Wendy's Operating Margin 2012-2026 | WEN

Current and historical operating margin for Wendy's (WEN) over the last 10 years. The current operating profit margin for Wendy's as of March 31, 2026 is 7.87%.
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Wendy's Operating Margin Historical Data
Date TTM Revenue TTM Operating Income Operating Margin
2026-03-31 $2.20B $0.33B 14.81%
2025-12-31 $2.18B $0.34B 15.76%
2025-09-30 $2.21B $0.38B 16.98%
2025-06-30 $2.23B $0.38B 16.99%
2025-03-31 $2.24B $0.37B 16.73%
2024-12-31 $2.25B $0.37B 16.56%
2024-09-30 $2.21B $0.36B 16.40%
2024-06-30 $2.20B $0.37B 16.83%
2024-03-31 $2.19B $0.38B 17.31%
2023-12-31 $2.18B $0.38B 17.50%
2023-09-30 $2.18B $0.38B 17.39%
2023-06-30 $2.16B $0.38B 17.35%
2023-03-31 $2.14B $0.36B 16.94%
2022-12-31 $2.10B $0.35B 16.83%
2022-09-30 $2.03B $0.35B 17.02%
2022-06-30 $1.97B $0.33B 16.65%
2022-03-31 $1.93B $0.36B 18.65%
2021-12-31 $1.90B $0.37B 19.36%
2021-09-30 $1.90B $0.37B 19.45%
2021-06-30 $1.88B $0.37B 19.69%
2021-03-31 $1.79B $0.30B 17.00%
2020-12-31 $1.73B $0.27B 15.58%
2020-09-30 $1.69B $0.23B 13.52%
2020-06-30 $1.67B $0.23B 13.52%
2020-03-31 $1.71B $0.25B 14.43%
2019-12-31 $1.71B $0.26B 15.39%
2019-09-30 $1.68B $0.27B 16.19%
2019-06-30 $1.64B $0.27B 16.43%
2019-03-31 $1.62B $0.26B 16.06%
2018-12-31 $1.59B $0.25B 15.65%
2018-09-30 $1.50B $0.27B 17.98%
2018-06-30 $1.41B $0.26B 18.10%
2018-03-31 $1.32B $0.21B 15.93%
2017-12-31 $1.22B $0.22B 17.66%
2017-09-30 $1.22B $0.23B 18.63%
2017-06-30 $1.28B $0.27B 21.25%
2017-03-31 $1.34B $0.31B 23.23%
2016-12-31 $1.44B $0.32B 21.94%
2016-09-30 $1.59B $0.35B 22.14%
2016-06-30 $1.69B $0.30B 17.86%
2016-03-31 $1.80B $0.30B 16.69%
2015-12-31 $1.87B $0.27B 14.64%
2015-09-30 $1.88B $0.21B 10.96%
2015-06-30 $1.91B $0.19B 10.15%
2015-03-31 $1.93B $0.19B 9.91%
2014-12-31 $2.00B $0.24B 12.11%
2014-09-30 $2.06B $0.23B 11.05%
2014-06-30 $2.20B $0.21B 9.55%
2014-03-31 $2.34B $0.21B 8.79%
2013-12-31 $2.43B $0.14B 5.73%
2013-09-30 $2.53B $0.14B 5.46%
2013-06-30 $2.52B $0.14B 5.63%
2013-03-31 $2.52B $0.12B 4.89%
2012-12-31 $2.51B $0.12B 4.87%
2012-09-30 $2.49B $0.12B 4.78%
2012-06-30 $2.47B $0.12B 4.87%
2012-03-31 $2.44B $0.13B 5.28%
2011-12-31 $2.43B $0.14B 5.60%
2011-09-30 $2.15B $0.15B 7.09%
2011-06-30 $2.14B $0.14B 6.56%
2011-03-31 $2.12B $0.15B 7.17%
2010-12-31 $2.38B $0.15B 6.32%
2010-09-30 $2.95B $0.09B 3.05%
2010-06-30 $3.25B $0.13B 3.91%
2010-03-31 $3.55B $0.13B 3.52%
2009-12-31 $3.58B $0.11B 3.16%
2009-09-30 $3.58B $-0.31B -8.55%
2009-06-30 $2.98B $-0.36B -12.03%
2009-03-31 $2.38B $-0.41B -17.11%
2008-12-31 $1.82B $-0.41B -22.71%
2008-09-30 $1.25B $0.08B 6.26%
2008-06-30 $1.26B $0.10B 7.61%
2008-03-31 $1.27B $0.02B 1.58%
2007-12-31 $1.26B $0.02B 1.58%
2007-09-30 $1.28B $-0.02B -1.49%
2007-06-30 $1.26B $-0.03B -2.22%
2007-03-31 $1.25B $0.05B 4.23%
2006-12-31 $1.24B $0.05B 3.62%
