Wendy's changed prices at 28 restaurants on 18 October 2026. 266 of the 270 individual prices went up. Large Natural-Cut Fries typically moved from $3.19 to $3.39 at 17 of those restaurants.
As of 18 October 2026 · 28 restaurants · prices from Wendy's own ordering system.
Each row is one menu item. The typical price is the median among the Wendy's restaurants that changed it on 18 October 2026. A row with a handful of restaurants is a local move; the ones with dozens are the ones that travel.
| Item | Restaurants | Typical price | Typical move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large Natural-Cut Fries | 17 | $3.19 → $3.39 | +$0.20 |
| Jr. Natural-Cut Fries | 17 | $1.59 → $1.69 | +$0.10 |
| Medium Natural-Cut Fries | 17 | $2.99 → $3.09 | +$0.10 |
| Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe | 13 | $2.29 → $2.49 | +$0.20 |
| Crispy Chicken BLT | 13 | $2.69 → $2.89 | +$0.20 |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 13 | $2.59 → $2.69 | +$0.10 |
| Large Chili | 13 | $3.59 → $3.69 | +$0.10 |
| Baconator Fries | 13 | $3.69 → $3.79 | +$0.10 |
| Cheese Baked Potato | 13 | $3.59 → $3.69 | +$0.10 |
| Plain Baked Potato | 13 | $2.59 → $2.69 | +$0.10 |
| Bacon Double Stack | 13 | $3.79 → $3.89 | +$0.10 |
| Jr. Hamburger | 13 | $1.79 → $1.89 | +$0.10 |
| Chili Cheese Fries | 13 | $3.49 → $3.59 | +$0.10 |
| Chili | 10 | $2.79 → $2.89 | +$0.10 |
| Cheese Fries | 10 | $2.89 → $2.99 | +$0.10 |
| Chili & Cheese Baked Potato | 10 | $3.99 → $4.09 | +$0.10 |
| Family Chili | 6 | $15.99 → $17.99 | +$2.00 |
| Pineapple Citrus Sparkling Energy | 5 | $3.49 → $3.59 | +$0.10 |
| Medium Pineapple Citrus Sparkling Energy | 5 | $3.99 → $4.09 | +$0.10 |
| Dave's Single | 4 | $5.79 → $3.99 | $-1.80 |
| Small Natural-Cut Fries | 4 | $2.39 → $2.99 | +$0.60 |
| Value Diet Dr. Pepper | 4 | $1.59 → $1.69 | +$0.10 |
A few of the restaurants, named because a typical move is easier to trust when it has an address: Large Natural-Cut Fries at Wendy's: 300 RUSSELL ROAD, ASHLAND, KY ($3.19 → $3.39), 2423 SOUTH CHURCH, BURLINGTON, NC ($3.19 → $3.39), and 1617 WASHINGTON STREET E., CHARLESTON, WV ($3.19 → $3.39). Jr. Natural-Cut Fries at Wendy's: 300 RUSSELL ROAD, ASHLAND, KY ($1.59 → $1.69), 2423 SOUTH CHURCH, BURLINGTON, NC ($1.59 → $1.69), and 1617 WASHINGTON STREET E., CHARLESTON, WV ($1.59 → $1.69).
The national picture for 18 October 2026 covers every priced chain that moved that day.
Other days: 14 September 2026 · 18 September 2026 · 20 September 2026 · 24 September 2026 · 25 September 2026 · 26 September 2026 · 28 September 2026 · 29 September 2026 · 1 October 2026 · 2 October 2026 · 3 October 2026 · 4 October 2026 · 5 October 2026 · 6 October 2026 · 7 October 2026 · 8 October 2026 · 11 October 2026 · 13 October 2026 · 14 October 2026 · 15 October 2026 · 16 October 2026 · 17 October 2026 · 18 October 2026 · 19 October 2026 · 20 October 2026 · 21 October 2026 · 22 October 2026 · 23 October 2026 · 1 November 2026.
Every dated Wendy's report: Wendy's price increases.
Open this day in the interactive window.
How this is counted. Only a restaurant we priced on both sides of the comparison counts as a change — the same rule as same-store sales. A restaurant or an item we had never priced before is new coverage, not a price change, and is not in these tables. Figures are as of 18 October 2026. Typical prices are the median among the restaurants that actually moved, not among the whole chain. A jump larger than threefold is dropped as a likely mismatch.