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Restaurant Brands International (QSR)


Market Price (10/24/2025): $67.46 | Market Cap: $22.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Restaurants

Restaurant Brands International (QSR)


Market Price (10/24/2025): $67.46
Market Cap: $22.1 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Restaurants

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 8.7%, Dividend Yield is 4.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 4.2%, FCF Yield is 6.1%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.7%
Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 68%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -48%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -47%
 
2 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 26%
  
3 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%
  
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 8.7%, Dividend Yield is 4.8%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 4.2%, FCF Yield is 6.1%
1 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%
2 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 26%
3 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 15%
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
5 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -4.7%
6 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -48%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -47%
7 Debt is significant
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is 68%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

QSR Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
QSR Return-0%3%11%25%-14%6%30%
Peers Return22%34%-9%19%4%-4%79%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%15%106%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
QSR Win Rate58%50%50%67%33%56% 
Peers Win Rate65%57%43%60%50%49% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
QSR Max Drawdown-55%-9%-22%-6%-15%-7% 
Peers Max Drawdown-31%-7%-26%-6%-13%-15% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: MCD, SBUX, CMG, YUM, ACI. See QSR Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/23/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventQSRS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-33.4%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven50.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven319 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-58.0%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven138.0%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven373 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-25.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven33.6%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven115 days120 days

Compare to MCD, SBUX, CMG, YUM, ACI


In The Past

Restaurant Brands International's stock fell -33.4% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 6/1/2021. A -33.4% loss requires a 50.1% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-20.1%-20.1%-22.1%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-0.5%-0.5%-6.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-3.9%-3.9%-7.9%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
8.0%8.0%-6.1%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
8.1%8.1%-11.7%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ANF_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025ANFAbercrombie & FitchDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-20.1%-20.1%-22.1%
DECK_9302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302025DECKDeckers OutdoorDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
-0.5%-0.5%-6.2%
CHH_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025CHHChoice Hotels InternationalDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
-3.9%-3.9%-7.9%
VAC_9302025_Dip_Buyer_ValueBuy09302025VACMarriott Vacations WorldwideDip BuyDB | P/E OPMDip Buy with Low PE and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with tame PE and meaningfully high operating margin
8.0%8.0%-6.1%
FUN_9302025_Short_Squeeze09302025FUNSix Flags EntertainmentSpecialShort Squeeze PotentialShort Squeeze Potential
Has potential for a short squeeze. High short interest, rising short interest and high debt.
8.1%8.1%-11.7%

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Financials

QSRMCDSBUXCMGYUMACIMedian
NameRestaura.McDonald.StarbucksChipotle.Yum Bran.Albertso. 
Mkt Price67.45306.9785.4441.80146.3719.0676.44
Mkt Cap22.1219.397.156.240.810.748.5
Rev LTM9,10626,06036,68911,5787,90781,37118,819
Op Inc LTM2,34812,0233,8361,9992,4391,5582,394
FCF LTM1,3546,8972,2541,4661,5346591,500
FCF 3Y Avg1,2406,8773,0211,3391,3946061,367
CFO LTM1,5889,7934,9012,0921,8342,5882,340
CFO 3Y Avg1,4059,3735,5231,9201,6822,6082,264

Growth & Margins

QSRMCDSBUXCMGYUMACIMedian
NameRestaura.McDonald.StarbucksChipotle.Yum Bran.Albertso. 
Rev Chg LTM21.8%1.2%0.6%8.6%11.3%2.1%5.3%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg14.2%3.4%4.7%12.5%5.9%2.6%5.3%
Rev Chg Q15.9%5.4%3.8%3.0%9.6%2.0%4.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM3.8%1.4%0.9%0.8%2.2%0.4%1.2%
Op Mgn LTM25.8%46.1%10.5%17.3%30.8%1.9%21.5%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg28.8%45.9%13.3%16.9%31.7%2.3%22.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.6%0.3%-1.6%-0.4%-0.5%-0.1%-0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM17.4%37.6%13.4%18.1%23.2%3.2%17.8%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg18.1%37.0%15.3%18.3%22.9%3.3%18.2%
FCF/Rev LTM14.9%26.5%6.1%12.7%19.4%0.8%13.8%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg16.0%27.2%8.4%12.8%19.0%0.8%14.4%

