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Wendy's reports third quarter 2026 results

The press release states that Wendy's reported revenues of $547.0 million and global systemwide sales of approximately $3.3 billion for the quarter.1

Wendy'sCIK 30697Form 8-KFiled Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM ET0001193125-26-448548Read the filing on SEC.gov →

Net income was $15.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $113.4 million.2 Free cash flow for the first nine months of the year was $174.2 million.3

Wendy's Co also reported a decline in global systemwide sales of 5.9% for the quarter ended September 27, 2026.4 This was driven by a 7.6% decline in the U.S., partially offset by 3.5% growth in international markets.5 Same-restaurant sales decreased by 5.7% in the U.S. and 2.2% internationally.6

Key facts

Company
Wendy's (WEN)
CIK
30697
Form
8-K
Items
2.02, 9.01
Filed
Nov 5, 2026, 7:08 AM ET

From the EDGAR filing index, not written by AI.

Wendy's results from its filings

Revenue, net income and cash as tagged in XBRL in the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings, up to this filing. Drawn in code; no figure here is written by AI.

Wendy's revenue and net income by quarterRevenueNet income$ millionsSource: XBRL in the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings, SEC EDGAR0200400600Revenue · Q2 FY26: 570.6570.6Net income · Q2 FY26: 32.632.6Revenue · Q3 FY26: 547.0547.0Net income · Q3 FY26: 15.115.1Q2 FY26Q3 FY26
Wendy's cash at period end$ millionsSource: XBRL in the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings, SEC EDGAR0100200300400373.7Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Cash · Q2 FY26: 341.2Cash · Q3 FY26: 373.7
The numbers
PeriodRevenueNet incomeCashFiling
Q2 FY26$570.6M$32.6M$341.2M10-Q
Q3 FY26$547.0M$15.1M$373.7M10-Q

How often Wendy's files

Filings per calendar quarter, counted in code from the company's EDGAR filing list. Each bar splits 8-K current reports from other forms; the last bar is the quarter of this filing, counted up to it.

Wendy's filings per quarter8-KOther formsSource: EDGAR filing list, counted in code010203040508-K · Q1 25: 1Other forms · Q1 25: 258-K · Q2 25: 2Other forms · Q2 25: 418-K · Q3 25: 5Other forms · Q3 25: 458-K · Q4 25: 5Other forms · Q4 25: 218-K · Q1 26: 3Other forms · Q1 26: 278-K · Q2 26: 5Other forms · Q2 26: 348-K · Q3 26: 3Other forms · Q3 26: 358-K · Q4 26: 2Other forms · Q4 26: 5264350263039387Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25Q4 25Q1 26Q2 26Q3 26Q4 26
Wendy's filings per quarter
The numbers
QuarterFilings8-K
Q1 25261
Q2 25432
Q3 25505
Q4 25265
Q1 26303
Q2 26395
Q3 26383
Q4 2672

Timeline

The company's filings on EDGAR around this one, newest first. Ownership forms and routine prospectus filings are left out.

  1. Form 8-KThis filing
  2. Form 10-Q
  3. Form 8-A12B
  4. Form 8-K
  5. Form SCHEDULE 13D/A
  6. Form 8-K

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Written with AI from the Wendy's Form 8-K and checked against it sentence by sentence: each of the 6 numbered sentences opens the passage it comes from. AI can make mistakes. Check the filing. Not investment advice. Not affiliated with the U.S. SEC. Source filing on SEC.gov.

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