Wendy's Co. (WEN) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- If price volatilty is something you're paying attention to when building your dividend portfolio, know that WEN has less fluctuation in its price than 90.11% of stocks we're observing.
- As for stocks whose price is uncorrelated with WEN's price and thus may be suitable peers for a diversified dividend portfolio, check out the following: CMT, CME, IMKTA, TEX and GHL.
WEN Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $19.15 | $26.78 | 19.68% |
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a valuation model that attempts to determine a fair share price for a stock, based on the dividend it provides in comparison to several company-specific metrics indicative of the riskiness of the stock and the financial health of the company. Regarding Wendy's Co, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 19.68%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Wendy's Co's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Consumer Cyclical sector, Wendy's Co's expected return of 19.68% is higher than 82.46% of its fellow sector mates.
- Compared to all dividend issuing stocks in our set, Wendy's Co bears a discount rate, according to our calculations, lower than 82.46% of them (lower discount rates are generally perceived as positive, and a sign of lower risk).
- Beta, a measure of volatility relative to the stock market overall, is lower for WEN than it is for 83.63% of other equities in the Consumer Cyclical sector that also issue dividends.
- In comparison to its fellow dividend issuing stocks in the Consumer Cyclical sector, WEN's equity discount rate is less than 89.47% of those stocks.
WEN Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-29 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2023-11-30 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2023-08-31 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2023-05-31 | Dividend | $0.25 | -- |
| 2023-02-28 | Dividend | $0.25 | +100.00% |
| 2022-11-30 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2022-08-31 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2022-05-31 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2022-03-04 | Dividend | $0.13 | +4.17% |
| 2021-11-30 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2021-08-31 | Dividend | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| 2021-05-28 | Dividend | $0.10 | +11.11% |
| 2021-03-04 | Dividend | $0.09 | +28.57% |
| 2020-11-30 | Dividend | $0.07 | +40.00% |
| 2020-08-31 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2020-05-29 | Dividend | $0.05 | -58.33% |
| 2020-02-28 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2019-11-29 | Dividend | $0.12 | +20.00% |
| 2019-08-30 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-05-31 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2019-02-28 | Dividend | $0.10 | +17.65% |
| 2018-11-30 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2018-08-31 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2018-05-31 | Dividend | $0.09 | -- |
| 2018-02-28 | Dividend | $0.09 | +21.43% |
| 2017-11-30 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2017-08-30 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2017-05-30 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2017-02-27 | Dividend | $0.07 | +7.69% |
| 2016-11-29 | Dividend | $0.07 | +8.33% |
| 2016-08-30 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2016-05-27 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2016-02-26 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2015-11-27 | Dividend | $0.06 | +9.09% |
| 2015-08-28 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2015-05-28 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2015-02-26 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2014-11-26 | Dividend | $0.06 | +10.00% |
| 2014-08-28 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2014-05-29 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2014-02-27 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2013-11-27 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 2013-08-29 | Dividend | $0.05 | +25.00% |
| 2013-05-30 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 2013-02-27 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 2012-11-29 | Dividend | $0.04 | +100.00% |
| 2012-08-30 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2012-05-30 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2012-02-28 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2011-11-29 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2011-08-30 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2011-05-27 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2011-02-25 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2010-11-29 | Dividend | $0.02 | +33.33% |
| 2010-08-30 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2010-05-27 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2010-02-25 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2009-11-27 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2009-08-28 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2009-05-28 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2009-03-18 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2008-11-26 | Dividend | $0.02 | -- |
| 2008-09-30 | Split | 4-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2008-09-17 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2008-07-31 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2008-05-29 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2008-05-01 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2008-02-27 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2008-02-12 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2007-11-29 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2007-11-01 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2007-08-29 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2007-08-02 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2007-05-30 | Dividend | $0.08 | -36.00% |
| 2007-05-03 | Dividend | $0.13 | +56.25% |
| 2007-02-27 | Dividend | $0.08 | -5.88% |
| 2007-02-08 | Dividend | $0.09 | +6.25% |
| 2006-11-29 | Dividend | $0.08 | -5.88% |
| 2006-11-02 | Dividend | $0.09 | +125.00% |
| 2006-10-02 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2006-08-30 | Dividend | $0.08 | -52.94% |
| 2006-08-03 | Dividend | $0.17 | +112.50% |
| 2006-05-30 | Dividend | $0.08 | -52.94% |
| 2006-05-04 | Dividend | $0.17 | +112.50% |
| 2006-02-28 | Dividend | $0.08 | -52.94% |
| 2006-02-09 | Dividend | $0.17 | +112.50% |
| 2005-11-30 | Dividend | $0.08 | -52.94% |
| 2005-11-03 | Dividend | $0.17 | +112.50% |
| 2005-08-30 | Dividend | $0.08 | -40.74% |
| 2005-08-04 | Dividend | $0.14 | +107.69% |
| 2005-06-01 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 2005-03-01 | Dividend | $0.07 | -51.85% |
| 2005-02-15 | Dividend | $0.14 | +107.69% |
| 2004-12-01 | Dividend | $0.07 | -45.83% |
| 2004-10-28 | Dividend | $0.12 | +84.62% |
| 2004-09-01 | Dividend | $0.07 | -45.83% |
| 2004-07-29 | Dividend | $0.12 | +84.62% |
| 2004-06-01 | Dividend | $0.07 | -45.83% |
| 2004-04-29 | Dividend | $0.12 | +84.62% |
| 2004-03-02 | Dividend | $0.07 | -45.83% |
| 2004-02-10 | Dividend | $0.12 | +84.62% |
| 2003-11-28 | Dividend | $0.07 | +8.33% |
| 2003-10-30 | Dividend | $0.06 | -7.69% |
| 2003-09-11 | Dividend | $0.07 | +8.33% |
| 2003-07-31 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2003-05-01 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2003-02-06 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-10-31 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-08-01 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-05-09 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2002-02-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2001-11-07 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2001-08-09 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2001-05-10 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2001-02-15 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2000-11-09 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 2000-08-09 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
WEN Dividends vs. Peers
WEN's dividend yield currently ranks #14 of 74 vs. its peers in the Restaurants category.
Looking for More Information on WEN dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Wendy's Co and its dividends:Wendy's Co Common Stock (WEN) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Wendy's Co (WEN) - Dividend Investor
Wendy's Co (WEN) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha