Wendy's: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Wendy's (NASDAQ: WEN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, United States that owns 1 consumer brand.[1][2]
Wendy's was founded in Columbus in 1969 by Dave Thomas, who named it after his daughter and sold square beef patties that hung over the edge of a round bun so customers could see they were not skimping. It briefly owned Tim Hortons before spinning it off in 2006.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- The Wendy's Company
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Dublin, Ohio, United States
- Founded
- 1969
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: WEN
- Revenue
- $2.18 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000030697
- Wikidata
- Q550258
- Website
- www.wendys.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What Wendy's's annual report says about its business
Read from Wendy's's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Wendy's U.S.:
Of the 423 Company-operated restaurants in the Wendy's U.S. segment, Wendy's owned the land and building for 155 restaurants, owned the building and held long-term land leases for 141 restaurants and held leases covering the land and building for 127 restaurants.
- Wendy's International:
Of the 11 Company-operated restaurants in the Wendy's International segment, Wendy's owned the building and held long-term land leases for one restaurant and held leases covering the land and building for 10 restaurants.
- Global Real Estate & Development:
The Company is comprised of the following segments: (1) Wendy's U.S., (2) Wendy's International and (3) Global Real Estate & Development.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Sold or exited: Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. (July 5, 2011).
Effective July 5, 2011, in connection with the Company's sale of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc., the Company's corporate name was changed to The Wendy's Company.
- Sold or exited: Company-operated restaurants.
The Company optimizes the Wendy's system by facilitating Franchise Flips, evaluating strategic acquisitions of franchised restaurants and strategic dispositions of Company-operated restaurants to existing and new franchisees and, at times, closing certain underperforming restaurants, to further strengthen the franchisee base, support franchisee economics and drive new restaurant development.
Wendy's in numbers
- Wendy's owns 1 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is restaurants & foodservice with 1 brands.[1]
Wendy's financial history
Headline figures from Wendy's's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2021–2025. Revenue moved from $1.73bn to $2.18bn, an average of 4.7% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.18bn | $343.5m | 15.8% | $165.1m | $4.96bn | $2.73bn | 10-K | |
| $2.25bn | $371.4m | 16.5% | $194.4m | $5.03bn | $2.66bn | 10-K | |
| $2.18bn | $382m | 17.5% | $204.4m | $5.18bn | $2.73bn | 10-K | |
| $2.1bn | $353.3m | 16.9% | $177.4m | $5.5bn | $2.82bn | 10-K | |
| $1.9bn | $367m | 19.3% | $200.4m | $5.1bn | $2.36bn | 10-K | |
| $1.73bn | $269.3m | 15.5% | $117.8m | $5.04bn | $2.22bn | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Wendy's owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Wendy's in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 529900M0JIUCMWVKHG76
- Registered name
- THE WENDY'S COMPANY (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 16 July 2021
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Wendy's SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers; Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Entry into a material agreement; Creation of a direct financial obligation |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Wendy's own?
Wendy's owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Wendy's.
Is Wendy's an American company?
Yes. Wendy's is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, United States and was founded in 1969.
Who owns Wendy's?
Wendy's is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as WEN on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Wendy's Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] The Wendy's Company: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-28 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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