Wendy's (WEN) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Other Operating Expenses of $1.6 million for Q1 2026, up 130.82% on a QoQ basis from $704000.0 in Q4 2025, and up 1905.56% year-over-year from $81024.9 in Q1 2025.

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

Wendy's' Other Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Other Operating Expenses rose 1905.56% year-over-year to $1.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.7 million (up 610.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.0 million, down 15.5% from the prior year.
  • Other Operating Expenses was $1.6 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, up from $704000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Operating Expenses topped out at $357.2 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$25.9 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $20.4 million and a median of $704000.0 in 2025 frame the typical range for Other Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Other Operating Expenses jumped 78921.46% — and 2024, when it slumped 1459.4%.
  • Wendy's' Other Operating Expenses stood at $452000.0 in 2022, then surged by 68.36% to $761000.0 in 2023, then slumped by 1459.4% to -$10.3 million in 2024, then soared by 106.81% to $704000.0 in 2025, then soared by 130.82% to $1.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Other Operating Expenses at $1.6 million in Q1 2026, $704000.0 in Q4 2025, and $7.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 1.63 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 704,000.00
Sep 28, 2025 7.01 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 387,000.00
Mar 30, 2025 -90,000.00
Dec 29, 2024 -10.35 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 5.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -127,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 761,000.00
Oct 1, 2023 357.18 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 -6,000.00
Apr 2, 2023 2.27 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 -25.94 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 452,000.00
Jul 3, 2022 152,000.00
Apr 3, 2022 3.53 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 1.44 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 4.23 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 516,000.00