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

Wendy's has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 4.2% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 329.0% year-over-year to 4.2%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.77% (down 180.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.58%, down 107.0% from the prior year.
• Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 4.2%, down from 4.88% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Net Margin was 10.62% in Q3 2023, with the low at 4.2% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Net Margin has averaged 8.05% across 5 years, with a median of 8.27% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin sank 437 bps — and 2023, when it soared 435 bps.
• Wendy's' Net Margin stood at 9.49% in 2022, then slipped by 9 bps to 8.68% in 2023, then fell by 5 bps to 8.27% in 2024, then plunged by 41 bps to 4.88% in 2025, then retreated by 14 bps to 4.2% in 2026.
• The last three Net Margin figures came in at 4.2% (Q1 2026), 4.88% (Q4 2025), and 8.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.