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Wendy's (WEN) Share-based Compensation (2017 - 2025)

Wendy's' Share-based Compensation history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $4.8 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 6.07% year-over-year to $4.8 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $14.6 million, down 36.69%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $14.6 million, 36.69% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $4.8 million in Q4 2025 per WEN's latest filing, up from -$934000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $7.8 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$934000.0 in Q3 2025.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $5.3 million, with a median of $5.7 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: increased 26.99% in 2024, then tumbled 113.71% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $5.7 million in 2021, then rose by 11.33% to $6.3 million in 2022, then increased by 9.92% to $7.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 35.11% to $4.5 million in 2024, then rose by 6.07% to $4.8 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for WEN's Share-based Compensation are $4.8 million (Q4 2025), -$934000.0 (Q3 2025), and $5.1 million (Q2 2025).