Head to head
The Wendy's Co vs McDonald's
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: WEN · MCD
WEN
The Wendy's Co
6.09-0.41%
1-year price shape — -29% over the period
Quant Rating D · 44/100
vs
MCD
McDonald's
233.55+1.15%
1-year price shape — -20% over the period
Quant Rating D · 19/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's has done best over the past year (-20%); McDonald's earns the most per share.
| WEN | MCD | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Last price | 6.09 | 233.55 |
| Change today | -0.41% | +1.15% |
| 1-year return | -28.6% | -20.1% |
| Market cap | $1.16B | $165.26B |
| 52-week range | 5.94 – 9.51 | 229.20 – 335.18 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 9.22 | 18.97 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 26th | 0th |
| P/B | 9.63 | -161.50 |
| Dividend yield | 9.20% | 3.15% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.85 | 11.95 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $162.07M | $8.46B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.20B | $27.70B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.7% | +3.8% |
| Gross margin | 25.3% | 57.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.1% | 45.7% |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 31.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $264.18M | $7.76B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 86.9% | 75.9% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 37 buy / 13 sell | 26 buy / 20 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 25.6% | 1.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 73% hold / 27% sell (11) | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) |
| Analyst price target | $8 (+25%) | $298 (+28%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (44) | D (19) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 14,900 | 150,000 |
| Founded | 1969 | 1955 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.