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Wendy's (WEN) Rent Expense (2016 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Rent Expense of $30.2 million for Q1 2026, down 1.71% year-on-year from $30.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.21% on a QoQ basis from $31.5 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 11 years of Rent Expense data on file, last reported at $30.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Rent Expense fell 1.71% year-over-year to $30.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $125.2 million (down 0.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $125.8 million, down 1.31% from the prior year.
  • Rent Expense for Q1 2026 stood at $30.2 million, down from $31.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Rent Expense topped out at $32.6 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $23.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Rent Expense is $31.5 million (2025), against an average of $30.9 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Rent Expense fell 11.15%; it then jumped 32.33% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Rent Expense shows it stood at $31.7 million in 2022, then declined by 3.84% to $30.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.87% to $31.0 million in 2024, then grew by 1.48% to $31.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.21% to $30.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Rent Expense figures came in at $30.2 million (Q1 2026), $31.5 million (Q4 2025), and $30.9 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Rental Exp. (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 169.88 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 20.85 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 30.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 30.18 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 30.18 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 31.50 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 31.50 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 30.94 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 30.94 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 32.63 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 32.63 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 30.70 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 30.70 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 31.04 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 31.04 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 32.24 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 32.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 31.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 30.47 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 31.88 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 31.88 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 32.40 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 32.40 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 30.63 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 30.63 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 23.03 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 23.03 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 31.69 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 31.69 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 32.08 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 32.08 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 28.94 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 28.94 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 34.42 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 34.42 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 34.07 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 34.07 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 32.57 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 32.57 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 32.59 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 32.59 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 32.43 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 32.43 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 31.30 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 31.30 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 29.30 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 29.30 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 31.09 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 31.09 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 32.36 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 32.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 28.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 28.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 32.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 32.45 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 21.28 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 21.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 22.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 22.26 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 24.31 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 24.31 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 23.26 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 23.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 23.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 23.17 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 24.08 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 24.08 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 21.90 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 21.90 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 18.87 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 18.87 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 17.53 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 17.53 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 17.49 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 17.49 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 14.66 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 14.66 Mn