COMPARE · Data as of August 24, 2026
EXPE vs WEN
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EXPE scored 67.9, WEN scored 37.2 — EXPE leads.
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EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc.
67.9
$339.13 · $40.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
30.7
EXPE leads
WEN
The Wendy's Company
37.2
$8.84 · $1.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestWEN13.6x
- Fastest growthEXPE+12.0%
- Highest qualityEXPE85 / 100
- Largest discount to fair valueWEN-59%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EXPE
stronger →← stronger
WEN
85
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
65
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
13
74
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
62
EXPE is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EXPE
WEN
$4.5bB
FCF
$264mC
+12.0%B
Rev
-1.0%D+
2.30C
D/E
—
20.2xB
P/E
13.6xA-
1.00B+
PEG
1.73C+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EXPE
WEN
44% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
59% below
~-4%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~-17%/yr
+52%
1-yr DCF upside
+135%
+78%
5-yr DCF upside
+142%
+124%
10-yr DCF upside
+152%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EXPE
Why this score
- Buying back stock
- Raising its dividend
- Durable high returns
- Cyclical growth
WEN
Why this score
- Cut its dividend
The companies
EXPEExpedia Group, Inc.
Why now
Travel Services · market cap $40.7b. Trading near 52-week high of $341.09 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 35 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $336.23 (implying -1% upside).
Moat
Net margin 13% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
D/E 2.30 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
WENThe Wendy's Company
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $1.7b. 17% off the 52-week high of $10.62. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $7.79 (implying -12% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income — non-cash charges (depreciation, intangible amortization) are holding down GAAP earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where EXPE and WEN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 30.7 points in favor of EXPE. The widest single difference is Growth, where EXPE leads by 37.0 points.
- GrowthEXPE 50.0 · WEN 13.0EXPE +37.0
- QualityEXPE 84.7 · WEN 64.6EXPE +20.1
- ValueEXPE 74.0 · WEN 61.5EXPE +12.5
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.