The Wendy's Company (WEN) Dividend History

DivTrkr holds 93 recorded WEN dividend payments, running from September 5, 2003 to June 1, 2026 — 24 calendar years. Together those payments total $29.00 per share. WEN has most often paid quarterly.

WEN's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.

Over the last five complete years the WEN payment rate compounded at +18.5% a year, and +9.8% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.

WEN's payment rate fell in 2009, 2020, 2025. The steepest drop was -81.1%.

WEN dividends by year

YearTotal paid per sharePaymentsMedian paymentGrowth
2025$0.6704$0.140-44.0%
2024$1.004$0.250+0.0%
2023$1.004$0.250+100.0%
2022$0.5004$0.125+13.6%
2021$0.4304$0.110+83.3%
2020$0.2904$0.0600-40.0%
2019$0.4204$0.100+17.6%
2018$0.3404$0.0850+21.4%
2017$0.2804$0.0700+16.7%
2016$0.2454$0.0600+9.1%
2015$0.2254$0.0550+10.0%
2014$0.2054$0.0500+11.1%
2013$0.1804$0.0450+125.0%
2012$0.1004$0.0200+0.0%
2011$0.08004$0.0200+33.3%
2010$0.06504$0.0150+0.0%
2009$0.06004$0.0150-81.1%
2008$0.2534$0.0792+1.0%
2007$0.3144$0.0784+0.0%
2006$0.3144$0.0784+10.3%
2005$0.2844$0.0711+11.5%
2004$0.2554$0.0637
2003$21.213 (timing)$0.0637

How this growth is measured

Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.

Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than WEN's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.

Recent WEN dividend payments

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
June 1, 2026$0.140
March 2, 2026$0.140
December 1, 2025$0.140
September 2, 2025$0.140
June 2, 2025$0.140
March 3, 2025$0.250
December 2, 2024$0.250
September 3, 2024$0.250
June 3, 2024$0.250
February 29, 2024$0.250
November 30, 2023$0.250
August 31, 2023$0.250
May 31, 2023$0.250
February 28, 2023$0.250
November 30, 2022$0.125
August 31, 2022$0.125
May 31, 2022$0.125
March 4, 2022$0.125
November 30, 2021$0.120
August 31, 2021$0.120
May 28, 2021$0.100
March 4, 2021$0.0900
November 30, 2020$0.0700
August 31, 2020$0.0500
May 29, 2020$0.0500
February 28, 2020$0.120
November 29, 2019$0.120
August 30, 2019$0.100
May 31, 2019$0.100
February 28, 2019$0.100
November 30, 2018$0.0850
August 31, 2018$0.0850
May 31, 2018$0.0850
February 28, 2018$0.0850
November 30, 2017$0.0700
August 30, 2017$0.0700
May 30, 2017$0.0700
February 27, 2017$0.0700
November 29, 2016$0.0650
August 30, 2016$0.0600
May 27, 2016$0.0600
February 26, 2016$0.0600
November 27, 2015$0.0600
August 28, 2015$0.0550
May 28, 2015$0.0550
February 26, 2015$0.0550
November 26, 2014$0.0550
August 28, 2014$0.0500
May 29, 2014$0.0500
February 27, 2014$0.0500
November 27, 2013$0.0500
August 29, 2013$0.0500
May 30, 2013$0.0400
February 27, 2013$0.0400
November 29, 2012$0.0400
August 30, 2012$0.0200
May 30, 2012$0.0200
February 28, 2012$0.0200
November 29, 2011$0.0200
August 30, 2011$0.0200

Showing the 60 most recent of 93 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.

WEN dividend history questions

How many dividends has WEN paid?

DivTrkr has 93 recorded WEN dividend payments between September 5, 2003 and June 1, 2026, totalling $29.00 per share across 24 calendar years.

Has WEN ever cut its dividend?

Yes. The WEN per-payment rate fell in 2009, 2020, 2025, the steepest being -81.1%.

How fast is the WEN dividend growing?

The WEN payment rate compounded at +18.5% a year over the last five complete years and +9.8% a year over the last ten.

How often does WEN pay a dividend?

WEN has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.

See the current WEN dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track WEN free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.