The Wendy's Co (FRA:TQK) Dividend Payout Ratio : 1.00 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is The Wendy's Co Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.00.

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 1.02, 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:

FRA:TQK' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3 Med: 0.67 Max: 1.02
Current: 1.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of The Wendy's Co was 1.02. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.67.

FRA:TQK's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
85.54% of 166 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs FRA:TQK: 1.02

As of today (2024-12-12), the Dividend Yield % of The Wendy's Co is 5.62%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of The Wendy's Co was 6.15%. The lowest was 1.08%. And the median was 1.95%.

The Wendy's Co's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.23.

During the past 12 months, The Wendy's Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.30% 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 Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

The Wendy's Co Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.70

0.49

0.62

0.97

The Wendy's Co Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.88	1.13	1.10	0.89	1.00

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio

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's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

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

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The Wendy's Co Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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 )
	=	0.917	/	0.946
	=	0.97

The Wendy's Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	0.225	/	0.225
	=	1.00

The Wendy's Co (FRA:TQK) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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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 $12.3 billion in 2023, narrowly edging Burger King ($11.5 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($53.1 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 7,157 total stores in 30 countries as of year-end 2023. 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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