Capital One Financial Corp. vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Capital One Financial Corp. trades at $219.35 (market cap $134.45B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.55 (market cap $1.44B). The key difference: Capital One Financial Corp. is far larger — about 93.4× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (3.71%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| COF | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $134.45B | $1.44B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $257.94 | $10.68 |
52-Week Low | $176.10 | $6.17 |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 3.71% |
Enterprise Value | — | $5.17B |
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Capital One is a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Originally a spinoff of Signet Financial's credit card division in 1994, the company is now primarily involved in credit card lending, auto loans, and commercial lending.
Read more on COF →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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