Wendy's (WEN) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Wendy's posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$66.8 million for Q1 2026, up 8.34% year-on-year from -$61.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 115.34% on a QoQ basis from $435.1 million in Q4 2025.
Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$66.8 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings rose 8.34% year-over-year to -$66.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$66.8 million (up 8.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $435.1 million, up 682.08% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$66.8 million, down from $435.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $435.3 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$74.8 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$62.7 million (2024), against an average of -$6.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings slumped 41.01%; it then soared 818.42% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$68.7 million in 2022, then gained by 15.05% to -$58.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 28.06% to -$74.8 million in 2024, then soared by 682.08% to $435.1 million in 2025, then plunged by 115.34% to -$66.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$66.8 million (Q1 2026), $435.1 million (Q4 2025), and $435.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | -8.88 Bn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -312.00 Mn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | -8.01 Mn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 24.40 Mn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | -98.00 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | -5.10 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 118,000.00 |
| 10 | Wendy's | 1.49 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 339.59 Mn | -66.76 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | -66.76 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 435.12 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 435.29 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | -62.54 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | -72.84 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2024 | -74.75 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | -60.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -64.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -62.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -58.38 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2023 | -63.60 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2023 | -59.07 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2023 | -64.02 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2023 | -64.18 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2022 | -68.72 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2022 | -54.54 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2022 | -47.08 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2022 | -48.20 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2021 | -48.73 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2021 | -44.07 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2021 | -47.42 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2021 | -49.64 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2020 | -58.97 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2020 | -62.19 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2020 | -66.34 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2019 | -53.83 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2019 | -54.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -51.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -55.65 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2018 | -61.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -51.14 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2018 | -56.45 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2018 | -52.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -46.20 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2017 | -45.02 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2017 | -54.25 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2017 | -60.76 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2017 | -63.24 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2016 | -58.66 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2016 | -55.74 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2016 | -57.70 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2016 | -70.82 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2015 | -63.38 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2015 | -46.43 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2015 | -51.36 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2014 | -31.29 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2014 | -20.77 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2014 | -11.44 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2014 | -17.68 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2013 | -10.34 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2013 | -1.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -6.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 850,000.00 |
| Dec 30, 2012 | 5.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -477.74 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2012 | -443.76 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2012 | 4.63 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2012 | 102,000.00 |
| Oct 2, 2011 | 243.91 Mn |
| Jul 3, 2011 | 45.15 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2011 | -422.26 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 7.02 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2010 | 2.23 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2010 | -386.17 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2010 | -380.48 Mn |