Wendy's Co

WEN · Consumer Discretionary · $1.3B mkt cap · FY2025 filings · · not refreshed in 35 days · Shallow moat ·

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The five investor questions

55

2021–2025 (latest 5 aligned FYs; v3 window cap 5): revenue $1.9B to $2.2B, increasing; diluted EPS 0.89 to 0.85, decreasing.

93

Median gross margin 64.1% over 10y, stable.

18

Median ROIC 9.0%, above the 12% hurdle in 0% of years.

2

Net debt/EBITDA 5.0x, interest coverage 3x.

78

Owner earnings changed +5.8%/yr over up to the ten most recent annual observations.

Price vs. value if growth stopped today

A cautious baseline, not a price target: what the shares may support if normalized owner earnings simply hold steady.

Above value if growth stopped todayBelow value if growth stopped today
51% below value if growth stopped today
$243M
$14.20
$23.00
$6.99
51% below value if growth stopped today

A discount this large is often a warning rather than a bargain — the market may expect earnings to keep falling. See the revenue trend above.

How to read this

What today’s price assumes: owner earnings shrinking ~13%/yr over 5 years. The estimate assumes owner earnings stay flat (0% growth).

We solve for the constant annual change in owner earnings that would make the five-year zero-growth estimate equal today’s price. This keeps the existing model inputs and calculation unchanged; it is an expectations lens, not a forecast.

This zero-growth estimate assumes trailing owner earnings persist — unreliable for declining businesses. The recent FY revenue series does not trigger the three-consecutive-declines flag.

Among the current top-score group, the median current price is 239% above the zero-growth estimate across 48 of the current top 50 companies by Moat Score with both values.

Score records captured Jul 26, 2026.

Exactly which 50 companies?

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Missing a usable price or zero-growth estimate: ANF, BKNG.

Model details under moat-index@3.0.0: zero-growth multiple 11.1×, capped-growth comparison at no more than 18×; 9% discount rate; high-end growth 4% (capped at 4%) using min(5y revenue CAGR, 5y diluted-EPS CAGR), clamped to 0%–4%; maintenance capex uses min(capex, D&A); abstain when D&A is unavailable. This is a disclosed model range, not intrinsic value as fact.

19 years of fundamentals

The business, in plain English

Wendy's Co booked $2.2B of revenue in FY2025 in the Consumer Discretionary sector and kept 63.6% of it as gross profit — a high-margin business by that measure. After every other cost, 7.6% of each revenue dollar reached the bottom line.

Across the filed record, revenue grew from $1.8B (FY2008) to $2.2B (FY2025) — about 1.0% a year compounded over 17 years.

It earned 9.7% on invested capital in the latest filed year, FY2025. Across the full 18-year measurable filed record, median ROIC was 7.0%. Over the v3 recent window (10 measurable filed years), median ROIC was 9.0%. The Returns on Capital filter above scores it 18/100.

The balance sheet carried $2.8B of total debt in FY2025 against $215M of owner earnings — roughly 12.8 years of owner earnings to retire it all. Balance-Sheet Safety scores it 2/100.

Put together: Pricing Power is the strongest of the five filters (93/100) and Balance-Sheet Safety the weakest (2/100), which is how WEN lands at 49/100 — a Shallow moat.

This breakdown is generated from the filed numbers and sub-scores above — no outside narrative, no estimates. Where a filing doesn’t disclose an input, the sentence that would need it is omitted instead of guessed.

FY2007–FY2025 · 19 fiscal years, normalized from WEN’s SEC filings

Sales, as filed$2.2B FY2025
$0$1B$2B2007201320192025
Revenue kept after cost of goods63.6% FY2025
0%25%50%2007201320192025
Standard ROIC or separately labeled Operating ROICROIC 9.7% FY2025
0%2007201320192025
Cash an owner could take out$215M FY2025
−$500M$0$500M2007201320192025

Gaps in a line mean that item isn’t in WEN’s filings for that year. The series is never interpolated or estimated. The Table view lists every filed value, including operating and net margins, total debt, and share count.

