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The Wendy's Co (STU:TQK) FCF Yield % : 8.84 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is The Wendy's Co FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, The Wendy's Co's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is €280 Mil, and Market Cap is €3,140 Mil. Therefore, The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % for today is 8.84%.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

STU:TQK' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.79   Med: 3.5   Max: 8.84
Current: 8.84


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of The Wendy's Co was 8.84%. The lowest was -3.79%. And the median was 3.50%.

STU:TQK's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
70% of 350 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 4.235 vs STU:TQK: 8.84

The Wendy's Co's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.45%.


The Wendy's Co FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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The Wendy's Co FCF Yield % Chart

The Wendy's Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
FCF Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.36 4.36 5.25 3.65 6.63

The Wendy's Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
FCF Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.59 6.22 9.65 4.74 8.56

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield %

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % falls into.



The Wendy's Co FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

The Wendy's Co's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow / Market Cap
=238.782 / 3599.582425
=6.63%

The Wendy's Co's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=76.022 * 4 / 3551.095875
=8.56%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


The Wendy's Co FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.


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The Wendy's Co (STU:TQK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017
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.

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