Wendy's (WEN) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.2% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Net Margin fell 329.0% year-over-year to 4.2% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.77% (down 180.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.58%, down 107.0% from the prior year.
• Net Margin was 4.2% for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from 4.88% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 10.62% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 4.2% in Q1 2026.
• A 5-year average of 8.05% and a median of 8.27% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin plunged 437 bps — and 2023, when it soared 435 bps.
• Wendy's' Net Margin stood at 9.49% in 2022, then declined by 9 bps to 8.68% in 2023, then decreased by 5 bps to 8.27% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 4.88% in 2025, then slipped by 14 bps to 4.2% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WEN's Net Margin at 4.2% in Q1 2026, 4.88% in Q4 2025, and 8.05% in Q3 2025.