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WEN vs SG // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Wendy's Company (NASDAQ) VS. Sweetgreen Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WEN 7
— SG 2
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $7.17 (+1.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.37B
valuation
11.1x
LAST: $11.41 (+1.51%) • MKT CAP: $1.36B
valuation
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WEN VS. SG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WEN | SG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 63.60% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.70% | -35.00% | +45.70 | WEN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.1x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | -8.78% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.80% | -20.50% | +36.30 | WEN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.60% | -19.70% | +27.30 | WEN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -3.10% | 0.40% | -3.50 | SG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.49% | 0.00% | +9.49 | WEN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.02 | 0.39 | +0.63 | WEN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 2/9 | +4.00 | WEN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 67.3 | -5.79 | SG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.7x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.37B | $1.36B | $7.9M | WEN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WEN REV | SG REV | WEN GROSS % | SG GROSS % | WEN FCF | SG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.18B | $679.5M | 63.6% | — | $344.5M | -$119.2M |
| FY 2024 | $2.25B | $676.8M | 65.1% | — | $355.3M | -$41.1M |
| FY 2023 | $2.18B | $584.0M | — | — | $345.4M | $26.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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