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Wendy's (WEN) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of $5.2 million for Q1 2026, up 104.55% year-on-year from $2.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 12.72% on a QoQ basis from $4.7 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $5.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow rose 104.55% year-over-year to $5.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$29.6 million (up 85.11% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$150.3 million, down 94.92% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $5.2 million, up from $4.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $460.7 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$115.4 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$25.5 million (2023), against an average of $15.3 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Cash Flow surged 4320.36%; it then sank 1863.34% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $460.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 118.71% to -$86.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 48.48% to -$44.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 110.48% to $4.7 million in 2025, then increased by 12.72% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $5.2 million (Q1 2026), $4.7 million (Q4 2025), and $24.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.66 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -39.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -104.21 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -112.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -36.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 65.49 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -1.65 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 5.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 5.25 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 5.25 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 4.65 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 4.65 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 24.02 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 24.02 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -63.55 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -63.55 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -115.39 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 -115.39 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -44.41 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -44.41 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 28.19 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 28.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -67.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -67.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -86.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -86.20 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -25.52 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 -25.52 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -42.35 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -42.35 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -91.36 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 -91.36 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 236.57 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 236.57 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 460.74 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 460.74 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 14.60 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 14.60 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 230.55 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 230.55 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -10.92 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 -10.92 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 8.77 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 8.77 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -4.45 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 -4.45 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 21.97 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 21.97 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 31.91 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 31.91 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -139.74 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 -139.74 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 14.47 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 14.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 10.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -16.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -16.42 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -188.77 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 -188.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 439.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 439.65 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 -1.43 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 -1.43 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 31.93 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 31.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -10.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -10.90 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -29.68 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 -29.68 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 -17.84 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 -17.84 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 -10.83 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 -10.83 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 -29.71 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 -29.71 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 -19.00 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 -19.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 -1.02 Bn
Sep 27, 2015 -1.02 Bn
Jun 28, 2015 993.34 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 993.34 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -59.26 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 -59.26 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -72.22 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 -72.22 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -26.58 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 -26.58 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -15.08 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 -15.08 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -193.71 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 -193.71 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 68.62 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 68.62 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 23.35 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 23.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 61.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 61.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -23.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -23.64 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 286,000.00
Dec 30, 2012 286,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 16.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 16.98 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 17.43 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 17.43 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -57.79 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 -57.79 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 956,000.00
Jan 1, 2012 956,000.00
Apr 3, 2011 -13.41 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 -13.41 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 142.97 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 142.97 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 -94.29 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 -94.29 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 -85.69 Mn
Apr 4, 2010 -85.69 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -54.52 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 -54.52 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 28.22 Mn
Sep 27, 2009 28.22 Mn