Wendy's (WEN) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's has reported Share-based Compensation for 17 years, with the latest figure at $5.2 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 5.85% year-over-year to $5.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.2 million (down 37.34% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $14.6 million, down 36.69% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $5.2 million, up from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $7.8 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$934000.0 in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $5.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.6 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation grew 26.99% — and 2025, when it tumbled 113.71%.
• Wendy's' Share-based Compensation stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then rose by 9.92% to $7.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 35.11% to $4.5 million in 2024, then gained by 6.07% to $4.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 9.22% to $5.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $5.2 million (Q1 2026), $4.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$934000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.