Wendy's falls after lower-than-expected annual profit forecast

Wendy's

13/02/2026 12:35

** Shares of fast-food chain Wendy's WEN.O down 6.3% at $6.81 premarket

** Co forecasts annual profit below estimates, hurt by muted U.S. traffic

** Expects 2026 adjusted EPS of 56 cents to 60 cents, vs. estimates of 86 cents - LSEG data

** Q4 U.S. same restaurant sales falls 11.3% vs. 4.1% growth last year

** Logs 36% drop in Q4 adjusted EPS to 16 cents, vs. estimates of 14 cents

** WEN fell ~49% in 2025

(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru )

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