.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.31 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 3.22 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 3.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 3.03 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 2.91 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 2.82 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 2.79 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 2.75 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 2.54 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 3.02 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 3.96 Mn
Jan 3, 2016 4.26 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 5.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 6.87 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 7.40 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 7.58 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 8.68 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 9.04 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 9.63 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 9.68 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 10.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 12.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 13.11 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 13.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 12.30 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 12.16 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 12.45 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 18.14 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 22.90 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 21.97 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 21.82 Mn