Wendy's Company Stock News

Milestone marks significant progress towards expanding the brand's global presence DUBLIN, Ohio , Feb. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wendy's Company announced today a major global growth milestone with the opening of the 500th Wendy's® restaurant in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region. The restaurant, located in Nagano, Japan, is owned and operated by franchisee Wendy's Japan...

Wendy's is cutting its quarterly dividend from $0.25 to $0.14 per share to focus on deleveraging and investing in U.S. operations. The new capital allocation strategy includes $200 million in buybacks and reducing long-term debt to improve financial health and shareholder returns. FY 2025 guidance includes 2%-3% global sales growth, adjusted EBITDA of $550-$560 million, and free cash flow of $2...

Many restaurants reported improving sales in the fourth quarter, but executives warned that the first quarter will be weak. Freezing temperatures, wildfires and a still-cautious consumer led to lower sales in January.

The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ:WEN ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call February 13, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Aaron Broholm - Head of Investor Relations Kirk Tanner - President and Chief Executive Officer Ken Cook - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Dennis Geiger - UBS David Palmer - Evercore ISI Jon Tower - Citi Brian Mullan - Piper Sandler Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein ...

Fast-food chain Wendy's posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and ended six quarters of same-restaurant sales shortfalls, offsetting soft guidance for 2025.

Wendy's systemwide sales grew 5.4% in the fourth quarter, reaching $3.7 billion,* including same-restaurant sales growth of 4.3%. For the full year systemwide sales grew 3.1%, reaching $14.5 billion, including same-restaurant sales growth of 1.5%.

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