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

Wendy's (WEN) has disclosed Operating Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 11.79% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 493.0% year-over-year to 11.79%, compared with a TTM value of 15.78% through Dec 2025, down 75.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 15.78%, down 75.0% over the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 11.79% for Q4 2025 at Wendy's, down from 16.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 405.35% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 307.48% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 19.76%, with a median of 16.71% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin surged 38745bps in 2023, then crashed -38791bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 17.05% in 2021, then tumbled by -1903bps to 307.48% in 2022, then soared by 105bps to 13.91% in 2023, then grew by 20bps to 16.72% in 2024, then dropped by -29bps to 11.79% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for WEN at 11.79% in Q4 2025, 16.75% in Q3 2025, and 18.59% in Q2 2025.