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WEN vs CBRL // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY
Wendy's Company (NASDAQ) VS. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WEN 5
— CBRL 6
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $7.17 (+1.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.37B
balance-sheet
1.02
LAST: $72.45 (+2.23%) • MKT CAP: $1.62B
balance-sheet
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WEN VS. CBRL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WEN | CBRL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.60% | 69.00% | -5.40 | CBRL | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.70% | 5.40% | +5.30 | WEN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.1x | 10.5x | +0.60 | CBRL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.69% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.80% | 1.60% | +14.20 | WEN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.60% | 1.30% | +6.30 | WEN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.10% | 0.40% | -3.50 | CBRL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.49% | 1.43% | +8.06 | WEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE | 1.02 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | CBRL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 67.6 | -6.15 | CBRL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.7x | 32.5x | -24.80 | WEN | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.37B | $1.62B | -$253.3M | CBRL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WEN REV | CBRL REV | WEN GROSS % | CBRL GROSS % | WEN FCF | CBRL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.18B | $3.48B | 63.6% | 69.0% | $344.5M | $59.8M |
| FY 2024 | $2.25B | $3.47B | 65.1% | 68.7% | $355.3M | $40.7M |
| FY 2023 | $2.18B | $3.44B | — | — | $345.4M | $250.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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