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Wendy's (WEN) · 8 releases, Oct 31, 2024 to Aug 7, 2026 · rows are metrics, columns are releases
Raised · a change from the previous releaseSame · restated unchanged— · not stated in that releaseEvery value links to its sentence in the filing
MetricOct 31, 2024
FY25 Q3
Feb 13, 2025
FY25 Q4
May 2, 2025
FY26 Q1
Aug 8, 2025
FY26 Q2
Nov 5, 2025
FY26 Q3
Feb 13, 2026
FY26 Q4
May 8, 2026
FY27 Q1
Aug 7, 2026
FY27 Q2
For FY2026
Adjusted earnings per share—————New“$0.56 to $0.60”Reiterated“$0.56 to $0.60”—
Adjusted EBITDA—————New“$460 to $480 million”Reiterated“$460 to $480 million”—
Capital expenditures and franchise development fund investments—————New“$120 to $130 million”Reiterated“$120 to $130 million”—
Free cash flow—————New“$190 to $205 million”Reiterated“$190 to $205 million”—
Global systemwide sales growth—————New“Approximately Flat”Reiterated“Approximately Flat”—
Quarterly cash dividend——————New“$0.14 per share”—
For FY2025
Adjusted earnings per share—New“$0.98 to $1.02”Lowered“$0.92 to $0.98”Lowered“$0.82 to $0.89”Reiterated“$0.82 to $0.89”———
Adjusted EBITDA—New“$550 to $560 million”Lowered“$530 to $545 million”Lowered“$505 to $525 million”Reiterated“$505 to $525 million”———
Capital expenditures—New“$100 to $110 million”Reiterated“$100 to $110 million”—————
Capital expenditures and franchise development fund investments———New“$165 to $175 million”Lowered“$135 to $145 million”———
Cash returned to shareholders (dividends and share repurchases)—New“up to $325 million”——————
Free cash flow—New“$275 to $285 million”Lowered“$250 to $270 million (excluding expenditures related to the Company’s franchise development fund)”Lowered“$160 to $175 million”Raised“$195 to $210 million”———
Free cash flow, excluding expenditures related to the franchise development fund———New“$225 to $240 million”————
Global net new unit growth————New“2 to 3 percent”———
Global net unit growth———New“2 to 3 percent”————
Global systemwide sales growth—New“2.0 to 3.0 percent”—Lowered“(5.0) to (3.0) percent”Reiterated“(5.0) to (3.0) percent”———
Net unit growth——New“2-3%”—————
Quarterly dividend—New“$0.14 per share”——————
Share repurchases—New“up to $200 million”——————
For FY2024
Adjusted earnings per shareNew“$0.99 to $1.01”———————
Adjusted EBITDANew“$535 to $545 million”———————
Capital expendituresNew“$90 to $100 million”———————
Cash flows from operationsNew“$365 to $385 million”———————
Free cash flowNew“$275 to $285 million”———————
Global systemwide sales growthNew“~3 percent”———————
No period stated
New restaurant development agreement——————New“up to 1,000 restaurants across China”—
Quarterly cash dividend payment———————New“$0.07 per share”
Regular quarterly cash dividend—New“$0.25 per share”Lowered“$0.14 per share”Reiterated“$0.14 per share”Reiterated“$0.14 per share”Reiterated“$0.14 per share”Reiterated“$0.14 per share”—
Regular quarterly cash dividendNew“25 cents per share”———————
Restaurants to build across China——————New“up to 1,000”—
Target dividend payout ratio—New“50% to 60% of adjusted earnings”——————
Updated annualized dividend rate———————New“$0.28 per share”
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