The Wendy’s Co (WEN)
Operating profit margin
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
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| Operating income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 370,757 | 357,998 | 364,926 | 375,295 | 378,617 | 379,372 | 375,904 | 362,911 | 353,314 | 346,194 | 328,254 | 358,719 | 366,960 | 368,630 | 369,783 | 303,698 | 269,308 | 227,458 | 225,133 | 245,045 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 2,246,492 | 2,212,870 | 2,196,686 | 2,187,524 | 2,181,578 | 2,177,437 | 2,159,451 | 2,135,669 | 2,095,505 | 2,032,198 | 1,969,884 | 1,925,438 | 1,896,998 | 1,898,112 | 1,880,099 | 1,789,068 | 1,733,825 | 1,686,699 | 1,672,337 | 1,705,379 |
| Operating profit margin | 16.50% | 16.18% | 16.61% | 17.16% | 17.36% | 17.42% | 17.41% | 16.99% | 16.86% | 17.04% | 16.66% | 18.63% | 19.34% | 19.42% | 19.67% | 16.98% | 15.53% | 13.49% | 13.46% | 14.37% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Operating profit margin = Operating income (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $370,757K ÷ $2,246,492K
= 16.50%
The operating profit margin of The Wendy's Co has shown fluctuations over the period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. Starting at 14.37% in March 2020, the operating profit margin dipped slightly to 13.46% by June 2020, before increasing marginally to 13.49% by September 2020. Over the next few quarters, there was a noticeable improvement in the operating profit margin, reaching 15.53% by December 2020 and peaking at 19.67% by June 2021.
Subsequently, the operating profit margin demonstrated some variability, fluctuating between 16.66% and 19.42% up to September 2021. From December 2021 onwards, the operating profit margin maintained a relatively stable range between 16.86% and 19.34% until June 2022. In the following quarters, the margin continued to hover around the mid-to-high 16% range, with a peak of 17.42% in September 2023.
By December 31, 2024, the operating profit margin stood at 16.50%. Overall, the trend indicates that The Wendy's Co experienced periods of both growth and moderate fluctuations in operating profit margin over the analyzed period.
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Dec 31, 2024