The Wendy's Company (WEN)
NASDAQ: WEN · Real-Time Price · USD
6.93
-0.29 (-3.95%)
Jun 3, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT - Market open

The Wendy's Company Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 26 analysts polled by S&P Global, The Wendy's Company stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.70. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.19% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $5.00 (-27.80%) and the highest is $13 (+87.73%).

Price Target: $7.70 (+11.19%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$5.00$7.70$8.00$13
Change-27.80%+11.19%+15.52%+87.73%

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

RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26
Strong Buy443223
Buy111111
Hold202020201917
Sell111112
Strong Sell444443
Total303029282726

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Unknown Analyst
Guggenheim
No rating
Guggenheim
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aMay 27, 2026
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintains
$8
HoldMaintains$8+15.52%May 21, 2026
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aMay 15, 2026
Argus Research
Argus Research
Buy
Upgrades
n/a
BuyUpgradesn/an/aMay 13, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Maintains
$6
HoldMaintains$6-13.36%May 12, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.23B
from 2.18B
Increased by 2.21%
Revenue Next Year
2.23B
from 2.23B
Increased by 0.30%
EPS This Year
0.58
from 0.85
Decreased by -32.12%
EPS Next Year
0.68
from 0.58
Increased by 17.27%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 2, 2022Jan 1, 2023Dec 31, 2023Dec 29, 2024Dec 28, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.90B2.10B2.18B2.25B2.18B2.23B
Revenue Growth
9.41%10.46%4.11%2.98%-3.10%2.21%
Gross Profit
698.26M720.76M776.47M790.01M755.87M276.71M
Gross Margin
36.81%34.40%35.59%35.17%34.72%12.44%
Operating Income
333.01M335.63M380.89M376.77M339.18M286.62M
Net Income
200.39M177.37M204.44M194.36M165.08M109.28M
EPS
0.890.820.970.950.850.58
EPS Growth
71.15%-7.87%18.29%-2.06%-10.53%-32.12%
Forward PE
28.9224.3918.1015.9310.0512.00
Dividend / Share
0.430.501.001.000.670.56
Dividend Growth
-16.28%100.00%--33.00%-15.86%
Free Cash Flow
246.15M178.61M216.57M232.99M171.18M199.07M
No. Analysts
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Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High2.3B
Avg2.2B
Low2.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
3.6%
Avg
2.2%
Low
0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.62
Avg0.58
Low0.56

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-27.1%
Avg
-32.1%
Low
-34.1%
Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.