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Wendy's (WEN) Return on Equity (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Return on Equity of 0.01% for Q1 2026, little changed year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 12.46% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Return on Equity data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.01%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.02% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Equity is 0.01% (2023), against an average of 0.01%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Equity changed 0 bps; it then gained 1 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Equity shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 98 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then rose by 19 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then surged by 95 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.00%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.00%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 0.01%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.00%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.00%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.00%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 0.00%
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.01%
Dec 28, 2025 0.01%
Sep 28, 2025 0.02%
Jun 29, 2025 0.02%
Mar 30, 2025 0.01%
Dec 29, 2024 0.01%
Sep 29, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 0.01%
Oct 1, 2023 0.01%
Jul 2, 2023 0.00%
Apr 2, 2023 0.00%
Jan 1, 2023 0.00%
Oct 2, 2022 0.00%
Jul 3, 2022 0.00%
Apr 3, 2022 0.00%
Jan 2, 2022 0.00%
Oct 3, 2021 0.00%
Jul 4, 2021 0.00%
Apr 4, 2021 0.00%
Jan 3, 2021 0.00%
Sep 27, 2020 0.00%
Jun 28, 2020 0.00%
Mar 29, 2020 0.00%
Dec 29, 2019 0.00%
Sep 29, 2019 0.00%
Jun 30, 2019 0.01%
Mar 31, 2019 0.01%
Dec 30, 2018 0.01%
Sep 30, 2018 0.01%
Jul 1, 2018 0.00%
Apr 1, 2018 0.00%
Dec 31, 2017 0.00%
Oct 1, 2017 0.00%
Jul 2, 2017 0.00%
Apr 2, 2017 0.00%
Jan 1, 2017 0.00%
Oct 2, 2016 0.00%
Jul 3, 2016 0.00%
Apr 3, 2016 0.00%
Jan 3, 2016 0.00%
Sep 27, 2015 0.00%
Jun 28, 2015 0.00%
Mar 29, 2015 0.00%
Dec 28, 2014 0.00%
Sep 28, 2014 0.00%
Jun 29, 2014 0.00%
Mar 30, 2014 0.00%
Dec 29, 2013 0.00%
Sep 29, 2013 0.00%
Jun 30, 2013 0.00%
Mar 31, 2013 0.00%
Dec 30, 2012 0.00%
Sep 30, 2012 0.00%
Jul 1, 2012 0.00%
Apr 1, 2012 0.00%
Jan 1, 2012 0.00%
Oct 2, 2011 0.00%
Jul 3, 2011 0.00%
Apr 3, 2011 0.00%
Jan 2, 2011 0.00%
Oct 3, 2010 0.00%