BROS vs QSR vs YUM Stock Comparison

Dutch Bros, Restaurant Brands International and Yum Brands Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
$42.92 +13.7% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.83B
P/E
63.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.88B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$150.16 +8.6% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$41.88B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Yum Brands leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Yum Brands 4, Restaurant Brands International 4, Dutch Bros 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBROSQSRYUMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.83B $25.45B $41.88B YUM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.1x 20.0x 18.9x YUM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.7x 18.8x 23.9x QSR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.6% +6.5% +10.3% BROS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 13.1% 25.4% YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 54.9% YUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 4.2x 3.9x BROS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.6% +11.7% +6.4% QSR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +5.6%/yr +3.7%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.3% 24.9% 25.4% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 54/100 BROS

Percentile Scorecard

BROSQSRYUM

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

AxisBROSQSRYUM
Valuation 18 #41 of 50 45 #28 of 50 25 #38 of 50
Growth 98 #2 of 47 63 #18 of 47 65 #17 of 47
Profitability 51 #23 of 46 69 #15 of 46 96 #3 of 46
Financial Health 78 #12 of 51 30 #36 of 51 18 #42 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 58 #14 of 32 65 #12 of 32
Overall 61 53 54
  • BROS ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUM ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBROSQSRYUMSPY
1 month +13.7%+4.3%+8.6% +0.9%
3 months -33.6%-1.4%-1.3% +5.9%
6 months -22.4%-5.3%-6.1% +8.5%
Year to date -29.9%+9.2%-0.7% +13.3%
1 year -27.6%+11.7%+6.4% +12.4%
3 years +73.4%+13.1%+25.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%+4.2%+7.9% +23.5%
5 years -43.7%+31.6%+20.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -10.9%+5.6%+3.7% +11.0%
10 years —+71.0%+143.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+5.5%+9.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBROSQSRYUMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.3%24.9%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.9%25.8%25.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.050.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.470.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.1%-27.5%-24.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.5%-8.8%-10.7% -0.9%
52-week high $73.35$81.67$168.16 $779.14
52-week low $37.26$65.69$135.80 $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.

MultipleBROSQSRYUM
P/E now vs peer median 62.5xmedian 20.8x 20.4xmedian 20.8x 18.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.1x 2.7xmedian 1.1x 4.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 13.0x 13.0xmedian 13.0x 17.9xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.6xmedian 17.6x 15.9xmedian 17.6x 24.4xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 3.2x 4.8xmedian 3.2x -5.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 1.08 2.70median 1.08 1.08median 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 monthsBROSQSRYUM
Revenue $1.88B $9.70B $8.72B
Gross profit $472.44M $5.24B $5.94B
Operating income $180.15M $2.61B $2.70B
Net income $131.71M $1.70B $2.22B
Free cash flow $75.23M $1.63B $1.68B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $2.77 $8.00
Cash & equivalents $268.62M $1.06B $674.00M
Total debt $198.48M $13.29B $12.28B
Shares (diluted) 134.77M 460.00M 277.00M
Enterprise value $4.76B $21.01B $38.76B

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
MetricBROSQSRYUM
P/E 62.5x 20.4x 18.6x
P/FCF 99.6x 15.9x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x 13.7x 19.7x
P/S 4.0x 2.7x 4.7x
P/B 7.7x 4.8x -5.8x
P/Tangible book 7.7x -4.7x -5.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.6x 13.0x 17.9x
EV/EBIT 41.2x 14.7x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.9x 6.0x
EV/FCF 98.7x 23.4x 31.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 20.1x 25.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 2.70 1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBROSQSRYUM
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.6% 6.5% 10.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 12.7% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.8% 5.1% 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 6.1% 4.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.4% 22.3% 10.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.3% 11.0% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.1% 41.5% 54.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 466.1% 4.4% 16.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.9% 47.2% 57.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1,479% 7.5% 17.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 19.9% 13.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 13.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 20.5% 9.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 11.2% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBROSQSRYUM
Gross margin 25.1% 54.0% 68.1%
EBITDA margin 16.7% 30.3% 33.7%
Operating margin 9.6% 26.9% 31.0%
Pretax margin 8.4% 21.7% 25.2%
Net margin 4.9% 13.1% 25.4%
FCF margin 4.0% 16.8% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 19.4% 19.6% 23.9%
Return on equity 13.9% 31.8% –
Return on assets 4.1% 6.8% 26.2%
Return on invested capital 13.2% 12.1% 54.9%
Return on capital employed 6.0% 11.5% 65.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBROSQSRYUM
Debt / assets 5.9% 53.1% 141.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.5x -1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x 4.2x 3.9x
Debt / FCF 2.6x 8.1x 7.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.1% 78.4% 181.9%
Equity / assets 28.9% 21.6% -81.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.70 1.65 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBROSQSRYUM
Dividend yield – 3.4% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% 2.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.9% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 36.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 48.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.9%

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.

ConsensusBROSQSRYUM
Forward P/E 47.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $3.96FY2026 $6.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.4%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.7% +8.1% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.03BFY2026 $10.27BFY2026 $9.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.1% -10.0% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBROSQSRYUM
Held by institutions 94.6% 92.2% 88.7%
Institutions holding 555 575 1,435
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.5% +3.6%
Institutions buying 290 319 626
Institutions selling 164 165 488
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.93 1.28

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.

BROSQSRYUM
BROS 1.00 0.30 0.18
QSR 0.30 1.00 0.38
YUM 0.18 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BROS, QSR and YUM?

Yum Brands (YUM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dutch Bros (BROS) $5.83B, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.45B, Yum Brands (YUM) $41.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BROS, QSR and YUM?

Yum Brands (YUM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dutch Bros (BROS) 63.1x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 20.0x, Yum Brands (YUM) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is cheapest (Dutch Bros (BROS) 47.7x, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.8x, Yum Brands (YUM) 23.9x). 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%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Dutch Bros (BROS) 4.9%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.1%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Yum Brands (YUM) leads (Dutch Bros (BROS) 13.2%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 12.1%, Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%).

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%, Yum Brands (YUM) +6.4%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Dutch Bros (BROS) -10.9%/yr, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.6%/yr, Yum Brands (YUM) +3.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dutch Bros (BROS) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 0.00%, Yum Brands (YUM) 0.02%. Dutch Bros (BROS) and Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 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%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum Brands (YUM) leads on 4. 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.