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How Wendy's Co makes its money

Start with a dollar of revenue and follow what the filing says remains.

revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$2.2B · 100%Cost of revenue$792M · 36%Gross profit$1.4B · 64%Operating income$343M · 16%Income before tax$227M · 10%Income tax$62.2M · 3%Net income$165M · 8%As of 2025-12-28 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$2.2B100%
Cost of revenue$792M36%
$1.4B64%
$343M16%
Income before tax$227M10%
Income tax$62.2M3%
$165M8%
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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What Wendy's Co owns — and owes

Wendy's Co's filing tags don't support a full breakdown — here's what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of assetsSource
Total assets$5.0B100%
Cash and equivalents$301M6%
$2.8B56%
Stockholders’ equity$117M2%
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

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What drives Wendy's Co’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity88%Tax burden73%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden66%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin16%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.44×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier26.52×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-28 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$165MFY2025
Income before tax$227MFY2025
Operating income$343MFY2025
$2.2BFY2025
Ending assets$5.0BFY2025
Beginning assets$5.0BFY2024
$117MFY2025
$259MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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Where Wendy's Co's cash went

Wendy's Co’s filing does not supply enough provenance-matched cash-flow lines for a truthful flow chart — here’s what is filed:

Table alternative
Filed lineValue% of cash from operationsSource
Cash from operations$345M100%
Depreciation and amortization$152M44%
Source: · event Dec 28, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set

Curated 19-manager tier

Who reported holding Wendy's Co

Delayed public 13F reports for 2026-Q2—not live positions, trades, or recommendations.

0 holding0 exited1 not holding1/19 resolved18 not retrieved

Named manager positions and quarter-over-quarter changes
ManagerReported positionQuarter-over-quarterFiling accession
Markel / Markel-GaynerNo position reportedNo position reported
Abrams CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Akre CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Baupost GroupNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Berkshire HathawayNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Brave Warrior AdvisorsNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Dodge & CoxNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
First EagleNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
FundsmithNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gardner Russo & QuinnNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Gates Foundation TrustNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Mairs & PowerNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Oakmark / Harris AssociatesNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Pershing SquareNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Polen CapitalNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Sequoia / Ruane CunniffNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Southeastern Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Tweedy, BrowneNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved
Yacktman Asset ManagementNot retrievedComparison not retrievedFiling not retrieved

Position size uses shares and filed value from each manager’s 13F. Portfolio weight uses the eligible long-share filing denominator. Changes compare only with the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

Source: · event Jun 30, 2026 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026

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What Wendy's Co insiders reported

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 30, 2026.

Partial coverage: the incomplete Form 4 walk cannot establish no activity, an activity date, or zero counts.

Moat Score history

16 logged readings since Jul 17, 2026 · append-only, never rewritten

Moat Score over timeLast scored reading of each day, on the 0–100 scale49.0 / 100
0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatJul 17, 2026Jul 26, 2026

Breaks in the line mark methodology or normalizer upgrades — readings across versions aren’t compared, so a level shift there isn’t a change in the business.

Tier changesSame-methodology and same-normalizer crossings of the Wide / Narrow / Shallow bars

  1. Normalizer upgraded unstamped (version unknown)tomoat-xbrl-normalizer@1.1.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 26, 2026
  2. Methodology upgraded moat-index@2.0.0tomoat-index@3.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 23, 2026
  3. Methodology upgraded moat-index@1.2.0tomoat-index@2.0.0 — readings across versions aren’t comparedJul 20, 2026

Scores are logged append-only and never overwritten — this record cannot be reconstructed retroactively, which is exactly why it’s worth keeping.

Insider activity

Form 4 reports mix P/S market or private transactions with compensation-plan mechanics. Activity casually described as “insider selling” can include compensation mechanics; awards, tax withholding, and option exercises are shown by their exact filed class here, never collapsed into “Bought” or “Sold.”

These are disclosed filing facts and arithmetic aggregates, not a signal or verdict.

This machine-readable surface covers SEC ownership filings from 2003; it does not represent earlier paper-era records.

Records still being gathered — partial as of retrieval Aug 30, 2026.

9 filings were skipped because the SEC primary document returned 404; the omission is disclosed and aggregates are withheld.

Among the rows shown, A/F/M acquisition, payment or withholding, and exercise or conversion rows outnumber S sale rows (86 versus 0). The filing codes alone do not establish that every such row arose from a compensation plan.

Trailing-12-month totals and the 90-day cluster result are withheld because this issuer walk is incomplete.

