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The headline numbers for Wendy's (WEN) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Wendy's (WEN) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.25 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.21 per share a year ago.

Fast-food chain Wendy's posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and ended six quarters of same-restaurant sales shortfalls, offsetting soft guidance for 2025.

Wendy's systemwide sales grew 5.4% in the fourth quarter, reaching $3.7 billion,* including same-restaurant sales growth of 4.3%. For the full year systemwide sales grew 3.1%, reaching $14.5 billion, including same-restaurant sales growth of 1.5%.

WEN's fourth-quarter 2024 results are likely to reflect a gain from robust same-restaurant sales, technological upgrades and international expansion.

Looking beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Wendy's (WEN), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2024.

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DARIEN, IL – The old Darien Wendy's restaurant, which closed in early December, may get a new occupant, an official said Monday. "Wendy's is under contract," Dan Gombac, Darien's municipal services director, told the City Council. "When these bigger boys are out there, they don't disclose until the last minute what's coming in. But it sounds like it's going to be a restaurant of some type, whether it's fast food or white cloth." The old Wendy's is at the southwest corner of Route 83 and Plainfield Road, close to Hinsdale South High School. Asked about the old TFI Fridays building, Gombac said, "There's some rumbling going on." But he gave no details. TGI Fridays at 2201 75th St. closed its doors in December, a month after the chain filed for bankruptcy protection. The local restaurant was at Darien Towne Center, which includes Walmart. In December, Gombac told the council that both Wendy's and TGI Fridays were seeing a lack of sales.