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WEN (The Wendy's Co) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio : -1.64 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is The Wendy's Co 1-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past year. As of today (2025-07-23), The Wendy's Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio is -1.64.

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 1-Year Sharpe 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 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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The Wendy's Co 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset. A stock / portfolio's 1-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the one-year returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over one year.

The Wendy's Co  (NAS:WEN) 1-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 1-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past year. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average monthly excess return divided by its standard deviation over the past year. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.

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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 $12.6 billion in 2024, narrowly edging Burger King ($11.5 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($51.1 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 more than 7,200 total stores in 30 countries as of year-end 2024. 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 roughly 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
Executives
O'brien Matthew Coley officer: Chief People Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Abigail E. Pringle officer: Pres Intl & Chf Developmnt Ofc ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Kenneth W Gilbert director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Mich J Mathews-spradlin director ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito officer: Chief Communications Officer 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
Kristin A Dolan director C/O MSG TWO PENN PLAZA, 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10121
Juan Carlos Loredo officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Joseph A Levato 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
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