The Wendy's Company (WEN)
NASDAQ: WEN · Real-Time Price · USD
6.25
-0.32 (-4.87%)
Oct 23, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT - Market open

The Wendy's Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Wendy's Company stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.46. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.36% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $5.00 (-20.00%) and the highest is $11 (+76.00%).

Price Target: $7.46 (+19.36%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$5.00$7.46$7.50$11
Change-20.00%+19.36%+20.00%+76.00%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for The Wendy's Company stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingMay '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26
Strong Buy333333
Buy111100
Hold161615151616
Sell222222
Strong Sell333333
Total252524242424

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$8.25 → $6.75
HoldMaintains$8.25 → $6.75+8.00%Oct 23, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aOct 20, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Maintains
$5.5
SellMaintains$5.5-12.00%Oct 16, 2026
Stephens
Stephens
Hold
Maintains
$8 → $7
HoldMaintains$8 → $7+12.00%Oct 15, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Hold
Maintains
$9
HoldMaintains$9+44.00%Oct 14, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.19B
from 2.18B
Increased by 0.81%
Revenue Next Year
2.18B
from 2.19B
Decreased by -0.68%
EPS This Year
0.49
from 0.88
Decreased by -43.97%
EPS Next Year
0.50
from 0.49
Increased by 2.24%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 2, 2022Jan 1, 2023Dec 31, 2023Dec 29, 2024Dec 28, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.90B2.10B2.18B2.25B2.18B2.19B
Revenue Growth
9.41%10.46%4.11%2.98%-3.10%0.81%
Operating Income
333.01M335.63M380.89M376.77M339.18M261.38M
Net Income
200.39M177.37M204.44M194.36M165.08M90.93M
EPS
----0.880.49
EPS Growth
-----12.00%-43.97%
Forward PE
28.9224.3918.1015.9310.0512.68
Dividend / Share
0.430.501.001.000.670.42
Dividend Growth
48.28%16.28%100.00%--33.00%-37.33%
Free Cash Flow
----242.62M164.53M
No. Analysts
-----20
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High2.2B
Avg2.2B
Low2.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
3.0%
Avg
0.8%
Low
-1.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.57
Avg0.49
Low0.44

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-35.2%
Avg
-44.0%
Low
-50.0%