Seasonality
WEN seasonality — The Wendy's Company
Over the last 11 years, WEN's strongest month on average has been April (+3.6%) and its weakest September (-4.0%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2.22% | -2.24% | 20% | +10.9% | -9.0% | 10 |
| Feb | -1.61% | -1.34% | 40% | +4.5% | -12.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.62% | -1.60% | 30% | +10.0% | -21.2% | 10 |
| Apr | +3.57% | +2.75% | 70% | +33.5% | -14.6% | 10 |
| May | -0.23% | -0.79% | 40% | +10.6% | -12.7% | 10 |
| Jun | +1.75% | +1.07% | 70% | +7.7% | -4.1% | 10 |
| Jul | -1.99% | -1.05% | 20% | +11.4% | -13.8% | 10 |
| Aug | +1.66% | -0.44% | 40% | +20.9% | -9.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -4.00% | -2.72% | 40% | +6.5% | -23.1% | 10 |
| Oct | +2.51% | +1.72% | 60% | +13.0% | -6.8% | 10 |
| Nov | -0.20% | -1.05% | 44% | +8.6% | -7.7% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.56% | +1.95% | 60% | +15.9% | -12.9% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — WEN
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -6.5 | -1.7 | -9.3 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 7.7 | -11.2 | 12.8 | -23.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | -2.2% | |
| 2025 | -9.0 | 4.5 | -5.6 | -14.6 | -8.8 | 0.2 | -13.8 | 7.7 | -13.7 | -6.8 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -48.9% |
| 2024 | -2.0 | -5.1 | 4.0 | 6.1 | -12.7 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 9.1 | -3.9 | -11.2 | -16.3% |
| 2023 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -0.4 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -7.9 | 3.1 | -6.8 | -1.4 | 3.9 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | -3.4 | -1.3 | -3.4 | -10.1 | -5.7 | 1.3 | 11.4 | -8.8 | -2.5 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 0.3 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | -6.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | -0.9 | -0.8 | -5.8 | 2.9 | -7.7 | 15.9 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | -2.4 | -12.9 | -21.2 | 33.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 6.4 | -9.7 | 6.5 | -2.0 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | -1.2 | 6.5 | -7.1 | 20.9 | -9.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | +42.3% |
| 2018 | -1.5 | -1.4 | 10.0 | -4.6 | -3.8 | 6.6 | -2.9 | 5.8 | -2.9 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -12.9 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.4 | 8.3 | 9.7 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -3.4 | 4.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | 10.3 | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6 |