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Wendy's Co cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Wendy's Co's operations generated $345m of cash; it spent $102m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $243m. It returned $130m in dividends and $201m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Jan 20122012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Jan 20162016Jan 20172017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Jan 20232023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations295226247190330255274194239224289284346260345355345358
Depreciation and amortisation134127145154200160154124126129132133126133136143152157
Stock-based pay121017112028231821181919222524231512
Capital spending102148147198224298252150827074697886859410294
Free cash flow19378100−7106−442344157154214215268174260261243264
Free cash flow after stock pay1816883−1986−72−126136136196196246150237238228252
Dividends paid28283239717572646881966595107209204130107
Share buybacks731741580693011,09933712627021862269521907720116

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Wendy's Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Wendy's Co.