InsiderShares owned afterDateFiling detail
Hassan TariqCMO & Customer Growth OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)649,666Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)See lot detailAug 24, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 324,833 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 324,833 ·
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 324,833 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 649,666 ·
Hassan TariqCMO & Customer Growth OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units169,682Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)See lot detailAug 24, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 84,841 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 84,841 ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 84,841 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 169,682 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event2,767Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)63,974Aug 15, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,767 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 63,974 · Paired event: 2,767 Restricted Stock Units → 2,767 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock806$8.64$6,96463,168Aug 15, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 806 shares at $8.64 · code F · owned after 63,168 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event2,767Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)95,348Aug 15, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 2,767 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 95,348 · Paired event: 2,767 Restricted Stock Units → 2,767 Common Stock ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 2 paired events36,104Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 31,858 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 127,796 · Paired event: 31,858 Restricted Stock Units → 31,858 Common Stock ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 4,246 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 123,408 · Paired event: 4,246 Restricted Stock Units → 4,246 Common Stock ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock9,785$8.66$84,738See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 8,634 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 119,162 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,151 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 122,257 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 2 paired events36,104Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 31,858 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 62,807 · Paired event: 31,858 Restricted Stock Units → 31,858 Common Stock ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 4,246 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 58,561 · Paired event: 4,246 Restricted Stock Units → 4,246 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event2,209Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)15,037Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,209 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 15,037 · Paired event: 2,209 Restricted Stock Units → 2,209 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock599$8.66$5,18714,438Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 599 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 14,438 ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event2,209Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)13,736Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 2,209 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 13,736 · Paired event: 2,209 Restricted Stock Units → 2,209 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 2 paired events31,591Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 27,878 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 66,056 · Paired event: 27,878 Restricted Stock Units → 27,878 Common Stock ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,713 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 62,214 · Paired event: 3,713 Restricted Stock Units → 3,713 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock8,562$8.66$74,147See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,555 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 58,501 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,007 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 61,207 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 2 paired events31,591Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 27,878 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 101,828 · Paired event: 27,878 Restricted Stock Units → 27,878 Common Stock ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 3,713 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 98,115 · Paired event: 3,713 Restricted Stock Units → 3,713 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 2 paired events25,947Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 22,896 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 35,941 · Paired event: 22,896 Restricted Stock Units → 22,896 Common Stock ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,051 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 32,386 · Paired event: 3,051 Restricted Stock Units → 3,051 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock7,487$8.66$64,837See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 6,606 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 29,335 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 881 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 31,505 ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 2 paired events25,947Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 22,896 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 51,934 · Paired event: 22,896 Restricted Stock Units → 22,896 Common Stock ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 3,051 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 48,883 · Paired event: 3,051 Restricted Stock Units → 3,051 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 2 paired events68,603Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 60,533 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 142,520 · Paired event: 60,533 Restricted Stock Units → 60,533 Common Stock ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 8,070 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 134,185 · Paired event: 8,070 Restricted Stock Units → 8,070 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock18,826$8.66$163,033See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 16,405 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 126,115 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,421 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 131,764 ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 2 paired events68,603Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 60,533 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 187,311 · Paired event: 60,533 Restricted Stock Units → 60,533 Common Stock ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 8,070 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 179,241 · Paired event: 8,070 Restricted Stock Units → 8,070 Common Stock ·
Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 2 paired events50,322Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 44,404 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 47,408.9 · Paired event: 44,404 Restricted Stock Units → 44,404 Common Stock ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 5,918 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 40,737.9 · Paired event: 5,918 Restricted Stock Units → 5,918 Common Stock ·
Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock14,267$8.66$123,552See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table I · Common Stock: 12,589 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 34,819.9 ·
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,678 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 39,059.9 ·
Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 2 paired events50,322Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)See lot detailAug 12, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 44,404 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 101,825 · Paired event: 44,404 Restricted Stock Units → 44,404 Common Stock ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 5,918 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 95,907 · Paired event: 5,918 Restricted Stock Units → 5,918 Common Stock ·
Suerken Peter J. JRPresident, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event7,963Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)9,186.6851Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 7,963 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 9,186.6851 · Paired event: 7,963 Restricted Stock Units → 7,963 Common Stock ·
Suerken Peter J. JRPresident, U.S.Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock2,318$8.66$20,0746,868.6851Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,318 shares at $8.66 · code F · owned after 6,868.6851 ·
Suerken Peter J. JRPresident, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event7,963Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)164,514Aug 12, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 7,963 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 164,514 · Paired event: 7,963 Restricted Stock Units → 7,963 Common Stock ·
Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)164,598Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)164,598Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 164,598 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 164,598 ·
Min JohnChief Legal Ofcr & SecretaryGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units23,841Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)146,229Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 23,841 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 146,229 ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event3,070Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)82,858Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 3,070 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 82,858 · Paired event: 3,070 Restricted Stock Units → 3,070 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock871$7.55$6,57681,987Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 871 shares at $7.55 · code F · owned after 81,987 ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event3,070Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)150,825Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 3,070 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 150,825 · Paired event: 3,070 Restricted Stock Units → 3,070 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)212,606Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)212,606Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 212,606 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 212,606 ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units97,019Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)See lot detailAug 11, 2026
