BROS vs QSR vs CMG Stock Comparison

Dutch Bros, Restaurant Brands International and Chipotle Mexican Grill Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
$42.92 +13.7% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.50B
P/E
62.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.88B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
$28.78 -9.7% 1M -28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.42B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.71B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 6, Dutch Bros 4, Chipotle Mexican Grill 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBROSQSRCMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.50B $26.02B $36.42B CMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.5x 20.4x 26.7x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.7x 18.8x 26.9x QSR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.6% +6.5% +7.9% BROS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 13.1% — QSR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% — BROS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 4.2x — BROS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.45% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.6% +11.7% -28.5% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +5.6%/yr -4.2%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 24.9% 44.9% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 43/100 BROS

Percentile Scorecard

BROSQSRCMG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBROSQSRCMG
Valuation 18 #41 of 50 45 #28 of 50 14 #43 of 50
Growth 98 #2 of 47 63 #18 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Profitability 51 #23 of 46 69 #15 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 78 #12 of 51 30 #36 of 51 52 #25 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 58 #14 of 32 –
Overall 61 53 43
  • BROS ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CMG ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBROSQSRCMGSPY
1 month +13.7%+4.3%-9.7% +0.9%
3 months -33.6%-1.4%-15.9% +5.9%
6 months -22.4%-5.3%-12.8% +8.5%
Year to date -29.9%+9.2%-22.2% +13.3%
1 year -27.6%+11.7%-28.5% +12.4%
3 years +73.4%+13.1%-23.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%+4.2%-8.7% +23.5%
5 years -43.7%+31.6%-19.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.9%+5.6%-4.2% +11.0%
10 years —+71.0%+288.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+14.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBROSQSRCMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%24.9%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%25.8%50.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.050.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.47-0.64 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-27.5%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-8.8%-29.6% -0.9%
52-week high $73.35$81.67$40.87 $779.14
52-week low $37.26$65.69$27.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBROSQSRCMG
P/E now vs peer median 62.5xmedian 20.8x 20.4xmedian 20.8x 26.7xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.1x 2.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.6xmedian 17.6x 15.9xmedian 17.6x 25.7xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 3.2x 4.8xmedian 3.2x 14.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.08 2.70median 1.08 3.18median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBROSQSRCMG
Revenue $1.88B $9.70B $12.71B
Gross profit $472.44M $5.24B –
Operating income $180.15M $2.61B $1.79B
Net income $131.71M $1.70B $1.38B
Free cash flow $75.23M $1.63B –
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $2.77 $1.08
Cash & equivalents $268.62M $1.06B $634.21M
Total debt $198.48M $13.29B –
Shares (diluted) 134.77M 460.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $6.60B $23.12B $36.42B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBROSQSRCMG
P/E 62.5x 20.4x 26.7x
P/FCF 99.6x 15.9x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 13.7x 15.5x
P/S 4.0x 2.7x 2.9x
P/B 7.7x 4.8x 14.8x
P/Tangible book 7.7x -4.7x 14.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 13.0x –
EV/EBIT 41.2x 14.7x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 98.7x 23.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 20.1x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 2.70 3.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBROSQSRCMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.6% 6.5% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 12.7% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.8% 5.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.4% 22.3% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.3% 11.0% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.1% 41.5% -10.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 466.1% 4.4% 5.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.9% 47.2% -6.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1,479% 7.5% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 19.9% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 13.3% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 20.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 11.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBROSQSRCMG
Gross margin 25.1% 54.0% –
EBITDA margin 16.7% 30.3% –
Operating margin 9.6% 26.9% –
Pretax margin 8.4% 21.7% –
Net margin 4.9% 13.1% –
FCF margin 4.0% 16.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 19.6% 18.5%
Return on equity 13.9% 31.8% –
Return on assets 4.1% 6.8% –
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% –
Return on capital employed 6.0% 11.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBROSQSRCMG
Debt / assets 5.9% 53.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 4.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.6x 8.1x –
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 78.4% 74.0%
Equity / assets 28.9% 21.6% 26.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 2.70 1.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBROSQSRCMG
Dividend yield – 3.4% –
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield – 3.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBROSQSRCMG
Forward P/E 47.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $1.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.7% +8.1% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026 $13.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.1% -10.0% +9.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBROSQSRCMG
Held by institutions 94.6% 92.2% 89.5%
Institutions holding 555 575 1,197
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 290 319 510
Institutions selling 164 165 527
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.93 0.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BROSQSRCMG
BROS 1.00 0.30 0.46
QSR 0.30 1.00 0.29
CMG 0.46 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BROS, QSR and CMG?

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dutch Bros (BROS) $7.50B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $26.02B, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) $36.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, BROS, QSR and CMG?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dutch Bros (BROS) 62.5x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.4x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is cheapest (Dutch Bros (BROS) 47.7x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dutch Bros (BROS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dutch Bros (BROS) +29.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +6.5%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has the highest net margin (Dutch Bros (BROS) 4.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%). On return on invested capital, Dutch Bros (BROS) leads (Dutch Bros (BROS) 13.2%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Restaurant Brands International (QSR) returned the most: Dutch Bros (BROS) -27.6%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +11.7%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -28.5%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Dutch Bros (BROS) -10.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.6%/yr, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) -4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 3.45%. Dutch Bros (BROS) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Dutch Bros (BROS) 52.3%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 24.9%, Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BROS, QSR and CMG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.