The Wendy's Company
S&P 600
$7.63
+2.55%
Delayed · cached 15 min
Fair value analysis
WEN
The Wendy's Company
$7.63
Close used for this calculation
$20.51Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
78/100
Quality radar
Consensus fair value
$20.51
Below FV▲ +168.8% against the close used
Model range $15.67 – $36.18
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.
Price target range & 52-week position
Bear$15.67Fair value$20.51Bull$36.18
FairClose
52-week traded range
52W low $6.1752W high $9.89
The 52-week range is measured from the stored price history, not estimated.
Valuation summary
Trading below the consensus fair value
The Wendy's Company closed at $7.63, 62.8% below the consensus fair value of $20.51 drawn from 7 valuation models.
Financial DNA score 78/100 — Strong. P/E of 9.0x against the 20x sector multiple the P/E model uses.
Quantitative summary only — not investment advice.
All valuation models
DCF Valuation
$24.80
+225.0%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
P/E Fair Value
$17.00
+122.8%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=0.85, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$25.50
+234.2%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=0.85, g=30%
EV/EBITDA
$33.28
+336.1%
(EBITDA × 18x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=495.67M
Dividend Discount (DDM)
$36.18
+374.1%
D1 ÷ (r − g) where D1 = D0×(1+g)
D0=0.67, r=10%, g=8%
Reverse DCF
$7.63
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: -3.8% | Historical: 40%
Margin of Safety
$15.67
+105.4%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=20.9, MoS=25%
Computed on September 12, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.
Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.