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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

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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