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AverageWendy’s is primarily engaged in the business of operating, developing and franchising a system of distinctive quick-service restaurants serving high quality food. Wendy’s opened its first restaurant in Columbus, Ohio in 1969. Today, Wendy’s is the second largest quick-service restaurant company in the hamburger sandwich segment in the United States (the “U.S.”) based on traffic and dollar share, and the third largest globally with 7,397 restaurants in the U.S. and 38 foreign countries and U.S. territories as of December 28, 2025.
In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 23, 2026 · SEC EDGAR
Business segments
Q2 2026 · $456.4MThe company’s own SEC segment disclosure.
- Franchise Royalty Revenue and Fees$149.8M33%
- Advertising$127.4M28%
- Royalty$103.7M23%
- Real Estate$53.4M12%
- Franchise$22.1M5%
The Wendy's Company (WEN) reported revenue of $541M in Q1 2026 (quarter ended March 29, 2026), up 3.3% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with a gross margin of 63% and net income of $23M (4.2% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $2.18B (−3.1% year on year) and net income $165M. Its largest product in 2026-Q2 was Franchise Royalty Revenueand Fees at $150M, 33% of the disclosed total, just ahead of Advertising at 28%.
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