The Wendy's Company WEN NASDAQ

NASDAQ Global Select • Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

55/100

2/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement

Annual Quarterly

The Wendy's Company (WEN) generated $344.54M in operating cash flow for fiscal year 2025. After capital expenditures of $101.93M, free cash flow was $242.62M.

Free cash flow margin was 11.1% of revenue. Cash conversion ratio was 2.09x, indicating earnings are backed by cash.

The company returned $129.59M in dividends and $200.77M in share buybacks to shareholders during the period.

Criteria supported by this page:

HEALTH (33/100, Fail) — weak cash flow raises concerns about debt servicing
MOAT (38/100, Fail) — limited free cash flow weakens the competitive position
INCOME (45/100) — Cash conversion ratio was 2.09x confirms earnings are backed by real cash flow

Overall SharesGrow Score: 55/100 with 2/7 criteria passed.

SharesGrow 7-Criteria Score

55/100

SG Score

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VALUE

92/100

Price-to-Earnings & upside

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FUTURE

46/100

Analyst consensus

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PAST

100/100

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HEALTH

33/100

Debt-to-Equity & liquidity

Proven by this page

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MOAT

38/100

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GROWTH

30/100

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INCOME

45/100

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The Wendy's Company Cash Flow History

Metric	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2023
Operating Cash Flow	$344.54M	$344.54M	$355.31M	$345.42M	$345.42M
Capital Expenditure	$-101.93M	$-101.93M	$-94.39M	$-85.02M	$-85.02M
Free Cash Flow	$242.62M	$242.62M	$260.92M	$260.4M	$260.4M