Wendy's Company (The) (WEN) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.18
- Estimate
- $0.16
- Surprise
- +10.2%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-28)
- $570.6M
- Score today
- 4.9/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Wendy's Company (The) (WEN) beat the $0.16 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.18 — a large 10.2% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WEN Sell at 4.9/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +10.2% surprise compares with a +17.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-06.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: main in-line distributor (63.0%)
- Concentration risk — Supplier: beef processors (three independent processors)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $8.01
- Price target
- $8.88
- Stop
- $7.47
- Upside to target
- +10.9%
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (15.2× forward vs 12.0× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WEN at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Market cap
- $1.53B
- P/E (fwd)
- 15.2
- P/E (ttm)
- 12.0
- 52-week range
- $6.07–$10.31
- Off 52-week high
- 22.3%
- RSI (14)
- 43
- Volume vs avg
- 0.51×
- Score today
- 4.9/10