VF Corp vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? VF Corp trades at $16.88 (market cap $6.62B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.63 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: VF Corp is far larger — about 4.4× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VFC | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.62B | $1.50B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $21.55 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $11.66 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $10.77B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 2.13% | 7.13% |
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VF designs, produces, and distributes branded apparel and accessories. Its largest apparel categories include action sports, outdoor, and workwear. Its portfolio of about a dozen brands includes Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Supreme, and Dickies. VF markets its products in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific through wholesale sales to retailers, e-commerce, and branded stores owned by the company and partners. The company has grown through multiple acquisitions and traces its roots to 1899.
Read more on VFC →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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