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Wendy's (WEN) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Wendy's (WEN) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $4.8 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation rose 6.07% year-over-year to $4.8 million, compared with a TTM value of $14.6 million through Dec 2025, down 36.69%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $14.6 million, down 36.69% over the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $4.8 million for Q4 2025 at Wendy's, up from -$934000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $7.8 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$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.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation increased 26.99% in 2024, then tumbled 113.71% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Share-based Compensation for WEN at $4.8 million in Q4 2025, -$934000.0 in Q3 2025, and $5.1 million in Q2 2025.