How many employees does The Wendy's Company have?

The Wendy's Company reported 14,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 2.8% from a year earlier.

What is The Wendy's Company's revenue per employee?

The Wendy's Company brought in $2.18B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $146K per employee. That ranks 8 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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The Wendy's Company employees and revenue per employee

WEN · Restaurants · $1.19B market cap

The Wendy's Company had 14,900 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 2.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.18B, down 3.1% from a year earlier, or $146K per employee. Revenue fell while headcount grew.

Employees

14,900

+2.8% YoY

Revenue

$2.18B

-3.1% YoY

Revenue / employee

$146K

Peer median $92K

Rank in industry

8 of 25

Restaurants

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Jan 2017

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WEN employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	14,900	$2.18B	$146K	+2.8%	-3.1%
Dec 2024	14,500	$2.25B	$155K	-5.2%	+3.0%
Dec 2023	15,300	$2.18B	$143K	+5.5%	+4.1%
Jan 2023	14,500	$2.10B	$145K	+0.0%	+10.5%
Jan 2022	14,500	$1.90B	$131K	+3.6%	+9.4%
Jan 2021	14,000	$1.73B	$124K	+5.3%	+1.5%
Dec 2019	13,300	$1.71B	$128K	+6.4%	+7.5%
Dec 2018	12,500	$1.59B	$127K	+3.3%	+30.0%
Dec 2017	12,100	$1.22B	$101K	+0.0%	-14.8%
Jan 2017	12,100	$1.44B	$119K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

The Wendy's Company against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
PZZA Papa John's International, Inc.	9,400	$2.05B	$218K	Contracting
WEN The Wendy's Company	14,900	$2.18B	$146K	Hiring into decline
SHAK Shake Shack Inc.	13,873	$1.45B	$104K	Efficient growth
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated	48,400	$3.75B	$78K	Efficient growth
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.	17,500	$1.22B	$70K	Efficient growth
BJRI BJ's Restaurants, Inc.	22,000	$1.40B	$64K	Hiring ahead
BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.	64,000	$3.96B	$62K	Leaner
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.	32,000	$1.64B	$51K	Efficient growth
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	74,500	$3.32B	$45K	Contracting

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Questions about The Wendy's Company

How many employees does The Wendy's Company have?: The Wendy's Company reported 14,900 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 2.8% from a year earlier.
What is The Wendy's Company's revenue per employee?: The Wendy's Company brought in $2.18B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $146K per employee. That ranks 8 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in The Wendy's Company's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WEN.