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

Restaurant Brands International's (QSR) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.67 in Q1 2026, down 36.09% year-on-year from 2.62 in Q1 2025, and up 169.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.62 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 36.09% year-over-year to 1.67 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.74, a 1.68% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.76, up 7.9% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.67, up from 0.62 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for QSR reached as high as 3.16 in Q1 2023 and fell as low as 0.48 in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.07 across 5 years, with a median of 0.65 in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 193.32% in 2023 and plunged 36.37% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.65 in 2022, then advanced by 7.94% to 0.7 in 2023, then fell by 12.89% to 0.61 in 2024, then increased by 2.17% to 0.62 in 2025, then soared by 169.0% to 1.67 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 1.67 in Q1 2026, 0.62 in Q4 2025, and 0.63 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.69
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 0.61
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.67
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.46
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.04
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.22
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 0.40
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.67
Dec 31, 2025 0.62
Sep 30, 2025 0.63
Jun 30, 2025 0.63
Mar 31, 2025 2.62
Dec 31, 2024 0.61
Sep 30, 2024 0.48
Jun 30, 2024 0.73
Mar 31, 2024 2.01
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