Wendy's Company Stock News

Fast food chain Wendy's is expecting customers to feel financial pressure for the remainder of the year. To that end, the website Nation's Restaurant News reported Friday (May 2), the company is leaning into value offerings to attract diners after releasing earnings showing a 2.1% decline in same-store sales.

Wendy's (WEN) is the latest fast-food chain to express wariness about the months ahead, trimming its earnings outlook for the year and saying sales in 2025 may fall year-over-year.

The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN ) Q1 2025 Earnings Call May 2, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Aaron Broholm - Head of IR Kirk Tanner - President and CEO Ken Cook - CFO Conference Call Participants Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Bank David Palmer - Evercore ISI Dennis Geiger - UBS Investment Bank Jon Tower - Citigroup Inc. Sara Senatore - Bank of America Brian Bittner - Oppenheimer & Co. Jam...

Wendy's sees sales of U.S. restaurants open for more than a year decline for the first time since the height of Covid, and the stock sinks to prices not seen since then.

Wendy's cut its sales and profit outlook for the year, citing trend shifts in the current consumer environment.

Global systemwide sales were $3.4 billion, a decrease of 1.1% Added 68 net new restaurants and remain on track to deliver full-year net unit growth of 2-3% Increased global digital sales mix to a record 20.3% Returned $173.5 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases Updates full-year 2025 outlook to reflect the current consumer environment DUBLIN, Ohio , May 2, 2025 /PRNew...

Wendy's Co  (NASDAQ:WEN) will announce first-quarter earnings before the open on Friday, May 2.

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