The Wendy's Company (WEN)
NASDAQ: WEN · Real-Time Price · USD
7.46
+0.10 (1.36%)
Aug 3, 2026, 11:06 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 $7.75. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.89% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $5.00 (-32.98%) and the highest is $13 (+74.26%).

Price Target: $7.75 (+3.89%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$5.00$7.75$8.00$13
Change-32.98%+3.89%+7.24%+74.26%

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
RatingFeb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
Strong Buy322333
Buy111111
Hold202019161615
Sell111222
Strong Sell444333
Total292827252524

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$7
HoldMaintains$7-6.17%Jul 29, 2026
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$7.75$7.25
HoldMaintains$7.75$7.25-2.82%Jul 28, 2026
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Hold
Maintains
$8
HoldMaintains$8+7.24%Jul 23, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Hold
Maintains
$9
HoldMaintains$9+20.64%Jul 21, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Maintains
$8
HoldMaintains$8+7.24%Jun 10, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
2.22B
from 2.18B
Increased by 2.04%
Revenue Next Year
2.23B
from 2.22B
Increased by 0.32%
EPS This Year
0.57
from 0.88
Decreased by -35.39%
EPS Next Year
0.64
from 0.57
Increased by 11.95%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJan 2, 2022Jan 1, 2023Dec 31, 2023Dec 29, 2024Dec 28, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
1.90B2.10B2.18B2.25B2.18B2.22B
Revenue Growth
9.41%10.46%4.11%2.98%-3.10%2.04%
Operating Income
333.01M335.63M380.89M376.77M339.18M285.34M
Net Income
200.39M177.37M204.44M194.36M165.08M108.55M
EPS
----0.880.57
EPS Growth
-----12.00%-35.39%
Forward PE
28.9224.3918.1015.9310.0513.12
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
-----20
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
3.6%
Avg
2.0%
Low
-0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.62
Avg0.57
Low0.52

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
-29.5%
Avg
-35.4%
Low
-40.9%