WEN PEER ANALYSIS

The Wendy’s Co — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

WENThe Wendy’s Co

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

WENIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	WEN	MTY	QSR	BIGCH	BYDNR	CPG	Ind. Median
P/E	10.13	5.54●	35.27	721.68	—	25.84	29.22
P/B	13.03	1.00●	9.01	2.74	1.99	6.75	1.86
EV/EBITDA	10.13	6.02	18.60	4.09●	6.54	12.11	14.37
P/S	0.69●	0.73	3.51	0.75	0.75	1.07	1.03

Financial Health
Metric	WEN	MTY	QSR	BIGCH	BYDNR	CPG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.83●	0.69	0.99	0.66	0.74	0.70	0.72
Debt/Equity	3,562.6%	127.6%	420.7%	65.5%●	65.7%	114.9%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	7.18	3.29	5.65	0.70●	1.32	1.67	3.64

Profitability
Metric	WEN	MTY	QSR	BIGCH	BYDNR	CPG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.8%	13.1%●	10.0%	0.1%	-2.1%	4.2%	3.0%
ROE	120.9%●	18.5%	27.9%	0.4%	-6.0%	27.8%	8.0%
ROA	3.0%	6.1%	3.8%	0.2%	-2.9%	7.6%●	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	23.3%	26.8%	27.1%●	22.2%	14.4%	10.3%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WEN	MTY	QSR	BIGCH	BYDNR	CPG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.8%	0.6%	9.2%	9.4%●	3.2%	-12.4%	5.4%
NI Growth	-22.5%	1,691.1%●	0.4%	-96.5%	—	9.1%	-1.1%
Div. Yield	6.3%●	3.6%	2.4%	2.4%	1.9%	2.1%	2.1%
Payout	71.9%	20.2%	117.5%	1,709.3%	-69.0%	54.8%	45.9%

Valuation
Metric	WEN	BH	BJRI	CBRL	PZZA	SHAK	Ind. Median
P/E	10.13●	—	29.22	43.39	40.08	52.99	29.22
P/B	13.03	2.57	3.48	2.44	-2.55●	4.15	1.86
EV/EBITDA	10.13	45.08	13.75	13.61	8.62●	15.47	14.37
P/S	0.69	3.35	0.92	0.34●	0.57	1.46	1.03

Financial Health
Metric	WEN	BH	BJRI	CBRL	PZZA	SHAK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.83	2.47●	0.31	0.50	0.84	1.69	0.72
Debt/Equity	3,562.6%	68.9%	124.2%	235.2%	-212.1%●	178.2%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	7.18	1.42●	3.49	6.59	3.83	3.44	3.64

Profitability
Metric	WEN	BH	BJRI	CBRL	PZZA	SHAK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	6.8%●	-4.7%	3.1%	0.8%	1.4%	2.8%	3.0%
ROE	120.9%●	-3.5%	11.9%	5.6%	—	8.2%	8.0%
ROA	3.0%	-2.0%	4.4%●	1.2%	3.3%	2.3%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	23.3%●	7.7%	9.0%	4.9%	11.9%	12.2%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	WEN	BH	BJRI	CBRL	PZZA	SHAK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.8%	8.2%	3.0%	-4.9%	-2.4%	16.2%●	5.4%
NI Growth	-22.5%	—	97.5%	-54.6%	-63.4%	231.9%●	-1.1%
Div. Yield	6.3%●	—	0.0%	1.8%	5.1%	—	2.1%
Payout	71.9%	—	0.0%	88.3%	214.6%	—	45.9%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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