Wendy’s beats on same-store sales for the first time in seven quarters, but guidance is weak

Wendy’s Co.’s stock rose 1.3% early Thursday, after the fast-food chain posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and ended six quarters of same-restaurant sales shortfalls, offsetting soft guidance for 2025.

WEN had net income of $47.5 million, or 23 cents a share, for the quarter, compared with $46.9 million, or 23 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted for one-time items, its EPS of 25 cents beat of the 24-cent FactSet consensus.

Revenue rose 6.2% to $574.3 million, also ahead of the $563 million FactSet consensus.

Same-restaurant sales were up 4.3%, while FactSet was expecting a 3.2% rise. That metric was a positive, coming after six straight quarters of misses.

The stock has fallen 25.6% in the last 12 months amid the weakness, while the S&P 500 

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