Wendy's WEN
NASDAQ WEN
$6.12 -0.13 (-2.08%)
At close: Oct 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Wendy's (WEN) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)

Updated

Wendy's' (WEN) Price to Earnings was 11.80 for Q2 2026, up 2.4% from 11.52 a year earlier and up 35.3% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Wendy's (WEN) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Wendy's was 9.63, down 44.4% from FY2024.

  • Price to Earnings has declined for three consecutive years.
  • By year, Price to Earnings came in at 17.30 in FY2024 (-11.6%), 19.57 in FY2023 (-28.0%), 27.19 in FY2022 and 41.72 in FY2021.
  • The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2025.
  • Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 27.0%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q2 2026 (growth of 2.4%); the low point was Q3 2025 (a decline of 49.5%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 8.72 (Q1 2026), 9.63 (Q4 2025) and 9.42 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 164.13 Bn 158.95 Bn 6.42 Bn
2 Starbucks 107.97 Bn 95.60 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.04 Bn 37.02 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 37.16 Bn 34.04 Bn 1.47 Bn
5 Restaurant Brands International 24.42 Bn 21.52 Bn 1.38 Bn
6 Darden Restaurants 22.67 Bn 21.77 Bn 1.68 Bn
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.01 Bn 12.57 Bn 1.38 Bn
8 Yum China Holdings 13.79 Bn 8.16 Bn 537.00 Mn
9 Texas Roadhouse 10.24 Bn 9.60 Bn -
10 Wendy's 1.17 Bn -65.48 Mn 363.30 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 28, 2026 11.80
Mar 29, 2026 8.72
Dec 28, 2025 9.63
Sep 28, 2025 9.42
Jun 29, 2025 11.52
Mar 30, 2025 14.95
Dec 29, 2024 17.30
Sep 29, 2024 18.64
Jun 30, 2024 17.17
Mar 31, 2024 18.72
Dec 31, 2023 19.57
Oct 1, 2023 22.69
Jul 2, 2023 25.50
Apr 2, 2023 27.51
Jan 1, 2023 29.19
Oct 2, 2022 22.45
Jul 3, 2022 21.41
Apr 3, 2022 25.17
Oct 3, 2021 26.39
Jul 4, 2021 27.84
API Access

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