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Wendy's Co (WEN): Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures for the same annual period and currency, computed by TickerFacts from the filed figures. A simple proxy, not a reported figure; a year without both inputs is left out.

Restated years: each year's figure is from the latest filing that reports it. The company later restated the years ended 2016-01-03, 2017-01-01 (for example after a spin-off or a discontinued operation), while the year before each was last reported on the old basis. Changes across those points are marked n/c (not comparable), and growth rates are not computed across them.

$242.62M
Year ended 2025-12-28
$264.18M
Trailing 12 months to 2026-06-28
+11.6%
3-year compound annual growth
+2.4%
5-year compound annual growth
$267.79M2010-01-03: $193.22M2011-01-02: $78.28M2012-01-01: $99.95M2012-12-30: -$7.17M2013-12-29: $105.60M2014-12-28: -$43.70M2016-01-03: $22.69M2017-01-01: $43.80M2017-12-31: $157.08M2018-12-30: $154.37M2019-12-29: $214.48M2021-01-03: $215.39M2022-01-02: $267.79M2023-01-01: $174.36M2023-12-31: $260.39M2024-12-29: $260.92M2025-12-28: $242.62M$242.62M
2010-01-03 Free Cash Flow (USD) 2025-12-28
Period endedFree Cash FlowChange YoYSource filing
2025-12-28$242.62M-7.0%2026-02-23, From 2024-12-30
2024-12-29$260.92M+0.2%2026-02-23, From 2024-01-01
2023-12-31$260.39M+49.3%2026-02-23, From 2023-01-02
2023-01-01, Fiscal 2022$174.36M-34.9%2025-02-21, From 2022-01-03
2022-01-02, Fiscal 2021$267.79M+24.3%2024-02-26, From 2021-01-04
2021-01-03, Fiscal 2020$215.39M+0.4%2023-03-01, From 2019-12-30
2019-12-29$214.48M+38.9%2022-03-01, From 2018-12-31
2018-12-30$154.37M-1.7%2021-03-03, From 2018-01-01
2017-12-31$157.08M+258.6%2020-02-26, From 2017-01-02
2017-01-01, Fiscal 2016$43.80Mn/c2019-02-27, From 2016-01-04
2016-01-03, Fiscal 2015$22.69Mn/c2018-02-28, From 2014-12-29
2014-12-28-$43.70Mn/m2017-03-02, From 2013-12-30
2013-12-29$105.60Mn/m2016-03-03, From 2012-12-31
2012-12-30-$7.17Mn/m2015-02-26, From 2012-01-02
2012-01-01, Fiscal 2011$99.95M+27.7%2014-02-27, From 2011-01-03
2011-01-02, Fiscal 2010$78.28M-59.5%2013-02-28, From 2010-01-04
2010-01-03, Fiscal 2009$193.22Mn/a2012-03-01, From 2008-12-29

Free Cash Flow at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Retail-Eating & Drinking Places), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

CompanyYear endedFree Cash FlowChange YoY
Wendy's Co (WEN)2025-12-28$242.62M-7.0%
Dutch Bros Inc. (BROS)2025-12-31$54.41M+120.3%
Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK)2025-12-31$56.51M+58.5%
Cannae Holdings, Inc. (CNNE)2025-12-31-$28.50Mn/m
Sadot Group Inc. (SDOT)2024-12-31-$2.81Mn/m
Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. (BRCB)2025-12-31-$32.70Mn/m
Starbucks Corp (SBUX)2025-09-28$2.44B-26.4%

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