WEN's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 6. Trading was quieter than usual.
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Up 36% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
“Wendy's faces a buyout bid as beef prices and competition bite.”
Down 47% over the three years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 80%; up 36% since Oct 27.
4 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline, for Pro members.
| Since its 2022 high | Down 66% |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 5 |
Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion hostile takeover bid
WEN closed +3.8% that day on 1.8x normal volume.
1 more big story on WEN in the past 12 months, for Pro members.
Tue Dec 1: Ex-dividend, $0.07 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 15.
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.9% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 7 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. WEN scores 6 today, against a median of 0.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
WEN is #4 of 7 by Quality Score.
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Expected to report Fri Feb 12, before the open (in 94 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Total reported revenues decreased $2.5 million, or 0.5%, primarily from lower franchise royalty revenue, partially offset by higher advertising funds revenue due to local advertising funds being reallocated to U.S. national advertising and higher Company-operated restaurant sales reflecting the Company's acquisition of franchise-operated restaurants during the third”
WEN's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“Operating profit decreased $36.2 million, or 39.3%, primarily due to an increase in general and administrative expense, lower net franchise fees due to an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts, lower franchise royalty revenue, and higher reorganization and realignment costs related to the Company's portfolio optimization initiative.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 5)
Sales grew 4.7% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.42 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026 | 0.0% | +3.8% | not yet |
| Aug 7, 2026 | -4.2% | +4.1% | +17.1% |
| May 8, 2026 | +3.3% | +5.0% | +16.7% |
| Feb 13, 2026 | -2.5% | +2.9% | +11.3% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $2.2B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 76.2, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 36% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.42 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $80.3M a year |
| Free cash flow | $222M |
2 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: WEN is under 0.1% of SCHD, under 0.1% of VYM, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
The Wendy's Co is engaged in operating, developing, and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving high-quality food. The company operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. Wendy's U.S. and Wendy's International include the operation and franchising of restaurants and derive revenues from sales at company-operated restaurants, as well as royalties, franchise fees, and advertising fund collections from franchised restaurants. Global Real Estate & Development includes real estate activities for owned and leased sites that are leased or subleased to franchisees and includes the company's share of income from its Canadian restaurant real estate joint venture.
“Each Wendy’s restaurant is in competition across all dayparts with other food service operations within the same geographical area.”
WEN scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #4 of 7 in Retail-Eating & Drinking Places by Quality Score, with 7 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 36% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
WEN scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #4 of 7 in Retail-Eating & Drinking Places by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind WEN's 6.
Expected to report Fri Feb 12, before the open, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. WEN closed higher after 4 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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