Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) is a global quick-service restaurant company that owns and operates a portfolio of well-known restaurant brands. Its principal brands are Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Firehouse Subs, which serve customers through company-operated and franchised restaurants.

The company’s brands offer a range of products, including hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and meals, coffee and baked goods, fried and Louisiana-style chicken, and specialty subs. RBI primarily operates through a franchise-based model, supporting franchisees with brand management, restaurant development, marketing, technology and supply-chain services.

RBI was formed in 2014 through the combination of Burger King and Tim Hortons and expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Popeyes in 2017 and Firehouse Subs in 2021. The company serves customers across numerous markets in North America and internationally. Josh Kobza serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.87 to $72.55
• 50-Day Range: $69.45 to $81.60
• 52-Week Range: $64.52 to $81.96
• Volume: 3.16 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.27 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.47
• Dividend Yield: 3.59%
• Price Target: $83.63
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Restaurant Brands International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Restaurant Brands International scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 85th out of 485 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Restaurant Brands International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Restaurant Brands International has a consensus price target of $83.63, representing about 15.4% upside from its current price of $72.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Restaurant Brands International has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Restaurant Brands International are expected to grow by 11.78% in the coming year, from $4.16 to $4.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Restaurant Brands International is 19.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Restaurant Brands International is 19.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 41.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Restaurant Brands International has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Restaurant Brands International has a P/B Ratio of 4.86. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.33% of the float of Restaurant Brands International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Restaurant Brands International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.98.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Restaurant Brands International has recently decreased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Restaurant Brands International is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.66%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Restaurant Brands International has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Restaurant Brands International is 69.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Restaurant Brands International will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.91% next year. This indicates that Restaurant Brands International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.42

News Sentiment

Restaurant Brands International has a news sentiment score of -0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Restaurant Brands International this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

48 people have searched for QSR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 118% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Restaurant Brands International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Restaurant Brands International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,671,554.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.22% of the stock of Restaurant Brands International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.29% of the stock of Restaurant Brands International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:QSR
• CIK: 1618756
• Web: www.rbi.com
• Phone: (905) 845-6511
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 53,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Restaurant Brands International: $83.63
• High Price Target: $92.00
• Low Price Target: $78.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.41
• P/E Growth: 1.93
• Net Income: $776 million
• Net Margins: 13.12%
• Pretax Margin: 21.68%
• Return on Equity: 33.43%
• Return on Assets: 6.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.49
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.60
• Cash Flow: $5.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.40
• Book Value: $14.90 per share
• Price / Book: 4.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 348,763,000
• Free Float: 344,508,000
• Market Cap: $25.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52