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

Wendy's has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 33.52% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 496.0% year-over-year to 33.52%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.06% (down 95.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.36%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate for Q1 2026 stood at 33.52%, up from 20.22% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Rate was 45.98% in Q1 2023, with the low at 20.22% in Q4 2025.
• Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 28.7% across 5 years, with a median of 27.39% in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Rate surged 772 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 1574 bps.
• Wendy's' Tax Rate stood at 26.89% in 2022, then gained by 12 bps to 30.24% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 32.61% in 2024, then sank by 38 bps to 20.22% in 2025, then surged by 66 bps to 33.52% in 2026.
• The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 33.52% (Q1 2026), 20.22% (Q4 2025), and 30.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.