Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$70.01 -0.79 (-1.11%)

As of 01:35 PM Eastern

Restaurant Brands International - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
10

Buy
12

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Restaurant Brands International in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 23 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 10 have given a hold rating, and 12 have given a buy rating for QSR.

Consensus Price Target

$75.65
8.06% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Restaurant Brands International, the average price target is $75.65. The highest price target for QSR is $90.00, while the lowest price target for QSR is $65.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 8.06% from the current price of $70.01.

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QSR Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/21/24 to 5/21/25	1 Month Ago 4/21/24 to 4/21/25	3 Months Ago 2/21/24 to 2/20/25	1 Year Ago 5/22/23 to 5/21/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	12 Buy rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)
Hold	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$75.65	$76.58	$77.96	$83.56
Forecasted Upside	8.06% Upside	21.68% Upside	23.40% Upside	21.08% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

QSR Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

QSR Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Restaurant Brands International Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Restaurant Brands International	Retail/Wholesale Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.48	2.55	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	6.96% Upside	57.95% Upside	13.04% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent QSR News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
5/9/2025	CIBC 3 of 5 stars	John Zamparo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperformer ➝ Outperformer	$78.00 ➝ $77.00	+14.60%
5/9/2025	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars	John Glass Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$72.00 ➝ $73.00	+8.20%
5/5/2025	UBS Group 3 of 5 stars	Dennis Geiger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$90.00 ➝ $85.00	+27.34%
4/22/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jake Bartlett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$83.00 ➝ $78.00	+22.65%
4/22/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Zachary Fadem Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$69.00 ➝ $66.00	+4.86%
4/16/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral	$67.00 ➝ $66.00	+6.09%
4/7/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Tarantino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$72.00 ➝ $65.00	+2.19%
4/4/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Francfort Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$71.00 ➝ $77.00	+17.00%
3/20/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	John Ivankoe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $78.00	+15.06%
3/19/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Staszak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
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3/18/2025	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy
2/25/2025	TD Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Charles Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold ➝ Hold	$70.00 ➝ $70.00	+8.65%
2/14/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Charles Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$70.00	+5.45%
2/13/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$83.00 ➝ $80.00	+21.82%
1/30/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight	$73.00 ➝ $67.00	+7.37%
1/10/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Chris O'Cull Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$72.00 ➝ $68.00	+10.17%
1/7/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$86.00 ➝ $77.00	+20.69%
11/6/2024	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$93.00 ➝ $90.00	+31.93%
11/6/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$95.00 ➝ $90.00	+34.17%
11/6/2024	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$80.00 ➝ $78.00	+14.45%
10/22/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$76.00 ➝ $77.00	+6.80%
8/12/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$82.00 ➝ $75.00	+6.37%
6/13/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Cho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$80.00	+16.16%
5/30/2024	Genuity Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral	$74.00 ➝ $73.00	+9.25%
4/29/2024	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Outperform ➝ Outperform	$80.00 ➝ $81.00	+9.92%
2/28/2024	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$88.00 ➝ $93.00	+22.21%
2/14/2024	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	+17.16%
2/13/2024	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$75.00	-0.04%
11/30/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$85.00	+22.11%
10/19/2023	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy	$75.00	+16.62%
8/22/2023	Northcoast Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy

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Should I Buy Restaurant Brands International Stock? QSR Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, May 16, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Restaurant Brands International pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Restaurant Brands International
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Restaurant Brands International Inc.:

The company has recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.62, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders. This represents an annualized dividend yield of approximately 3.72%, which can be attractive for income-focused investors.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. has a strong return on equity of 28.53%, indicating effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity, which can signal a well-performing investment.
The current stock price is around $75.27, which is within a reasonable range compared to analysts' price targets, suggesting potential for appreciation as the market adjusts to the company's performance.
With a diverse portfolio that includes popular brands like Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes, the company benefits from multiple revenue streams, reducing reliance on any single brand.
The company has a solid net margin of 12.15%, indicating that it retains a good portion of revenue as profit, which can be a sign of operational efficiency and financial health.

Restaurant Brands International
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Restaurant Brands International Inc. for these reasons:

The company has a relatively high debt-to-equity ratio of 2.75, which may indicate higher financial risk and could affect its ability to manage debt obligations during economic downturns.
Recent earnings reports showed that the company missed consensus earnings estimates, which could raise concerns about its growth trajectory and operational challenges.
Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Hold," suggesting that there may be uncertainty about the stock's future performance.
Some analysts have downgraded their price targets, indicating a cautious outlook on the company's short-term growth potential, which could impact investor sentiment.
The quick ratio of 0.94 suggests that the company may have difficulty meeting its short-term liabilities, which could be a red flag for potential liquidity issues.

QSR Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Restaurant Brands International is $75.65, with a high forecast of $90.00 and a low forecast of $65.00.
: 23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Restaurant Brands International in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" QSR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in QSR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Restaurant Brands International's stock has a predicted upside of 8.06% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Restaurant Brands International's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Restaurant Brands International has been rated by research analysts at Argus, CIBC, Citigroup, Guggenheim, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Loop Capital, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, TD Securities, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Restaurant Brands International less than other "retail/wholesale" companies. The consensus rating for Restaurant Brands International is Hold while the average consensus rating for "retail/wholesale" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how QSR compares to other companies.

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Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Stock Forecast & Price Target