Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA trades at $79.57 (market cap $159.01B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.55 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA is far larger — about 110.4× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (3.71%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BUD | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.01B | $1.44B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $86.48 | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $57.93 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $223.42B | $5.17B |
Dividend Yield | 1.67% | 3.71% |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest brewer in the world and one of the world's top five consumer product companies, as measured by EBITDA. After the SABMiller acquisition, the company's portfolio now contains five of the top 10 beer brands by sales and 18 brands with retail sales over $1 billion. AB InBev was created by the 2008 merger of Belgium-based InBev and U.S.-based Anheuser-Busch. The firm holds a 62% economic interest in Ambev and in 2016 acquired SABMiller.
Read more on BUD →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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