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Wendy's price to free cash flow WEN

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2012.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
4.5×
10-year median
19.9×
Against its 10-year history
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percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
4.4× to 119×
Peer median
17.3×

Wendy's' price to free cash flow is 4.5× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 19.9×, lower than on 100% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 4.4× in Oct 2026 to 119× in May 2017.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 17.3×.

Price to free cash flow over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far4.5×4.4×7.4×
20256.7×6.3×11.9×
202412.0×11.0×15.9×
202315.7×15.3×29.4×
202228.8×14.8×29.5×
202118.3×14.1×27.1×
202027.5×11.4×62.5×
201931.7×15.9×32.6×
201815.6×15.6×31.6×
201730.0×25.4×119×
201666.2×36.6×316×
2015n/m a value too high to mean anything
2014280×28.4×295×
201329.5×28.1×266×
2012229×215×231×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest Wendy's' size, closest first, today.

CompanyPrice to free cash flow
WENWendy's4.5×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC26.1×
SGSweetgreenn/m
CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store17.1×
BLMNBloomin' Brands5.1×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurantn/m
PZZAPapa Johns International17.4×
SHAKShake Shackn/m
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Barn/m
LOCOEl Pollo Loco10.7×
WINGWingstop25.3×
Peer median17.3×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

More on Wendy's

Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.