2 filed lots
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 30,794 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 181,619 ·
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 66,225 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 247,844 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event633Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)38,363Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 633 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 38,363 · Paired event: 633 Restricted Stock Units → 633 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock185$7.55$1,39738,178Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 185 shares at $7.55 · code F · owned after 38,178 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event633Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)115,799Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 633 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 115,799 · Paired event: 633 Restricted Stock Units → 633 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)96,015Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)96,015Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 96,015 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 96,015 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units13,907Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)129,706Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 13,907 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 129,706 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event1,748Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)96,437Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,748 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 96,437 · Paired event: 1,748 Restricted Stock Units → 1,748 Common Stock ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock499$7.55$3,76795,938Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 499 shares at $7.55 · code F · owned after 95,938 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event1,748Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)78,771Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 1,748 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 78,771 · Paired event: 1,748 Restricted Stock Units → 1,748 Common Stock ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)109,732Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)109,732Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 109,732 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 109,732 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units15,894Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)94,665Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 15,894 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 94,665 ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event633Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)13,228Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 633 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 13,228 · Paired event: 633 Restricted Stock Units → 633 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock183$7.55$1,38213,045Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 183 shares at $7.55 · code F · owned after 13,045 ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event633Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)63,407Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 633 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 63,407 · Paired event: 633 Restricted Stock Units → 633 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)78,870Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)78,870Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 78,870 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 78,870 ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units11,423Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)74,830Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 11,423 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 74,830 ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event1,748Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)13,327Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,748 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 13,327 · Paired event: 1,748 Restricted Stock Units → 1,748 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock499$7.55$3,76712,828Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 499 shares at $7.55 · code F · owned after 12,828 ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event1,748Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)8,061Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 1,748 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 8,061 · Paired event: 1,748 Restricted Stock Units → 1,748 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)54,437Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)54,437Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy): 54,437 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 54,437 ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerGrant, award, or other acquisition (A)Table II · Acquired · Restricted Stock Units7,884Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)15,945Aug 11, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 7,884 shares at — (Grant, award, or other acquisition (A)) · code A · owned after 15,945 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event2,294Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)95,343Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,294 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 95,343 · Paired event: 2,294 Restricted Stock Units → 2,294 Common Stock ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock654$7.99$5,22594,689Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 654 shares at $7.99 · code F · owned after 94,689 ·
Esposito LilianaChf Corp Affrs & Sustnblty OfcExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event2,294Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)80,519Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 2,294 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 80,519 · Paired event: 2,294 Restricted Stock Units → 2,294 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event1,415Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)11,983Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,415 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 11,983 · Paired event: 1,415 Restricted Stock Units → 1,415 Common Stock ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock404$7.99$3,22811,579Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 404 shares at $7.99 · code F · owned after 11,579 ·
Kale Aaron M.Chief Accounting OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event1,415Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)9,809Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 1,415 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 9,809 · Paired event: 1,415 Restricted Stock Units → 1,415 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event1,104Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)38,052Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,104 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 38,052 · Paired event: 1,104 Restricted Stock Units → 1,104 Common Stock ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Payment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock322$7.99$2,57337,730Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 322 shares at $7.99 · code F · owned after 37,730 ·
Radkoski Lindsay J.CMO, U.S.Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event1,104Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)116,432Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 1,104 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 116,432 · Paired event: 1,104 Restricted Stock Units → 1,104 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event1,191Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)12,939Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,191 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 12,939 · Paired event: 1,191 Restricted Stock Units → 1,191 Common Stock ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock344$7.99$2,74912,595Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 344 shares at $7.99 · code F · owned after 12,595 ·
Spessard Matthew PChief Information OfficerExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event1,191Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)64,040Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 1,191 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 64,040 · Paired event: 1,191 Restricted Stock Units → 1,191 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table I · Acquired · Common Stock · 1 paired event5,529Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)81,356Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 5,529 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 81,356 · Paired event: 5,529 Restricted Stock Units → 5,529 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalPayment of exercise price or tax liability (F)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock1,568$7.99$12,52879,788Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 1,568 shares at $7.99 · code F · owned after 79,788 ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalExercise or conversion of derivative security (M)Table II · Disposed · Restricted Stock Units · 1 paired event5,529Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)153,895Aug 5, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table II · Restricted Stock Units: 5,529 shares at — (Exercise or conversion of derivative security (M)) · code M · owned after 153,895 · Paired event: 5,529 Restricted Stock Units → 5,529 Common Stock ·
Wunsch E.J.President, InternationalOther acquisition or disposition (J)Table I · Disposed · Common Stock2,801Other acquisition or disposition (J)75,827Mar 27, 2026
1 filed lot
  • Table I · Common Stock: 2,801 shares at — (Other acquisition or disposition (J)) · code J · owned after 75,827 ·

