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WEN vs ARCO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Wendy's Company (NASDAQ) VS. Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WEN 4
— ARCO 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ARCO
LAST: $7.17 (+1.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.37B
valuation
11.1x
LAST: $6.90 (-0.29%) • MKT CAP: $1.45B
valuation
3.7x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WEN VS. ARCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WEN | ARCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.60% | 96.00% | -32.40 | ARCO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.70% | 18.90% | -8.20 | ARCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.1x | 3.7x | +7.40 | ARCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 1.03% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.80% | 7.80% | +8.00 | WEN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.60% | 4.50% | +3.10 | WEN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.10% | 4.70% | -7.80 | ARCO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.49% | 3.48% | +6.01 | WEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.02 | 2.10 | -1.08 | ARCO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | ARCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 31.0 | +30.50 | WEN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.7x | 6.4x | +1.30 | ARCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.37B | $1.45B | -$87.4M | ARCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WEN REV | ARCO REV | WEN GROSS % | ARCO GROSS % | WEN FCF | ARCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.18B | $4.68B | 63.6% | 98.0% | $344.5M | $15.0M |
| FY 2024 | $2.25B | $4.47B | 65.1% | 98.0% | $355.3M | -$60.8M |
| FY 2023 | $2.18B | $4.33B | — | — | $345.4M | $382.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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