---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-140012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T07:17:04.942296+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's Q1 2023 results cite double-digit sales growth and margin expansion; no dollar figures given

## Summary
- Global same-restaurant sales grew double-digit on a two-year basis for sixth straight quarter.
- U.S. Company-operated restaurant margin expanded over 250 bps year-over-year.
- CEO Todd Penegor cites momentum from marketing, operational improvements, and digital acceleration.
- No specific revenue, EPS, or net income figures provided in the press release excerpt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-140012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312523140012/0001193125-23-140012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312523140012/d327096d8k.htm

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