Wendy's (WEN): FY26 Q1 earnings call, May 8, 2026

Fri, May 8Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptWendy's

No Kalshi or Polymarket word markets were listed for Wendy's May 8, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q1). The transcript is searchable below (quotes of at most 25 words).

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12 matches for “Inflation”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Suzie Thuerkcompanyprepared

…decline in traffic, commodity cost increases of approximately 8%, including both continued inflation in beef prices and investments made to improve the quality of our…

Suzie Thuerkcompanyprepared

…by 160 basis points to 12.6%, which was entirely driven by commodity inflation. Now turning to our expectations for 2026. We are maintaining our outlook…

Suzie Thuerkcompanyprepared

…U.S. company-operated restaurant margin of 13% ±50 basis points, including labor rate inflation of approximately 4% and a commodity cost increase of approximately 4%, reflecting…

Ken Cookcompanyqa

…the core of Project Fresh. Obviously, the combination of sales pressure and inflation does put pressure on franchisee economics. We do have a wide range…

Chris Carrilanalystqa

…margins, I think around 13%? Just, I guess taking into account your inflation guide, I think you said around 4% for both labor and food…

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