Wendy's (WEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Tax Provisions of $11.5 million for Q1 2026, up 70.63% on a QoQ basis from $6.7 million in Q4 2025, and down 26.98% year-over-year from $15.7 million in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $11.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions fell 26.98% year-over-year to $11.5 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $57.9 million (down 25.98% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $62.2 million, down 20.35% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $11.5 million for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, up from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $24.8 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $6.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $17.7 million and a median of $19.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions jumped 40.86% — and 2025, when it sank 70.8%.
  • Wendy's' Tax Provisions stood at $18.6 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.49% to $20.4 million in 2023, then gained by 12.94% to $23.0 million in 2024, then sank by 70.8% to $6.7 million in 2025, then surged by 70.63% to $11.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Tax Provisions at $11.5 million in Q1 2026, $6.7 million in Q4 2025, and $19.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 217.30 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 102.98 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 84.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 38.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 57.80 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 123.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 21.04 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 39.48 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.34 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 11.45 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 11.45 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 6.71 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 18.98 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 20.79 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 15.69 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 22.99 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 19.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 15.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.35 Mn
Oct 1, 2023 19.92 Mn
Jul 2, 2023 19.25 Mn
Apr 2, 2023 15.46 Mn
Jan 1, 2023 24.78 Mn
Oct 2, 2022 18.59 Mn
Jul 3, 2022 17.24 Mn
Apr 3, 2022 13.43 Mn
Oct 3, 2021 13.20 Mn
Jul 4, 2021 15.06 Mn
Apr 4, 2021 13.10 Mn