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Wendy's (WEN) Stock Price: Nov 11 Close $8.34

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About Wendy's

Wendy's® was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality is our Recipe®," which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef, freshly-prepared salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty® dessert. The Wendy's Company is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to find a loving, forever home for every child waiting to be adopted from the North American foster care system.

SectorConsumer Cyclical

IndustryRestaurants

Employees4,967

CEOMr. Robert D. Wright

IPO DateMar 17, 1992

HeadquartersDublin, OH

Key Executives

Name	Title	Year Born
Mr. Robert D. Wright	President, CEO & Director	1967
Mr. Steven W. Cirulis	Chief Financial Officer & Chief Strategy Officer	1971
Mr. John K. Min	Chief Legal Officer & Secretary	1980
Mr. Eric J. Wunsch Esq.	President of International	1971
Mr. Aaron M. Kale	Chief Accounting Officer, Principal Accounting Officer & VP of Tax	1977
Mr. Matthew P. Spessard	Chief Information Officer	1983
Mr. Aaron Broholm	Head of Investor Relations	—
Ms. Heidi S. Schauer	Vice President of Communications, Public Affairs & Customer Care	—
Mr. Tariq H. Hassan	Chief Marketing & Customer Growth Officer	1970
Ms. Liliana M. Esposito	Chief Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Officer	1975

Fundamentals

Valuation

Price-to-sales ratio0.73

Price-to-book value12.82

PEG ratio1.41

Profitability

Return on Equity81.00%

Return on Assets2.00%

Return on Sales13.00%

Gross margin (latest quarter)36.25%

EBITDA$453.80M

Trading

Average volume7,655,126

Dividend

Ex dividend date1 Sep 2026

Last payment date15 Sep 2026

Source: third-party data provider, as of November 13, 2026

Technical indicators

RSI 14: 76.20
MACD 12/26/9: 0.42
EMA 9 of MACD: 0.23
MACD histogram: 0.19
SMA 50: $6.96; Price above SMA 50
EMA 50: $7.18; Price above EMA 50
SMA 200: $7.35; Price above SMA 200
EMA 200: $7.41; Price above EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of November 11, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst views

8 analyst ratings

Third-party analyst opinion, not a recommendation from Gotrade.

Analyst consensus:Hold

0% Buy

88% Hold

13% Sell

Analyst price target

Low: $6.00
Average: $7.25
High: $8.00

Citigroup

Jon Tower

Hold

Target price

$8.00

UBS

Dennis Geiger

Hold

Target price

$6.50

Evercore ISI Group

David Palmer

Hold

Target price

$7.00

TD Cowen

Andrew M. Charles

Hold

Target price

$6.00

Seaport Global

Eric Genco

Hold

Target price

-

RBC Capital

Logan Reich

Hold

Target price

$8.00

Stephens & Co.

Jim Salera

Hold

Target price

$8.00

Argus Research

Christine Dooley

Strong Sell

Target price

-

Seasonality

Monthly price change (%)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2021											-6.2	+17.0
2022	-3.6	-1.8	-3.3	-8.9	-4.6	+1.8	+8.6	-9.6	-3.7	+9.7	+8.4	-0.3
2023	+1.4	-1.6	-1.9	-0.8	-0.8	-3.9	-1.4	-7.5	+2.4	-5.1	-1.3	-0.3
2024	-1.4	-6.1	+4.6	+7.5	-11.1	-2.1	+3.0	-0.2	+6.3	+8.2	-6.6	-9.7
2025	-8.0	+3.1	-2.0	-15.1	-8.7	-1.4	-17.1	+6.5	-10.8	-9.7	+0.2	+1.2
2026	-4.7	-0.4	-6.6	+0.9	+14.9	+5.6	-17.7	+10.2	-22.9	+15.4	+14.9

Corporate actions

Upcoming

DividendQ4/26

Ex-dividend date1 Dec 2026

Payable date15 Dec 2026

Amount per share$0.07

Past

DividendQ3/26

Ex-dividend date1 Sep 2026

Payable date15 Sep 2026

Amount per share$0.07

DividendQ2/26

Ex-dividend date1 Jun 2026

Payable date15 Jun 2026

Amount per share$0.14

DividendQ1/26

Ex-dividend date2 Mar 2026

Payable date16 Mar 2026

Amount per share$0.14

DividendQ4/25

Ex-dividend date1 Dec 2025

Payable date15 Dec 2025

Amount per share$0.14

DividendQ3/25

Ex-dividend date2 Sep 2025

Payable date16 Sep 2025

Amount per share$0.14

DividendQ2/25

Ex-dividend date2 Jun 2025

Payable date16 Jun 2025

Amount per share$0.14

DividendQ1/25

Ex-dividend date3 Mar 2025

Payable date17 Mar 2025

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ4/24

Ex-dividend date2 Dec 2024

Payable date16 Dec 2024

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ3/24

Ex-dividend date3 Sep 2024

Payable date17 Sep 2024

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ2/24

Ex-dividend date3 Jun 2024

Payable date17 Jun 2024

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ1/24

Ex-dividend date29 Feb 2024

Payable date15 Mar 2024

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ4/23

Ex-dividend date30 Nov 2023

Payable date15 Dec 2023

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ3/23

Ex-dividend date31 Aug 2023

Payable date15 Sep 2023

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ2/23

Ex-dividend date31 May 2023

Payable date15 Jun 2023

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ1/23

Ex-dividend date28 Feb 2023

Payable date15 Mar 2023

Amount per share$0.25

DividendQ4/22

Ex-dividend date30 Nov 2022

Payable date15 Dec 2022

Amount per share$0.13

DividendQ3/22

Ex-dividend date31 Aug 2022

Payable date15 Sep 2022

Amount per share$0.13

DividendQ2/22

Ex-dividend date31 May 2022

Payable date15 Jun 2022

Amount per share$0.13

DividendQ1/22

Ex-dividend date4 Mar 2022

Payable date15 Mar 2022

Amount per share$0.13

DividendQ4/21

Ex-dividend date30 Nov 2021

Payable date15 Dec 2021

Amount per share$0.12

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