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

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

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

Wendy's' Total Debt history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt rose 0.72% year-over-year to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 0.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.8 billion, up 0.73% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $2.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Wendy's, roughly flat from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $3.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $2.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.8 billion and a median of $2.8 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Total Debt rose 26.36% — and 2024, when it slipped 3.11%.
  • Wendy's' Total Debt stood at $2.9 billion in 2022, then retreated by 2.29% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then slipped by 1.83% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then advanced by 0.73% to $2.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 0.2% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WEN's Total Debt at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $2.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 15.08 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 11.95 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 13.30 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 2.33 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 20.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 50.00 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 4.88 Bn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 205.37 Mn
10 Wendy's 1.36 Bn 1.33 Bn 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 3.15 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 2.81 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 2.79 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 2.83 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 2.84 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 2.82 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 2.88 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 2.86 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 2.86 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 2.87 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 2.40 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 2.39 Bn
Jul 4, 2021 2.44 Bn