Restaurant Brands International (QSR)
NYSE:QSR
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Rating:71Outperform
Price Target:
$88.00
▲(12.36% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:05/09/26
The score is driven primarily by solid fundamentals—durable top-line expansion and strong free cash flow—tempered by leverage risk. Technicals are supportive with an uptrend and healthy (not overbought) momentum. Valuation is reasonable with a meaningful dividend, and the latest earnings call reinforced confidence via growth, cash generation, and buybacks, offset by Popeyes weakness, commodity pressure, and elevated leverage.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent multi-year operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for buybacks, dividends, unit development and deleveraging. High FCF supports financial flexibility even if earnings cycle, enabling reinvestment in marketing, unit growth and franchise support over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
Negative Factors
Elevated financial leverage
High leverage increases sensitivity to interest rates and earnings volatility, constraining financial flexibility for M&A, capex or faster buybacks. Reliance on deleveraging plans adds execution risk: if free cash flow or comps soften, balance-sheet pressure could limit strategic optionality over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent multi-year operating and free cash flow provides durable internal funding for buybacks, dividends, unit development and deleveraging. High FCF supports financial flexibility even if earnings cycle, enabling reinvestment in marketing, unit growth and franchise support over the next 2–6 months and beyond.
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Restaurant Brands International Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$34.40B
Dividend Yield3.6%
Average Volume (3M)3.34M
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.0
Beta (1Y)0.33
Revenue Growth9.26%
EPS Growth-3.76%
CountryUS
Employees37,600
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryRestaurants
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.22
Shares Outstanding346,983,980
10 Day Avg. Volume3,266,928
30 Day Avg. Volume3,343,079
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.11
Price to Book (P/B)6.27
Price to Sales (P/S)2.42
P/FCF Ratio15.73
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.19
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.26
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit8.76
Enterprise Value/Ebitda15.88
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$84.81Price Target Upside8.29% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering22
EPS Forecast (FY)4.06
Revenue Forecast (FY)$9.86B
Restaurant Brands International Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Restaurant Brands International Inc. operates as quick service restaurant company in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segments: Tim Hortons (TH), Burger King (BK), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLK), and Firehouse Subs (FHS). The ...
How the Company Makes Money
Restaurant Brands International primarily makes money through a franchised business model. Its key revenue streams include: (1) Franchise royalties: ongoing fees paid by franchisees, typically calculated as a percentage of restaurant sales, for th...
Restaurant Brands International Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 06, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated multiple strong operational and financial wins: company-wide comparable sales and organic AOI growth, solid EPS expansion, robust free cash flow, resumed buybacks and clear international momentum (including a successful BK China JV). Burger King U.S. showed notable reacceleration with sustained operational improvements. Headwinds remain—most prominently a material comp decline at Popeyes, elevated beef inflation pressuring margins and some Restaurant Holdings/start‑up losses—along with elevated net leverage. Management provided actionable remedies (training, value platforms, refranchising progress) and concrete targets for repurchases, development and deleveraging, indicating confidence in recovery. Overall, positive results and clear plans outweigh the identifiable near-term challenges.Positive Updates
Companywide Top-Line and Profitability Growth
Comparable sales +3.2% (Q1), system-wide sales +6.2%, net restaurant growth 2.6%; organic adjusted operating income (AOI) +10.7%; adjusted EPS increased 14.6% to $0.86 from $0.75.
Negative Updates
Popeyes U.S. Comparable Sales Decline
Popeyes comparable sales declined 6.5% in Q1 while net restaurant growth was +1.2%, resulting in system-wide sales decline of 3.9%; company cited execution, core assortment focus and everyday value as areas needing improvement and expects a turnaround in H2 2026.
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Q1-2026 Updates
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Companywide Top-Line and Profitability Growth
Comparable sales +3.2% (Q1), system-wide sales +6.2%, net restaurant growth 2.6%; organic adjusted operating income (AOI) +10.7%; adjusted EPS increased 14.6% to $0.86 from $0.75.
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Company Guidance
RBI’s 2026 financial guidance: segment G&A (ex‑Restaurant Holdings) of about $600–620M, net adjusted interest expense roughly flat at ~$500–520M (assuming mid‑3% average SOFR, ~15% of debt), CapEx plus tenant inducements of ≈$400M, Tim Hortons supply‑chain margins roughly in line with 2025, and Restaurant Holdings AOI of ~$10–20M for the year (with an expected Tim Hortons AOI drag of ~ $20M in 2026 vs $14M in 2025). Management reiterated a target of ~8% organic AOI growth for 2026, plans to repurchase ≈$500M of shares in 2026 (>$60M repurchased through April 30), generated nearly $200M of free cash flow in Q1 (including $53M CapEx/cash inducements and $26M hedge benefit), returned ~$315M to shareholders in Q1, finished the quarter with ~$1.0B cash and ~$2.3B total liquidity and net leverage of 4.2x, and remains on track to accelerate net restaurant growth toward ~1,800 net new restaurants per year by 2028 and achieve corporate investment‑grade leverage by 2028 (with beef‑cost relief anticipated closer to 2027).Restaurant Brands International Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
76
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
71
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 9.59B | 9.43B | 8.41B | 7.02B | 6.50B | 5.74B |
| Gross Profit | 4.66B | 3.88B | 3.02B | 2.80B | 2.60B | 2.37B |
| EBITDA | 2.57B | 2.42B | 2.66B | 2.24B | 2.07B | 2.04B |
| Net Income | 955.00M | 776.00M | 1.02B | 1.19B | 1.01B | 838.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 24.88B | 25.61B | 24.63B | 23.39B | 22.75B | 23.25B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.01B | 1.16B | 1.33B | 1.14B | 1.18B | 1.09B |
| Total Debt | 15.68B | 17.58B | 15.96B | 14.52B | 14.49B | 14.62B |
| Total Liabilities | 19.59B | 20.46B | 19.79B | 18.66B | 18.48B | 19.39B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.74B | 3.63B | 3.11B | 2.87B | 2.50B | 2.24B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.51B | 1.45B | 1.30B | 1.20B | 1.39B | 1.62B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.77B | 1.71B | 1.50B | 1.32B | 1.49B | 1.73B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -248.84M | -399.00M | -660.00M | 11.00M | -64.00M | -1.10B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.48B | -1.44B | -625.00M | -1.37B | -1.31B | -1.09B |
Restaurant Brands International Technical Analysis
Neutral
78.32
Price Trends
76.81
Negative
72.72
Positive
69.19
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.43
Positive
41.97
Neutral
26.32
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For QSR, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 78.32 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 77.96, above the 50-day MA of 76.81, and above the 200-day MA of 69.19, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.43 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 41.97 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 26.32 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for QSR.
Restaurant Brands International Risk Analysis
Restaurant Brands International disclosed 30 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Restaurant Brands International reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Restaurant Brands International Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | $15.56B | 13.93 | 16.97% | 1.98% | 6.72% | 8.73% | |
71 Outperform | $34.40B | 18.97 | 27.14% | 3.60% | 9.26% | -3.76% | |
67 Neutral | $200.55B | 27.85 | -433.95% | 2.31% | 6.76% | 6.96% | |
65 Neutral | $42.19B | 34.31 | 48.45% | ― | 5.67% | -4.28% | |
64 Neutral | $42.76B | 24.92 | -23.33% | 1.84% | 9.65% | 23.32% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
59 Neutral | $10.53B | 22.18 | -15.04% | 1.63% | 5.17% | -0.62% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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