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Wendy's (WEN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Wendy's (WEN) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.09%.

  • Wendy's' Return on Capital Employed rose 100.0% to 0.09% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.09%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.08% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Wendy's' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09%, which was up 100.0% from 0.08% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Wendy's' 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.09% for Q3 2025, and its period low was 0.06% during Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% (2024), whereas its average is 0.07%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Wendy's' Return on Capital Employed skyrocketed by 300bps in 2021, and later plummeted by -100bps in 2022.
  • Over the past 5 years, Wendy's' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.08% in 2021, then decreased by -12bps to 0.07% in 2022, then increased by 15bps to 0.08% in 2023, then rose by 1bps to 0.08% in 2024, then grew by 14bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.09% for Q3 2025, versus 0.08% for Q2 2025 and 0.08% for Q1 2025.