Wendy's (WEN) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Invested Capital of $29.8 million for Q1 2026, down 94.39% on a QoQ basis from $530.4 million in Q4 2025, and down 62.02% year-over-year from $78.3 million in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $29.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital fell 62.02% year-over-year to $29.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 63.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $530.4 million, up 2.94% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $29.8 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from $530.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $559.6 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $29.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $146.4 million and a median of $29.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Invested Capital sank 94.47% — and 2025, when it jumped 1354.14%.
  • Wendy's' Invested Capital stood at $29.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 164.22% to $77.3 million in 2023, then soared by 566.73% to $515.3 million in 2024, then increased by 2.94% to $530.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 94.39% to $29.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Invested Capital at $29.8 million in Q1 2026, $530.4 million in Q4 2025, and $425.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 2.00 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.74 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 75.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 693.60 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 20.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 7.42 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.88 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 29.75 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 29.75 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 530.42 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 425.34 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 78.51 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 78.33 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 515.28 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 29.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 29.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 77.29 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 29.25 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 29.25 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 29.25 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 77.03 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 29.25 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 29.25 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 29.25 Mn
Jan 2, 2022 559.59 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 528.78 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 521.61 Mn