Wendy's (WEN) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Operating Income of $64.9 million for Q1 2026, up 1.41% on a QoQ basis from $64.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 21.9% year-over-year from $83.1 million in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $64.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 21.9% year-over-year to $64.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $325.2 million (down 12.88% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $343.5 million, down 7.51% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $64.9 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, up from $64.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $109.3 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $63.3 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $87.9 million and a median of $92.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Income soared 36.96% — and 2025, when it tumbled 33.33%.
  • Wendy's' Operating Income stood at $98.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 11.72% to $86.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 10.84% to $96.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 33.33% to $64.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.41% to $64.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Operating Income at $64.9 million in Q1 2026, $64.0 million in Q4 2025, and $92.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 828.10 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 397.06 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 644.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 606.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 516.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 447.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 146.34 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 232.04 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 34.30 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 64.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 64.92 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 64.02 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 92.05 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 104.26 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 83.13 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 96.02 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 94.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 99.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 81.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 86.63 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 101.60 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 109.27 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 84.48 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 63.25 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 98.14 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 96.28 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 74.88 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 80.20 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 126.75 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 83.12 Mn