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Quality is Our Recipe®

Dublin, United StatesFounded 1969eCommerce & Marketplaces
Valuation $1.18B Market cap · 2026
Revenue $2.19B Latest reported FY
EBITDA $538M Latest reported FY

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 (Nasdaq: WEN) 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 every child in the North American foster care system a loving, forever home. Today, Wendy’s and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,700 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world’s most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. For details on franchising, connect with us at www.wendys.com/franchising. Visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on Twitter and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendys. *Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Canada.

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At a glance

Status
Listed
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Dublin, United States
Listing
IPO 1976
Employees
67,825
Open positions
407
Dealroom signal
69.2/100
Industry
Food
Sector
eCommerce & Marketplaces
Business model
Marketplace & ecommerce
Client focus
b2c

Funding history

1 recorded event

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
IPO✓Exit Sep 1976 — — Undisclosed ↗
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Financials

Revenue, earnings and profit over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowthEBITDAMarginProfitMargin
2026 $2.2B +0.6% $538M 24.6% $165M 7.5%
2025 $2.2B -3.1% $538M 24.7% $165M 7.6%
2024 $2.2B +3% $571M 25.4% $194M 8.7%
2023 $2.2B +4.1% $570M 26.1%
2022 $2.1B +10.5% $500M 23.9%
2021 $1.9B +9.4% $470M 24.8%
2020 $1.7B — $424M 24.5%
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Growth signals

Wendy's website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Wendy's is 7.5M monthly website visits, up 5.6% over the last three months. Wendy's's team grew 6.9% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits7.5M 3-month web change+5.6% 1-year team growth+6.9%
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Investments and acquisitions

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Team profiled 89 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
54 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States72.1%
🇨🇦 Canada19.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.8%
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.7%
🇮🇳 India0.6%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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