Red List

WENWendy's Company (The)

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · small-cap ($1.3B)
-40.0%
from rolling 252-day high of $12.51 set 2025-06-24 · 338d ago
Current
$7.50
Decline depth
-40.0%
Decline σ
2.4σ
TFC
2/5 bearish
Rolling 252-day high Up day Down day Last 90 trading days · data from Alpaca

Since tracking began

$WEN has been tracked since 2026-03-01. It was down 53.0% from its 52-week high then — now down -40.0%.

It has clawed back 2.3 percentage points off that level. It bottomed 61.0% below that high along the way.

Decline from the 52-week high as it stood on 2026-03-02 (fixed anchor) → today. Split-adjusted, Alpaca. Observed history, not a forecast.

Structural break signals

WEN qualifies for the Red List on decline depth.

Decline depth
-40.0%
From rolling 252-day high of $12.51, 338d ago. Past the 40% Red List threshold.
Time-frame continuity
2/5 bearish
Latest bar across daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly time frames. A bar counts as bearish when it's a 2-Down or a red 3.
Decline sigma
2.4σ
Drop from local high over the last 20 bars, expressed in units of the stock's typical daily volatility (5.16% per day).

The structural read

What price action says about WEN.

WEN qualifies for the Red List on decline depth — down -40.0% from its rolling 252-day high. Past the 40% threshold, the deepest tier in the taxonomy.

Upstream TFC read: weak alignment, current phase daily. Last bar types — daily 3 (gray), weekly 2D (red), monthly 3 (green).

Earnings on file: 2026-05-08. Tiering is unaffected by earnings dates — listings reflect price structure only.

52-week range

52W low $6.63 13.5% of range 52W high $13.06

Sector context · Consumer Cyclical

132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers are on Broken Stocks.

49 Red List
41 Amber
42 Watch
-33.8% Median decline

Worst in sector: FLUT (-69.5%). Least-bad: ZUMZ (-20.1%). See all Consumer Cyclical listings →

Questions about WEN

What people ask.

Why is WEN on Broken Stocks?

WEN qualifies for the Red List on decline depth. It is down -40.0% from its rolling 252-day high of $12.51, set on 2025-06-24 — 338d ago.

Is WEN a falling knife?

Not by the strict technical definition. WEN is down -40.0% from its 52-week high, but that high was set 338d ago — more than 120 days. A falling knife is usually a recent breakdown from a fresh high, not an established multi-quarter downtrend. WEN is still on the Red List for decline depth, but the freshness component of a falling knife is missing.

Is WEN a buy?

Broken Stocks does not issue buy or sell recommendations. The list is a rules-based technical warning system. It tracks structural decline depth and recency — not company quality, management, fundamentals, or news. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor.

Where is WEN trading inside its 52-week range?

At $7.50, WEN sits 13.5% of the way from its 52-week low ($6.63) to its 52-week high ($13.06). A reading below 25% indicates price is hugging the bottom of the range; above 75%, the top.

How fast has WEN been declining?

The current 40.0% decline accrued over 338d, which annualizes to roughly -43.2% per year. Annualized pace is a sanity check — a 30% decline in three months is a different signal than a 30% decline over two years.

How does WEN compare to its sector?

There are 132 other Consumer Cyclical tickers on Broken Stocks: 49 Red, 41 Amber, 42 Watch, with 84 showing recovering structural signals. Median sector decline is -33.8% — WEN's decline is deeper than the sector median.

Does WEN's earnings date affect its tier?

No. Tiering is decided purely by decline depth and recency of the rolling-high date. The earnings date on file (2026-05-08) is shown for reference only — listings can move tier between scans based on closing prices, regardless of fundamentals or news events.