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WEN (WEN) Stock

$8.27 -0.30% NASDAQ: WEN Consumer Cyclical

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$8.27
Market Cap$1.58B
P/E Ratio8.88
P/B Ratio11.08
P/S Ratio0.59
EPS (TTM)$0.85
52-Week High$12.51
52-Week Low$6.17
Dividend Yield8.20%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE120.88%
ROA4.10%
ROCE281.36%
Gross Margin26.52%
Operating Margin14.59%
Net Margin6.77%
Debt/Equity35.63
Current Ratio1.76

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.9B$2.1B$2.2B$2.2B$2.2B
Operating Profit$367.0M$353.0M$382.0M$371.0M$332.0M
Net Profit$200.0M$177.0M$204.0M$194.0M$165.0M
EPS$0.89$0.82$0.97$0.95$0.85
Op Margin19.3%16.9%17.5%16.5%15.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$5.1B$5.5B$5.2B$5.0B$5.0B
Total Liabilities$4.7B$5.0B$4.9B$4.8B$4.8B
Cash$249.0M$746.0M$516.0M$451.0M$301.0M
Borrowings$3.9B$4.3B$4.1B$4.1B$4.1B

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$346.0M$260.0M$345.0M$355.0M$345.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-233.0M$-163.0M$-172.0M$-224.0M$-253.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-264.0M$-60.0M$-179.0M$-49.0M$-204.0M
Net Cash Flow$-51.0M$465.0M$-243.0M$-85.0M$-164.0M
Free Cash Flow$268.0M$174.0M$260.0M$261.0M$243.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.17
EV / EBITDA10.67
FCF Yield17.09%
Quick Ratio1.81
Interest Coverage2.63
Return 1Y-32.29%
Return 3Y-60.01%
Return 5Y-57.84%

Ownership

Insiders Held9.10%
Institutions Held93.67%
Institutions Float Held103.04%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Trian Fund Management, LP30,446,0222026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.21,738,6492026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC9,261,8012026-03-31
Morgan Stanley7,591,0542026-03-31
Wells Fargo & Company6,912,7862026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ARCO $8.06 +1.77% 9.06 $1.70B 2.86%
BH $390.01 +0.39% -28.34 $1.22B 0.00%
BLBD $60.27 +3.65% 6.88 $1.91B 0.00%
CCS $64.86 -3.98% 13.74 $1.84B 2.00%
MBC $7.96 -3.52% 33.05 $1.02B 0.00%

About WEN

WEN is led by CEO Kenneth Cook, publicly traded since 1980.

WEN stock trades at $8.27 with a market capitalization of $1.58B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8.88, price-to-book of 11.08, price-to-sales of 0.59. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $6.17 and $12.51, and currently trades 33.9% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 8.20%.

On profitability, WEN generates a return on equity (ROE) of 120.88% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 281.36%, an operating margin of 14.59%, a net profit margin of 6.77%.

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