Wendy's (WEN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) posted Times Interest Earned of $1.9 for Q1 2026, down 3.36% on a QoQ basis from $1.97 in Q4 2025, and down 27.92% year-over-year from $2.64 in Q1 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's' Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 27.92% year-over-year to $1.9 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.52 (down 15.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.36, down 7.87% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned was $1.9 for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, down from $1.97 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $3.51 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $1.61 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $2.8 and a median of $2.92 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Times Interest Earned soared 77.99% — and 2025, when it sank 36.25%.
  • Wendy's' Times Interest Earned stood at $3.07 in 2022, then retreated by 6.9% to $2.86 in 2023, then increased by 7.92% to $3.09 in 2024, then sank by 36.25% to $1.97 in 2025, then dropped by 3.36% to $1.9 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Times Interest Earned at $1.9 in Q1 2026, $1.97 in Q4 2025, and $2.92 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 339.59 Mn 1.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 1.90
Dec 28, 2025 1.97
Sep 28, 2025 2.92
Jun 29, 2025 3.37
Mar 30, 2025 2.64
Dec 29, 2024 3.09
Sep 29, 2024 3.03
Jun 30, 2024 3.21
Mar 31, 2024 2.66
Dec 31, 2023 2.86
Oct 1, 2023 3.28
Jul 2, 2023 3.51
Apr 2, 2023 2.66
Jan 1, 2023 1.61
Oct 2, 2022 3.07
Jul 3, 2022 3.00
Apr 3, 2022 2.84
Oct 3, 2021 3.08
Jul 4, 2021 4.49
Apr 4, 2021 2.89