Valuation

QSRMCDSBUXCMGYUMACIMedian
NameRestaura.McDonald.StarbucksChipotle.Yum Bran.Albertso. 
Mkt Cap22.1219.397.156.240.810.748.5
P/S2.48.42.64.95.20.13.8
P/EBIT10.418.123.828.116.76.617.4
P/E25.826.136.936.528.510.927.3
P/CFO13.922.419.826.922.34.121.0
Total Yield8.7%6.1%5.5%2.7%5.4%12.2%5.8%
Dividend Yield4.8%2.3%2.8%0.0%1.9%3.1%2.5%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg5.5%3.4%3.0%1.9%3.6%5.6%3.5%
D/E0.70.30.30.10.31.40.3
Net D/E0.70.20.20.10.31.30.3

Returns

QSRMCDSBUXCMGYUMACIMedian
NameRestaura.McDonald.StarbucksChipotle.Yum Bran.Albertso. 
1M Rtn5.1%1.2%-0.3%5.3%-2.1%8.4%3.2%
3M Rtn-2.7%4.8%-8.2%-8.6%0.9%-7.2%-5.0%
6M Rtn9.8%-1.8%3.3%-15.6%0.2%-13.6%-0.8%
12M Rtn-4.7%5.2%-10.3%-29.2%11.3%3.5%-0.6%
3Y Rtn31.7%28.8%10.2%35.2%42.5%-1.3%30.2%
1M Excs Rtn3.1%-0.6%-0.1%4.2%-3.6%6.0%1.5%
3M Excs Rtn-7.6%-2.0%-14.4%-16.1%-5.2%-10.2%-8.9%
6M Excs Rtn-13.0%-24.7%-19.6%-38.5%-22.7%-36.4%-23.7%
12M Excs Rtn-18.9%-15.3%-24.3%-45.1%-3.8%-10.5%-17.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-46.8%-49.2%-77.4%-45.8%-42.1%-78.9%-48.0%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Tim Hortons (TH)3,9723,8013,3312,8103,344
Burger King (BK)1,2971,1961,1561,6021,777
International (INTL)874751688  
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLK)692619559556482
Firehouse Subs (FHS)187138500
Total7,0226,5055,7394,9685,603


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Tim Hortons (TH)9589258457041,010
International (INTL)597525511  
Burger King (BK)386396421761932
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (PLK)221205198210177
Firehouse Subs (FHS)3833200
Restaurant Holdings (RH) Transaction costs00   
Impact of equity method investments-6-59-25-48-11
Firehouse Subs (FHS) Transaction costs-19-24-1800
Franchise agreement and reacquired franchise rights amortization-31-32-32  
Corporate restructuring and advisory fees-38-46-16-16-31
Other operating expenses (income), net-55-25-7-10510
Office centralization and relocation costs   0-6
Share-based compensation and non-cash incentive compensation expense   -84-74
Total2,0511,8981,8791,4222,007


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity12,629,011
Short Interest: % Change Since 91520255.1%
Average Daily Volume3,426,954
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.69
Basic Shares Quantity328,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.9%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/7/2025-5.1%-4.5%-8.0%
5/8/2025-0.5%0.2%5.0%
2/12/2025-1.6%-5.5%-1.7%
11/5/2024-2.6%-3.1%1.5%
8/8/20242.0%0.1%-4.1%
4/30/20242.7%2.0%-10.2%
2/13/2024-4.5%-2.5%5.7%
11/3/2023-1.9%-0.7%6.0%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive91012
# Negative151412
Median Positive2.7%2.1%5.7%
Median Negative-2.7%-3.8%-7.2%
Max Positive7.4%9.0%14.3%
Max Negative-5.1%-10.8%-17.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025807202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025508202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024221202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241105202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024808202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024430202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023222202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231103202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023808202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023502202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022222202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021223202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211025202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0CURTIS THOMAS BENJAMINPres., BK US & CA3212025Sell68.3823,0001,572,7405,053,120Form
1Siddiqui Sami A.Chief Financial Officer3122025Sell70.152,571180,3566,444,841Form
2Granat JillSee Remarks12102024Sell69.7422,0001,534,26927,111,883Form