Restaurant Brands International (QSR) FCF Payout Ratio (2014 - 2026)

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.67 for Q1 2026, down 36.09% year-over-year from 2.62 in Q1 2025, and up 294.89% quarter-over-quarter from 0.42 in Q4 2025.

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

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 13 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.67 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.67, down 36.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.65 (down 21.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.67, down 15.6% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 1.67 in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 3.16 in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.42 in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 1.06 and a median of 0.69 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio surged 193.32% in 2023, then sank 47.54% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.65 in 2022, then increased by 7.94% to 0.7 in 2023, then retreated by 7.28% to 0.65 in 2024, then slumped by 34.61% to 0.42 in 2025, then surged by 294.89% to 1.67 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QSR's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.67 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.53 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 7.69
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.39
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 0.01
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn -

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.67
Dec 31, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.53
Jun 30, 2025 0.77
Mar 31, 2025 2.62
Dec 31, 2024 0.65
Sep 30, 2024 0.54
Jun 30, 2024 0.98
Mar 31, 2024 1.66
Dec 31, 2023 0.70
Sep 30, 2023 0.61
Jun 30, 2023 0.69
Mar 31, 2023 3.16
Dec 31, 2022 0.65
Sep 30, 2022 0.65
Jun 30, 2022 0.59
Mar 31, 2022 1.08
Dec 31, 2021 0.56
Sep 30, 2021 0.51
Jun 30, 2021 0.55