Stock Analysis
Restaurant Brands International Inc.QSR
P/E 20.50×· 5Y range 19.02–43.53×· bottom 3% of history
Sector: Consumer Cyclical · Industry: Retail-Eating Places
AnalystsBuy18 analystsP/E 20.5× sits at the 3rd percentile of its 5.0513347022587265-year history.
Cash covers 7% of debt · Q2 2026.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, cheap valuation
Strengths
- Quality80
- Profitability77
Risks
- Financial Health32
- Growth40
Mixed business trading cheap — priced for skepticism.
Bull Case
- ✓ROE 23.6% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Revenue CAGR 13.2% — durable top-line growth
- ✓P/E 20.5× at bottom 3% of 5-year history
What's happening with QSR
Profile
Strong earnings quality, valuation and profitability; financial health and growth lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation77/100 · Strong
- P/E vs own history (3th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (6.3%)20/25
- P/S (2.7x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (15.6x)12/25
- Growth40/100 · Weak
- Revenue CAGR (13.2%)20/25
- Net income CAGR (-1.9%)0/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (-1.5%)0/25
- Fwd implied growth (23.1%)20/25
- Profitability77/100 · Strong
- ROIC (10.3%)12/25
- ROE (23.6%)20/25
- Net margin (13.1%)20/25
- Operating margin (26.9%)25/25
- Financial Health32/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (1.53)10/25
- Current ratio (1.01)12/25
- Interest coverage (3.4x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 58%)0/25
- Quality80/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (6/9)15/25
- Beneish M (-2.40)20/25
- FCF conversion (128%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 5.5%)20/25
- Moat74/100 · Moderate
- ROIC >12% years (4/10 yrs)6/25
- Median gross margin (64.9%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 8.2%)18/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Altman Z 1.5 — distress-zone balance sheet
About Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Restaurant Brands generates about $47 billion in system sales across more than 33,000 restaurants in over 120 markets, making it one of the largest restaurant companies globally. Show more
Its banners include Burger King (7,025 stores), Tim Hortons (4,586), Popeyes (3,578), and Firehouse Subs (1,449), concentrated in the US and Canada, with these brands also comprising 16,403 franchised international locations as of year-end 2025. The firm primarily earns revenue from franchise and property fees, supply chain sales within the Tim Hortons segment, company-operated restaurants, and advertising royalties.
Headquarters: MIAMI, FL · Employees: 53,500 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
77B+P/E (TTM)20.5xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 19.0x–43.5x · 3rd pct
P/FCF20.8xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield6.3%A
Grade A: ValueTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 3.2%–7.4% · 93rd pct
P/S (TTM)2.69xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 2.5x–5.5x · 3rd pct
EV/EBIT15.6xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 15.1x–25.7x · 2nd pct
EV/Sales4.7xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E16.7xB
Grade B: FairPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio4.84xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.09C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield3.47%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio89.8%C
Grade C: HighDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
77B+ROIC10.3%C
Grade C: AverageNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE23.6%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA5.0%C
Grade C: AverageReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin13.1%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin26.9%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin45.9%C
Grade C: AverageGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin16.8%A
Grade A: HighFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin15.4%A
Grade A: HighTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
40D+Revenue CAGR13.2%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR-1.9%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)-1.5%D
Grade D: LowCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth23.1%C
Grade C: MedAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-25.0%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income11.0%C
Grade C: MedStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue1.4%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
32DAltman Z-Score1.53D
Grade D: DistressBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio1.01xC
Grade C: OkCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.81xC
Grade C: Ok(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage3.4xC
Grade C: OkEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment8.9yC
Grade C: AverageYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT5.6xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity2.90xD
Grade D: HighDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.07xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
80APiotroski F-Score6/9C
Grade C: AverageFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.40A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion128.2%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability5.5%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue2.8%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.38xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +276 | |
PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +26 | |
PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +128 | |
PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +21 | |
PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +115 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
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PERDUE PETER Filed | PERDUE PETER | Grant / award | +5 | |
SANTELMO THIAGO T Filed | SANTELMO THIAGO T | Grant / award | +455 | |
SANTELMO THIAGO T Filed | SANTELMO THIAGO T | Grant / award | +151 |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
74B+ROIC >12% Years4/10 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)64.9%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor8.2%A
Grade A: DurableWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$3.65
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$2.34
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$8.46
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$15.65B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$1.10B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$14.55B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$5.39B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.27xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$26.10B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.59B
Grade B: DefensivePrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 16, 2026
Key Insights: Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR)
QSR is up 0.94% at the last close. Piotroski F-Score of 6/9 indicates mixed fundamentals for Restaurant Brands International Inc.. Altman Z-Score of 1.53 is below the 1.81 distress threshold — an elevated financial-risk flag. Beneish M-Score of -2.40 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation. Restaurant Brands International Inc. converts about 17% of revenue into free cash flow — strong cash generation.
- Takes ~8.9 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- At a valuation score of 77/100, QSR trades near the cheapest end of its own historical range (P/E 20.5).
- Return on equity of 23.6% is well above the market average.
- The stock currently yields 3.5% in dividends.
See how QSR ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all QSR moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | Regular | 74.14 | +2.38% | 2.72 |
| Oct 15 | After-hours | 74.11 | +2.35% | 2.68 |
| Oct 14 | After-hours | 72.41 | +1.60% | 2.01 |
| Oct 13 | After-hours | 73.00 | +2.64% | 3.17 |
Frequently Asked Questions about QSR
What is the current Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) stock price?
QSR is trading at $74.81 at the last market close, up 0.94% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks QSR pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is QSR stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Restaurant Brands International Inc.'s financial health at 32/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is QSR stock overvalued?
Restaurant Brands International Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 20.5 and our valuation score rates it 77/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Restaurant Brands International Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for QSR. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Restaurant Brands International Inc. operate in?
Restaurant Brands International Inc. operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, within the Retail-Eating Places industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Restaurant Brands International Inc. do?
Restaurant Brands generates about $47 billion in system sales across more than 33,000 restaurants in over 120 markets, making it one of the largest restaurant companies globally.
About Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) Stock
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) is a US-listed stock operating in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Retail-Eating Places industry. As of the latest update, Restaurant Brands International Inc. is trading at $74.81, up 0.94% on the day with a market capitalization of $26.1 billion. The financial health score for QSR is 32/100, which indicates weak financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for QSR stock.
QSR Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time QSR stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
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- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Restaurant Brands International Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 32/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for QSR.
- Sector peers: Compare QSR against 6 other consumer cyclical stocks on key financial metrics.
Is QSR a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR) as an investment. The financial health score of 32/100 suggests weak financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
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