Wendy's (WEN) Total Debt (2010 - 2026)

Wendy's (WEN) reported Total Debt of $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 0.72% on a YoY basis from $2.7 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Wendy's (WEN) Total Debt (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Wendy's has reported Total Debt for 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 0.72% year-over-year to $2.8 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 0.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.8 billion, up 0.73% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $2.8 billion, roughly flat from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $2.9 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $2.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt climbed 28.13% — and 2023, when it slipped 3.13%.
  • Wendy's' Total Debt stood at $2.9 billion in 2022, then declined by 3.31% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then dropped by 0.79% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then rose by 0.73% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.2% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $2.8 billion (Q1 2026), $2.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 15.08 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 11.95 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 13.30 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 290.00 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 20.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 50.00 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.88 Bn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Wendy's 1.29 Bn 994.30 Mn 339.59 Mn 2.75 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 29, 2026 2.75 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 2.76 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 2.72 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 2.73 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 2.73 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 2.74 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 2.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.76 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 2.80 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 2.81 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 2.82 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 2.85 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 2.86 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 2.86 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 2.87 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 2.38 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 2.39 Bn
Jul 4, 2021 2.41 Bn