The Wendy's Company

Day range

$6.14 – $6.46

Open

$6.46

Prev close

$6.57

Volume

4.94M

Market cap

$1.25B

Shares out

190.67M

P/E

9.94

P/S

0.57

P/B

10.40

P/FCF

4.74

ROE

104.6%

ROA

2.6%

Debt/Equity

28.42

Div yield

8.51%

As of Oct 22, 2026

• Executive leadershipAug 17, 2026

  On August 14, 2026, Pete Suerken, President, U.S. of The Wendy's Company ('Wendy's' or the 'Company'), notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Company to become the President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. ('QSCC'). Mr. Suerken is anticipated to depart the Company effective August 31, 2026.

• Executive leadershipJul 28, 2026

  on July 22, 2026, the Compensation and Human Capital Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved a one-time restricted stock unit award with a grant date fair value of $500,000 to E.J. Wunsch, President, International, under the Company's 2020 Omnibus Award Plan. The award will be granted effective August 11, 2026. The award will vest in substantially equal installments on each of the first two anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to Mr. Wunsch's continued employment on the applicable vesting dates.

• Executive leadershipJun 23, 2026

  In connection with the appointment, Ken Cook will cease to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of the Effective Date. In addition, the Board terminated Mr. Cook's employment with the Company, without cause, effective as of July 31, 2026. In connection with his termination, Mr. Cook will be entitled to receive compensation and benefits consistent with a termination without cause, as previously described in the "Employment Arrangements and Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" section of the Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2026, except that Mr. Cook will receive 24 months of salary continuation instead of 12 months, in recognition of his service as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from July 2025 to May 2026.

• Executive leadershipJun 9, 2026

  On June 7, 2026, Aaron M. Kale, currently Vice President – Tax, was appointed as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President – Tax (principal accounting officer), effective as of June 8, 2026. Mr. Kale, age 49, has served in his current position as Vice President – Tax since April 2019 and, since July 2025, has also been providing interim support and leadership to the Company's accounting function.

• Shareholder meetingsMay 22, 2026

  On May 20, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders: (i) elected each of the 8 director nominees; (ii) approved the Amendment to the 2020 Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2020 Plan; (iii) ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2026; (iv) approved an advisory resolution to approve executive compensation; and (v) approved the stockholder proposal regarding a restriction on "blank-check" preferred stock.

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Days to cover

7.7

Short interest

48.73M

Avg volume

6.34M

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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