Unilever plc vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Unilever plc trades at $62.18 (market cap $131.86B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.63 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: Unilever plc is far larger — about 87.9× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UL | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $131.86B | $1.50B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $74.59 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $55.05 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $157.31B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 3.68% | 7.13% |
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Unilever is a diversified personal product (42% of 2021 sales by value), home care (20%), and packaged food (38%) company. Its brands include Knorr soups and sauces, Hellmann's mayonnaise, Lipton teas, Axe and Dove skin products, and the TRESemme haircare brand. The firm has been acquisitive in recent years
Read more on UL →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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