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Wendy's (WEN) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's posted quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $190.3 million for Q1 2026, down 5.16% year-on-year from $200.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.61% on a QoQ basis from $193.4 million in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) has 17 years of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) data on file, last reported at $190.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) fell 5.16% year-over-year to $190.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $190.3 million (down 5.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $193.4 million, down 5.36% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) for Q1 2026 stood at $190.3 million, down from $193.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) topped out at $221.4 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $190.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) is $207.1 million (2023), against an average of $206.3 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) fell 0.98%; it then dropped 5.36% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) shows it stood at $212.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.56% to $209.5 million in 2023, then retreated by 2.45% to $204.4 million in 2024, then fell by 5.36% to $193.4 million in 2025, then fell by 1.61% to $190.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) figures came in at $190.3 million (Q1 2026), $193.4 million (Q4 2025), and $194.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 1.14 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 277.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 1.30 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 347.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 115.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 353.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 65.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 33.61 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 115.80 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.49 Bn 1.19 Bn 339.59 Mn 190.29 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 190.29 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 193.41 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 194.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 196.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 200.64 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 204.35 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 204.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 204.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 205.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 209.49 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 208.83 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 211.59 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 212.55 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 213.77 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 212.81 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 213.67 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 215.62 Mn
Jan 2, 2022 221.38 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 222.53 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 222.60 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 223.33 Mn
Jan 3, 2021 223.68 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 223.52 Mn
Jun 28, 2020 223.12 Mn
Mar 29, 2020 223.53 Mn
Dec 29, 2019 229.94 Mn
Sep 29, 2019 230.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 231.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 230.58 Mn
Dec 30, 2018 237.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 237.70 Mn
Jul 1, 2018 238.99 Mn
Apr 1, 2018 239.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 244.18 Mn
Oct 1, 2017 245.07 Mn
Jul 2, 2017 245.26 Mn
Apr 2, 2017 246.61 Mn
Jan 1, 2017 262.21 Mn
Oct 2, 2016 265.70 Mn
Jul 3, 2016 265.92 Mn
Apr 3, 2016 270.21 Mn
Jan 3, 2016 323.02 Mn
Sep 27, 2015 292.26 Mn
Jun 28, 2015 363.77 Mn
Mar 29, 2015 366.58 Mn
Dec 28, 2014 370.16 Mn
Sep 28, 2014 366.88 Mn
Jun 29, 2014 366.71 Mn
Mar 30, 2014 381.55 Mn
Dec 29, 2013 392.59 Mn
Sep 29, 2013 392.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 393.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 392.50 Mn
Dec 30, 2012 390.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 390.03 Mn
Jul 1, 2012 389.98 Mn
Apr 1, 2012 389.70 Mn
Jan 1, 2012 405.22 Mn
Oct 2, 2011 410.62 Mn
Jul 3, 2011 417.68 Mn
Apr 3, 2011 418.52 Mn
Jan 2, 2011 426.25 Mn
Oct 3, 2010 428.97 Mn
Jul 4, 2010 434.46 Mn
Jan 3, 2010 466.20 Mn