2006-09-30 $1.22B $0.00B 0.25%
2006-06-30 $1.15B $-0.02B -1.83%
2006-03-31 $0.93B $-0.03B -3.33%
2005-12-31 $0.73B $-0.03B -4.26%
2005-09-30 $0.52B $-0.01B -2.70%
2005-06-30 $0.36B $0.00B 0.82%
2005-03-31 $0.35B $0.00B 0.86%
2004-12-31 $0.33B $0.00B 0.91%
2004-09-30 $0.31B $-0.01B -2.29%
2004-06-30 $0.30B $-0.01B -2.71%
2004-03-31 $0.29B $-0.01B -1.71%
2003-12-31 $0.29B $0.00B -0.34%
2003-09-30 $0.25B $0.02B 8.57%
2003-06-30 $0.20B $0.02B 10.20%
2003-03-31 $0.15B $0.02B 12.33%
2002-12-31 $0.10B $0.02B 15.31%
2002-09-30 $0.10B $0.02B 18.45%
2002-06-30 $0.11B $0.02B 21.50%
2002-03-31 $0.12B $0.03B 27.05%
2001-12-31 $0.14B $0.05B 39.42%
2001-09-30 $0.13B $0.42B 311.94%
2001-06-30 $0.13B $0.42B 314.18%
2001-03-31 $0.12B $0.42B 345.83%
2000-12-31 $0.12B $0.41B 342.86%
2000-09-30 $0.12B $-0.10B -83.76%
2000-06-30 $0.34B $-0.08B -23.08%
2000-03-31 $0.56B $-0.06B -10.48%
1999-12-31 $0.71B $-0.06B -8.65%
1999-09-30 $0.84B $0.09B 10.79%
1999-06-30 $0.84B $0.09B 10.61%
1999-03-31 $0.82B $0.09B 10.35%
1998-12-31 $0.82B $0.08B 10.06%
1998-09-30 $0.86B $0.27B 31.16%
1998-06-30 $0.89B $0.26B 29.72%
1998-03-31 $0.86B $0.34B 39.19%
1997-12-31 $0.88B $0.33B 37.63%
1997-09-30 $0.88B $0.14B 15.59%
1997-06-30 $0.81B $0.12B 15.19%
1997-03-31 $0.85B $0.04B 5.19%
1996-12-31 $0.99B $0.07B 6.68%
1996-09-30 $1.10B $0.05B 4.84%
1996-06-30 $1.18B $0.06B 4.65%
1996-03-31 $1.22B $0.05B 4.03%
1995-12-31 $1.18B $0.05B 4.14%
1995-09-30 $1.14B $0.08B 6.77%
1995-06-30 $1.10B $0.07B 6.08%
1995-03-31 $1.09B $0.07B 6.51%
1994-12-31 $1.06B $0.08B 7.25%
1994-09-30 $1.05B $0.31B 29.24%
1994-06-30 $1.06B $0.57B 53.69%
1994-03-31 $1.05B $0.75B 71.69%
1993-12-31 $1.04B $0.98B 94.41%
1993-09-30 $1.03B $0.98B 94.39%
1993-06-30 $1.04B $0.98B 94.41%
1993-03-31 $1.07B $1.07B 100.00%
1992-12-31 $1.15B $1.15B 100.00%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Food & Restaurants $1.312B $2.177B
The Wendy's Company, the world's third-largest quick-service restaurant company, operates through Wendy's Restaurants, LLC, its subsidiary holding company. The fast-food chain through its subsidiary operates as a franchisor of the Wendy's restaurant system. Some significant changes in management & operations led to the combination of its Canadian business with its International segment and separating its real estate and development operations into its own segment. The company now operates under the following three segments, namely Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International and Global Real Estate & Development. It derives revenues from two principal sources: sales at company-operated restaurants and franchise-related revenues including royalties, national advertising funds contributions, rents and franchise fees received from Wendy's franchised restaurants.
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