Autozone Inc vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Autozone Inc trades at $3,025.08 (market cap $49.67B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.54 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Autozone Inc is far larger — about 34.5× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays a 3.71% dividend while Autozone Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AZO | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.67B | $1.44B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $4.35K | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $2.92K | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $62.05B | $5.17B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.71% |
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AutoZone is the premier seller of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in the United States. The company derives an increasing proportion of its sales from domestic commercial customers, although its presence in its home market is still dominated by its do-it-yourself operation, which accounts for nearly 75% of sales in country. AutoZone also has a growing presence in Mexico and Brazil. AutoZone had 6,767 stores in the U.S. (6,051), Mexico (664), and Brazil (52) as of the end of fiscal 2021.
Read more on AZO →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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