The Wendy's Company (WEN) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

The Wendy's Company (WEN) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 28, 2025), The Wendy's Company had a P/E ratio of 9.63 (down from 17.30), return on equity of 87.6% (up from 68.3%), debt-to-equity of 35.31 (up from 15.78) and a current ratio of 1.76 (down from 1.85). A current ratio of 1.76 means current assets exceed current liabilities. Its dividend yield was 8.40% with a payout ratio of 78.5%.

The Wendy's Company Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Jan 2023	Jan 2022	Jan 2021
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	9.63	17.30	19.65	27.18	26.26	41.69
Forward P/E	10.05	15.93	18.10	24.39	28.92	31.15
P/S Ratio	0.73	1.50	1.84	2.30	2.77	2.83
P/B Ratio	13.54	12.97	12.97	10.35	12.06	8.94
Price/FCF	6.55	12.89	15.43	27.65	19.65	22.81
Price/OCF	4.61	9.47	11.63	18.55	15.22	17.28
PEG Ratio	5.74	2.22	1.59	2.63	1.59	2.81
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	2.50	3.11	3.49	4.00	4.48	4.78
EV/EBITDA	11.05	13.42	14.72	17.87	18.55	19.87
EV/EBIT	16.01	18.52	19.97	24.98	25.54	29.16
EV/FCF	22.39	26.75	29.21	48.08	31.76	38.47
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	87.64%	68.30%	52.73%	39.32%	40.65%	22.11%
Return on Assets (ROA)	4.24%	4.61%	4.46%	3.96%	4.11%	3.54%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	6.27%	6.86%	7.02%	6.08%	6.97%	5.58%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	7.40%	8.10%	7.90%	6.60%	7.10%	6.10%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	35.31	15.78	13.36	9.19	8.84	6.69
Debt/EBITDA	8.44	7.87	8.01	9.13	8.41	8.23
Debt/FCF	17.09	15.69	15.90	24.56	14.40	17.07
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	1.76	1.85	2.19	2.73	1.39	1.66
Quick Ratio	1.19	1.38	1.67	2.22	1.02	1.16
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.44	0.44	0.41	0.40	0.37	0.35
Inventory Turnover	204.23	220.36	203.36	210.48	224.78	258.00
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	10.39%	5.78%	5.09%	3.68%	3.81%	2.40%
FCF Yield	15.27%	7.76%	6.48%	3.62%	5.09%	4.38%
Dividend Yield	8.40%	6.72%	6.03%	2.72%	2.28%	1.63%
Payout Ratio	78.50%	105.19%	102.35%	60.20%	47.33%	55.05%
Buyback Yield	5.63%	2.80%	2.00%	3.82%	1.58%	3.00%
Total Return	14.03%	9.52%	8.02%	6.54%	3.86%	4.63%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 28, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About The Wendy's Company Financial Ratios

What is The Wendy's Company's P/E ratio?

The Wendy's Company's P/E ratio was 9.63 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 28, 2025). It was 17.30 a year earlier.

What is The Wendy's Company's return on equity?

The Wendy's Company's return on equity (ROE) was 87.6% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 28, 2025). It was 68.3% a year earlier.

What is The Wendy's Company's debt-to-equity ratio?

The Wendy's Company's debt-to-equity ratio was 35.31 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 28, 2025). It was 15.78 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition