Restaurant Brands International (QSR) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported FCF Margin of 7.46% for Q1 2026, up 272.0% year-over-year from 2.01% in Q1 2025, and down 72.32% quarter-over-quarter from 26.97% in Q4 2025.

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 13 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.46% in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.46%, up 272.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.04% (up 375.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.61%, up 212.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 7.46% in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from 26.97% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 26.97% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 4.74% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 16.93% and a median of 19.56% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: FCF Margin slumped 1084 bps in 2022, then jumped 937 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 22.2% in 2022, then slipped by 12 bps to 19.56% in 2023, then declined by 10 bps to 17.6% in 2024, then surged by 53 bps to 26.97% in 2025, then plunged by 72 bps to 7.46% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QSR's FCF Margin at 7.46% in Q1 2026, 26.97% in Q4 2025, and 21.68% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 13.98%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 7.46%
Dec 31, 2025 26.97%
Sep 30, 2025 21.68%
Jun 30, 2025 15.15%
Mar 31, 2025 4.74%
Dec 31, 2024 17.60%
Sep 30, 2024 21.17%
Jun 30, 2024 12.74%
Mar 31, 2024 8.51%
Dec 31, 2023 19.56%
Sep 30, 2023 22.21%
Jun 30, 2023 20.39%
Mar 31, 2023 4.84%
Dec 31, 2022 22.20%
Sep 30, 2022 21.67%
Jun 30, 2022 25.44%
Mar 31, 2022 15.44%
Dec 31, 2021 28.14%
Sep 30, 2021 32.51%
Jun 30, 2021 31.15%