Bath & Body Works Inc vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Bath & Body Works Inc trades at $18.9 (market cap $3.81B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.54 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Bath & Body Works Inc is far larger — about 2.6× Wendys Co's market cap, and Bath & Body Works Inc pays the higher dividend (4.24%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBWI | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $3.81B | $1.44B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $31.87 | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $14.85 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $7.70B | $5.17B |
Dividend Yield | 4.24% | 3.71% |
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Bath & Body Works is a specialty home fragrance and fragrant body care retailer operating under the Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, and White Barn brands. The company generates most of its business in North America, with less than 5% of sales from international markets in fiscal 2021. For fiscal 2021, 72% of sales stemmed from the brick-and-mortar network (which is composed of more than 1,700 retail stores), up from 65% in 2020, as consumer shopping patterns began to return to normal. Future growth is expected from store reformatting, digital and international channels, as well as new category expansion.
Read more on BBWI →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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