QSR vs YUM vs SBUX Stock Comparison

Restaurant Brands International, Yum Brands and Starbucks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YUM Yum Brands Inc
$154.51 +12.2% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.87B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.72B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$105.51 +10.6% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$119.15B
P/E
47.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.91B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International 5, Yum Brands 4, Starbucks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQSRYUMSBUXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.41B $42.87B $119.15B SBUX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 19.3x 47.2x QSR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 24.6x 42.9x QSR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +10.3% +2.0% YUM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 25.4% — YUM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.7% 54.9% — YUM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.9x — YUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.6% +11.0% +25.4% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +4.3%/yr -0.1%/yr QSR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 25.5% 27.5% QSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 28/100 QSR

Percentile Scorecard

QSRYUMSBUX

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

AxisQSRYUMSBUX
Valuation 45 #28 of 50 22 #39 of 50 6 #47 of 50
Growth 67 #16 of 47 63 #18 of 47 22 #37 of 47
Profitability 71 #14 of 46 98 #2 of 46 64 #17 of 46
Financial Health 32 #35 of 51 20 #41 of 51 8 #47 of 51
Shareholder Returns 74 #9 of 32 61 #13 of 32 42 #19 of 32
Overall 58 53 28
  • QSR ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUM ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodQSRYUMSBUXSPY
1 month +2.2%+12.2%+10.6% +0.7%
3 months -1.7%-1.6%-0.3% +3.7%
6 months -9.5%-3.2%+0.2% +7.1%
Year to date +7.0%+2.1%+25.3% +12.8%
1 year +10.6%+11.0%+25.4% +11.9%
3 years +10.0%+28.9%+13.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.2%+8.8%+4.2% +22.8%
5 years +29.0%+23.7%-0.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.2%+4.3%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +67.6%+150.7%+97.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.3%+9.6%+7.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureQSRYUMSBUXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%25.5%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%25.0%24.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.050.010.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.430.92 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.5%-24.2%-40.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-8.1%-2.8% -1.2%
52-week high $81.67$168.16$108.55 $779.14
52-week low $65.69$135.80$79.60 $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.

MultipleQSRYUMSBUX
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 21.0x 19.2xmedian 21.0x 47.6xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.1x 4.8xmedian 1.1x 3.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.8x 18.3xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 17.6x 25.1xmedian 17.6x 29.7xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.4x -5.9xmedian 3.4x -15.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.93median 0.93 1.11median 0.93 -3.20median 0.93

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 monthsQSRYUMSBUX
Revenue $9.78B $8.72B $37.91B
Gross profit $5.30B $5.94B –
Operating income $2.64B $2.70B $3.69B
Net income $1.97B $2.22B –
Free cash flow $1.58B $1.68B –
EPS (diluted) $3.28 $8.00 $2.21
Cash & equivalents $974.00M $674.00M $3.68B
Total debt $13.27B $12.28B –
Shares (diluted) 457.00M 277.00M 1.14B
Enterprise value $21.20B $39.76B $119.15B

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
MetricQSRYUMSBUX
P/E 17.0x 19.2x 47.6x
P/FCF 16.1x 25.1x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 20.2x 24.1x
P/S 2.6x 4.8x 3.2x
P/B 4.6x -5.9x -15.7x
P/Tangible book -4.8x -5.3x -15.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 18.3x –
EV/EBIT 14.3x 19.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 6.2x 3.2x
EV/FCF 23.9x 32.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 25.8x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.93 1.11 -3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQSRYUMSBUX
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 10.3% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 7.7% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 4.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.1% 10.5% 25.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 6.8% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 53.7% 54.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 16.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 62.7% 57.1% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 17.3% -14.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.6% 13.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 9.6% -6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% 9.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 9.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQSRYUMSBUX
Gross margin 54.2% 68.1% –
EBITDA margin 30.4% 33.7% –
Operating margin 27.0% 31.0% –
Pretax margin 21.9% 25.2% –
Net margin 15.3% 25.4% –
FCF margin 16.2% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.1% 23.9% 13.2%
Return on equity 36.1% – –
Return on assets 7.8% 26.2% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 13.7% 54.9% –
Return on capital employed 11.6% 65.1% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQSRYUMSBUX
Debt / assets 52.5% 141.4% –
Debt / equity 2.4x -1.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 3.9x –
Debt / FCF 8.4x 7.3x –
Liabilities / assets 78.1% 181.9% 127.0%
Equity / assets 21.9% -81.9% -27.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 1.64 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQSRYUMSBUX
Dividend yield 3.5% 1.9% 2.4%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.0% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusQSRYUMSBUX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 24.6xFY2026 42.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.96FY2026 $6.29FY2026 $2.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +16.7% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.27BFY2026 $9.06BFY2026 $35.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -10.0% -4.0% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQSRYUMSBUX
Held by institutions 92.2% 88.7% 85.6%
Institutions holding 576 1,436 2,402
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +3.6% +4.9%
Institutions buying 319 627 1,098
Institutions selling 166 488 992
Buyers to sellers 1.92 1.28 1.11

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.

QSRYUMSBUX
QSR 1.00 0.37 0.37
YUM 0.37 1.00 0.32
SBUX 0.37 0.32 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QSR, YUM and SBUX?

Starbucks (SBUX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) $25.41B, Yum Brands (YUM) $42.87B, Starbucks (SBUX) $119.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, QSR, YUM and SBUX?

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 16.9x, Yum Brands (YUM) 19.3x, Starbucks (SBUX) 47.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is cheapest (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 18.4x, Yum Brands (YUM) 24.6x, Starbucks (SBUX) 42.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Yum Brands (YUM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.5%, Yum Brands (YUM) +10.3%, Starbucks (SBUX) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum Brands (YUM) has the highest net margin (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 15.3%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Yum Brands (YUM) leads (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 13.7%, Yum Brands (YUM) 54.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +10.6%, Yum Brands (YUM) +11.0%, Starbucks (SBUX) +25.4%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) compounded fastest (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) +5.2%/yr, Yum Brands (YUM) +4.3%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 0.00%, Yum Brands (YUM) 0.02%, Starbucks (SBUX) 0.00%. Restaurant Brands International (QSR) and Starbucks (SBUX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has been the steadiest (Restaurant Brands International (QSR) 25.0%, Yum Brands (YUM) 25.5%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.