The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 1.14 (As of Dec. 2023)

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The Wendy's Co's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.14.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of The Wendy's Co is 0.96, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WEN' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3 Med: 0.67 Max: 0.97
Current: 0.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Wendy's Co was 0.97. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.67.

WEN's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
85.16% of 155 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.38 vs WEN: 0.96

As of today (2024-04-18), the Dividend Yield % of The Wendy's Co is 5.25%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Wendy's Co was 5.55%. The lowest was 1.08%. And the median was 1.96%.

The Wendy's Co's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.25.

During the past 12 months, The Wendy's Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 100.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 51.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of The Wendy's Co was 51.10% per year. The lowest was -42.80% per year. And the median was 10.90% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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The Wendy's Co Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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The Wendy's Co Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

0.70

0.49

0.61

0.97

The Wendy's Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio																0.57	1.09	0.81	0.88	1.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

The Wendy's Co Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

The Wendy's Co Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	1	/	1.032
	=	0.97

The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.25	/	0.22
	=	1.14

The Wendy's Co (NAS:WEN) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Business Description

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Address

One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017

Website

https://www.wendys.com

The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.7 billion in 2022, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($48.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned almost 7,100 total units in 30 countries as of year-end 2022. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.

Executives

Joseph A Levato	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Trian Fund Management, L.p.	other: Schedule 13D Filer	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth W Gilbert	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle Caruso-cabrera	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito	officer: Chief Communications Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Nelson Peltz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Edward P Garden	officer: Executive Vice President	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Peter W May	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Matthew H. Peltz	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Trian Partners Master Fund, L.p.	other: Schedule 13D Filer	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deepak Ajmani	officer: Chief Operations Officer - U.S	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Juan Carlos Loredo	officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Suzanne M. Thuerk	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, DUBLIN OH 43017
Richard H. Gomez	director	1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
O'brien Matthew Coley	officer: Chief People Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017