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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-025580"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WEN"
cik: "0000030697"
company_name: "Wendy's Co"
filed_at: "2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T22:27:59.633234+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wendy's Q4 2024 adjusted EPS $0.25 (+19%); updates capital allocation policy

## Summary
- Q4 systemwide sales $3.7B (+5.4%); same-restaurant sales +4.3%.
- Q4 adjusted revenues $459.3M (+6.4%); adjusted EBITDA $137.5M (+8.6%).
- Q4 adjusted EPS $0.25 (+19.0%); full-year adjusted EPS $1.00 (+3.1%).
- New capital allocation: target dividend payout ratio 50-60% of adjusted earnings; up to $200M share repurchases in 2025.
- Full-year net income $194.4M; 14th consecutive year of global same-restaurant sales growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-025580
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WEN
- cik: 0000030697
- company_name: Wendy's Co
- filed_at: 2025-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312525025580/0001193125-25-025580-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30697/000119312525025580/d869937d8k.htm

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