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Wendy's (WEN) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for Wendy's (WEN) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 16.75%.

  • Wendy's' Operating Margin rose 500.0% to 16.75% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 17.0%, marking a year-over-year increase of 6500.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 16.53% for FY2024, which is 9800.0% down from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Wendy's reported Operating Margin of 16.75% as of Q3 2025, which was up 500.0% from 18.59% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Wendy's' 5-year Operating Margin high stood at 25.69% for Q3 2021, and its period low was 9.42% during Q1 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Wendy's' median Operating Margin value was 16.75% (recorded in 2025), while the average stood at 17.14%.
  • Its Operating Margin has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 106100bps in 2021, then plummeted by -77900bps in 2022.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Wendy's' Operating Margin stood at 17.05% in 2021, then grew by 8bps to 18.43% in 2022, then decreased by -13bps to 16.02% in 2023, then increased by 4bps to 16.72% in 2024, then grew by 0bps to 16.75% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 16.75% in Q3 2025, compared to 18.59% in Q2 2025 and 15.88% in Q1 2025.