The Wendy’s Company operates the quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Wendy’s. In 2024, the company generated approximately **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue, up from the previous year's total of **** billion. Wendy's is one of the most well-known fast food restaurants in the United States. Quick service industry increasingly franchised Despite fluctuations in Wendy’s revenue, the number of Wendy's restaurants worldwide has remained relatively stable in recent years, generally amounting to around ***** thousand units. In 2024, the restaurant chain operated and franchised total of ***** restaurants worldwide. The vast majority of these, *****, were franchised. Only *** units were company-operated. How satisfied are the customers? Despite Wendy's financial success, the company's score on the American customer satisfaction index (ACSI) ranked below the industry average in 2024. That year, the restaurant chain scored ** points out of a possible 100 points. Meanwhile, sister company Arby’s had an ACSI score of ** points in 2024.

Total-Revenue Time Series for The Wendy’s Co. The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. The company involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches. It also owns and leases real estate properties. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy's Company in July 2011. The Wendy's Company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

During the 2024 financial year, the largest share of The Wendy's Company's revenue came from sales which amounted to ***** million U.S. dollars. In comparison, franchise royalty revenue and fees accounted for *** million U.S. dollars in revenue while advertising funds revenue reached ***** million U.S. dollars.

The Wendy's Company reported a net income amounting to ***** million U.S. dollars in 2024, down from the previous year's total of ***** million. The company's net income peaked in 2018 at ***** million U.S. dollars.

Wendy's reported $44.25M in Net Income for its fiscal quarter ending in September of 2025. Data for Wendy's | WEN - Net Income including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

Net-Income-Including-Non-Controlling-Interests Time Series for The Wendy’s Co. The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development segments. The company involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches. It also owns and leases real estate properties. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy's Company in July 2011. The Wendy's Company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

During the 2024 financial year, company-operated restaurants of The Wendy's Company accounted for systemwide sales amounting to approximately ***** million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, sales of international franchised restaurants amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars.

Wendy's reported $44.25M in Gross Profit on Sales for its fiscal quarter ending in September of 2025. Data for Wendy's | WEN - Gross Profit On Sales including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

The operating income of fast food company Wendy's worldwide fluctuated from 2009 to 2024. In 2024, the company had an operating income amounting to approximately *** million U.S. dollars, down from the previous year's total of *** million U.S. dollars.

The advertising funds revenue of The Wendy's Company experienced a near year-over-year increase from 2018 to 2024. The company's revenue from its advertising funds reached a total of ***** million U.S. dollars in 2024, up from the previous year's total of *** million U.S dollars.

Wendy's reported 4.83K in Employees for its fiscal year ending in December of 2024. Data for Wendy's | WEN - Employees Total Number including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last December in 2025.

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U.S.-based quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Wendy’s franchised a total of *** units in Canada in 2018. The number of franchised Wendy’s establishments has been steadily growing over the past five years, and all company-owned Wendy’s stores were replaced by them as of 2014.

   Canadian restaurant market 

With close to *** establishments, Wendy’s made it into a ranking of the leading restaurant chains in Canada by number of units, placing ****. At the top of the list was Canadian franchisor and operator the MTY Group with nearly ************ units in 2018. Despite operating by far the largest number of restaurants in Canada, the MTY Group was surpassed by Canadian QSR chain Tim Hortons in terms of gross sales. In 2018, Tim Hortons reported gross sales of nearly ************ Canadian dollars. Comparatively, Wendy’s Restaurants of Canada Inc. accounted for gross sales of around *** million Canadian dollars.

 Which QSR chains do Canadian’s prefer? 

When asked which quick service restaurant they go to, if any, nearly ** percent of the Canadian’s surveyed stated they go to Wendy’s. However, McDonald’s was the QSR people tended to frequent the most, with over ** percent of the respondents stating it was the restaurant chain they turn to for fast food.

Ohio-based quick service restaurant (QSR) Wendy’s operated and franchised a total of *** restaurants in international locations in 2018. The country with the highest number of establishments outside of North America was Indonesia with a total of ** restaurants. Puerto Rico is chasing Indonesia’s tail with ** units, coming in close second.

Franchises are taking over

Overall, Wendy’s accounted for a total of ***** restaurants worldwide in 2018. The vast majority of these were franchised - *****, to be precise. Only *** units remained company-operated, as more and more of them were replaced with franchised stores over the past seven years. Despite the restaurant count of Wendy’s growing internationally in the last years, revenue has declined by almost one billion U.S. dollars over the past nine years. The fast food chain generated approximately *** billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2018 compared to the higher figure of around **** billion U.S. dollars in 2009.

Are consumers satisfied?

Wendy’s score on the American customer satisfaction index (ACSI) has been below the industry average over the past five years. The restaurant chain scored ** points out of a possible 100 points in 2018, showing an increase by *** point over the previous year. Comparatively, sister company Arby’s scored ** points in 2018, higher than Wendy’s but still below the QSR average.

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In 2018, sandwich chain Subway was ranked as the leading quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand in the United States. The index rankings measured the strength of brands in the industry, evaluating key consumer segments such as brand quality, reputation, and customer satisfaction.

Subway still hungry for success Subway received an index score of 30.5 in 2018, topping the rankings ahead of burger chain Wendy’s and pizza chain Pizza Hut. The company has grown into one of the most valuable QSR brands worldwide and operates around 41,600 stores. Subway opened its first store in Connecticut in 1965, selling 312 sandwiches on its first day. The company now dominates the QSR sandwich segment in the United States, with systemwide sales generating around 10.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2019.

The rise of the fast-food franchise Consumer spending in the QSR industry increased each year in the U.S. from 2009 to 2018, but dropped by around 20 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. The industry includes both domestic company-owned restaurants and franchised stores. In 2019, there were an estimated 196,794 QSR franchise establishments across the country, and the franchise industry had an overall workforce of around 3.9 million employees.