Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 27, 2026 · Revenue $546.99M, -0.5% YoY · Filed Nov 5, 2026
Wendy's Co (WEN) files with the SEC under industry code 5810, Retail-Eating & Drinking Places. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 27, 2026, it reported revenue of $547.0 million and net income of $15.1 million. Free cash flow was $61.7 million. As of Sep 27, 2026 it held $396.0 million in cash and investments and $4.1 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$546.99M
-0.5% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$15.09M
-65.9% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$78.99M
-38.9% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$61.71M
-40.8% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$0.08
-65.2% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.07
-50.0% vs year-ago quarter
Shares outstanding
191.24M
+0.5% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-3.66B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
12.0%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 5810)
- Listed as
- WEN (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Dublin, OH
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 30697
- Former names
- WENDY'S/ARBY'S GROUP, INC. (until Jun 27, 2011); TRIARC COMPANIES INC (until Sep 25, 2008)
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 27, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 28, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 29, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 28, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 28, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $547.0M | $570.6M | $540.6M | $543.0M | $549.5M |
| Operating income | $55.8M | $79.3M | $64.9M | $64.0M | $92.0M |
| Net income | $15.1M | $32.6M | $22.7M | $26.5M | $44.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.08 | $0.17 | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.23 |
| Operating cash flow | $79.0M | $100.6M | $59.4M | $69.3M | $129.3M |
| Free cash flow | $61.7M | $81.0M | $47.5M | $31.4M | $104.3M |
| Total assets | $4.9B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $5.0B | $5.0B |
| Total liabilities | $4.7B | $4.8B | $4.8B | $4.8B | $4.9B |
| Stockholders' equity | $124.5M | $120.5M | $115.6M | $117.4M | $109.2M |
| Cash and investments | $396.0M | $364.2M | $323.2M | $326.1M | $317.3M |
| Total debt | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B | $4.1B |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 7, 2026 | Jun 28, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Aug 7, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Jun 9, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 |
All 1000 Wendy's Co SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.