Wendy's (WEN) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Wendy's posted quarterly Invested Capital of $2.9 billion for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from $2.9 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed on a QoQ basis from $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $2.9 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Invested Capital changed 0.18% year-over-year to $2.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (changed 0.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.9 billion, down 4.07% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at $2.9 billion, roughly flat from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $3.3 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $289.1 million in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $2.9 billion (2024), against an average of $2.6 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Invested Capital plunged 90.79%; it then jumped 879.98% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 6.75% to $3.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 2.35% to $3.0 billion in 2024, then decreased by 4.07% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then declined by 0.26% to $2.9 billion in 2026.
- The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $2.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 6.62 Bn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -6.79 Bn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 2.41 Bn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 18.56 Bn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 4.25 Bn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 5.45 Bn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | -3.90 Bn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 779.66 Mn |
| 10 | Wendy's | 1.49 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 339.59 Mn | 2.87 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.87 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 2.88 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 2.83 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 2.84 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.87 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 3.00 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 289.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 303.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 322.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.07 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 3.20 Bn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 3.24 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 3.32 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 3.29 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 3.28 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 3.32 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | 2.82 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 2.94 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | 2.98 Bn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | 2.78 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | 2.87 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | 2.85 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2019 | 2.80 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | 2.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.08 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2018 | 2.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.57 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2018 | 3.23 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2018 | 3.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.33 Bn |
| Oct 1, 2017 | 491.95 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2017 | 516.04 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2017 | 549.75 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2017 | 3.04 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2016 | 702.41 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2016 | 716.87 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | 757.05 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2016 | 3.18 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | 3.11 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | 4.14 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | 3.16 Bn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | 1.77 Bn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | 1.78 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | 1.76 Bn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | 3.39 Bn |
| Sep 29, 2013 | 3.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 3.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.43 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2012 | 3.39 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 2.02 Bn |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 3.35 Bn |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jul 3, 2011 | 2.14 Bn |
| Apr 3, 2011 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 2.24 Bn |
| Oct 3, 2010 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jul 4, 2010 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jan 3, 2010 | 2.36 Bn |