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Track record

How Wendy's Co’s moat rated in each of the years we can reconstruct from its filings — scored only on what was knowable at the time — and what its price and returns did afterward. The score never saw a price; the two are joined only in hindsight, for education, not as a signal.

Point-in-time scores 20112025, one methodology version · reconstructed from filings on file each Dec 31 — never with hindsight

Point-in-time Moat Score (dot colored by tier)Indexed price (total-return (dividends reinvested))Rated Wide-moat that year

How to read this: each dot is what the engine would have scored WEN on that December 31; the line below is its total-return price path (dividends reinvested) in the years since.

0406080100WideNarrowShallowNo moatPoint-in-time Moat Score100200500Indexed price · log scale (2012 = 100)201120142017202020232026

Two tracks, one timeline: the score has its own 0–100 scale (top), the price its own 100-based scale (bottom) — never a shared axis. The price path is a total-return (dividends reinvested) index built from the same data the forward returns use; gaps in the score line are years with no reconstructed rating (see the table for why). The Table view carries every value.

What followed, in the years it rated Wide

In the reconstructed history shown, WEN did not rate Wide-moat in any year, so there is no wide-moat track record to report. That absence is itself the honest answer — we don’t manufacture a comparison where the rating never earned one.

Consumer Discretionary context

#208 of 487 scored Consumer Discretionary companies, ranked by Moat Score.

Nearest peers by Moat Score

  1. #206GRDN Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc.49.8 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat
  2. #207VTSI VIRTRA, INC.49.6 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat
  3. #209LIVE Live Ventures Incorporated48.8 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat
  4. #210MHH MASTECH DIGITAL, INC.48.8 out of 100, Shallow moatShallow moat

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Common questions about WEN

Does Wendy's Co have an economic moat?
Based on its FY2025 SEC filings, the Moat Index scores Wendy's Co (WEN) 49.0 out of 100 — a Shallow moat. The five questions behind that score begin at 20% each; if exactly one genuinely lacks data, the other four weights are renormalized and disclosed. revenue and EPS trend 55, pricing power 93, returns on capital 18, balance-sheet safety 2, capital allocation 78.
Is WEN trading below the conservative owner-earnings estimate?
The value if growth stopped today — a zero-growth baseline — is $14.20 per share. It capitalizes normalized owner earnings at a 9% rate and assumes 0% growth. Versus a recent price of $6.99, that is 51% below value if growth stopped today. The model also publishes a capped-growth comparison, but the zero-growth estimate is the cautious baseline. It assumes trailing owner earnings persist and is unreliable for declining businesses. This is an educational estimate from primary SEC filings, not intrinsic value as a fact or investment advice.
How has WEN's Moat Score changed over time?
The record logs 16 readings since Jul 17, 2026; the latest reads 49.0 out of 100 (shallow moat). No tier changes on record yet. (Methodology or normalizer upgrades on Jul 20, 2026, Jul 23, 2026, Jul 26, 2026 re-based the score; readings across versions aren't compared.) The history is append-only — readings are only ever added, never rewritten.