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Restaurant Brands International (QSR) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026)

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported EBITDA Margin of 26.77% for Q1 2026, up 614.0% year-over-year from 3.75% in Q1 2025, and up 6.29% on a QoQ basis from 25.18% in Q4 2025.

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 14 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 26.77% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 614.0% year-over-year to 26.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.75% (down 157.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.34%, down 544.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin advanced to 26.77% in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from 25.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 33.01% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 20.04% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 27.66% (2024), against an average of 27.61%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when EBITDA Margin plunged 1183 bps; it then surged 614 bps in 2026.
  • Tracing QSR's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.49% in 2022, then increased by 26 bps to 25.71% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 27.66% in 2024, then fell by 9 bps to 25.18% in 2025, then gained by 6 bps to 26.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest QSR EBITDA Margin figures stand at 26.77% (Q1 2026), 25.18% (Q4 2025), and 27.07% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 7.39%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 26.77%
Dec 31, 2025 25.18%
Sep 30, 2025 27.07%
Jun 30, 2025 20.04%
Mar 31, 2025 20.63%
Dec 31, 2024 27.66%
Sep 30, 2024 25.19%
Jun 30, 2024 31.88%
Mar 31, 2024 31.28%
Dec 31, 2023 25.71%
Sep 30, 2023 31.68%
Jun 30, 2023 31.21%
Mar 31, 2023 28.11%
Dec 31, 2022 20.49%
Sep 30, 2022 32.50%
Jun 30, 2022 33.01%
Mar 31, 2022 31.01%
Dec 31, 2021 26.91%
Sep 30, 2021 35.65%
Jun 30, 2021 33.94%
Mar 31, 2021 35.08%
Dec 31, 2020 27.47%
Sep 30, 2020 31.19%
Jun 30, 2020 23.19%
Mar 31, 2020 31.76%
Dec 31, 2019 34.55%
Sep 30, 2019 39.16%
Jun 30, 2019 35.07%
Mar 31, 2019 34.28%
Dec 31, 2018 37.26%
Sep 30, 2018 34.76%
Jun 30, 2018 37.38%
Mar 31, 2018 33.57%
Dec 31, 2017 40.92%
Sep 30, 2017 39.62%
Jun 30, 2017 36.66%
Mar 31, 2017 37.91%
Dec 31, 2016 48.11%
Sep 30, 2016 43.11%
Jun 30, 2016 44.94%
Mar 31, 2016 40.57%
Dec 31, 2015 34.63%
Sep 30, 2015 37.96%
Jun 30, 2015 33.39%
Mar 31, 2015 29.24%
Dec 31, 2014 -19.75%
Sep 30, 2014 6.24%
Jun 30, 2014 64.05%
Mar 31, 2014 61.31%
Dec 31, 2013 53.21%