Wendy's reported third-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended September 27, 2026, with total revenues of $547.0 million, down 0.5%, and net income of $15.1 million, down 65.9% from a year earlier. The company also launched its multi-year Dave's Way strategy and signed a letter of intent to acquire up to 163 restaurants from Meritage Hospitality Group, subject to a definitive agreement and court approval. The profit decline matters to shareholders because diluted earnings per share fell to $0.08 from $0.23, and the company did not repurchase shares in the quarter.
Diluted EPS was $0.08 versus $0.23 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.13 versus $0.24.
Global systemwide sales fell 5.9%, and U.S. same-restaurant sales fell 5.7%.
Adjusted EBITDA was $113.4 million, down 17.8%; year-to-date free cash flow was $174.2 million.
No shares were repurchased in the third quarter; about $35.0 million remains under an authorization expiring in February 2027. A quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share is payable December 15, 2026.
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From The Wendy's Company's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$2.18B
-3.1%
$0.85
-10.5%
7.6%
FY2024
$2.25B
+3.0%
$0.95
-2.1%
8.7%
FY2023
$2.18B
+4.1%
$0.97
+18.3%
9.4%
FY2023
$2.10B
+10.5%
$0.82
-7.9%
8.5%
FY2022
$1.90B
+9.4%
$0.89
+71.2%
10.6%
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For the quarter ended Sep 2026, The Wendy's reported diluted EPS of $0.08 (-65.2% year over year) on revenue of $546.99M (-0.5%).
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