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

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported Gross Margin of 94.61% for Q1 2026, up 1258.0% year-over-year from 6.97% in Q1 2025, and down 1.56% on a QoQ basis from 96.11% in Q4 2025.

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 13 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 94.61% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 1258.0% year-over-year to 94.61% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 97.31% (up 3029.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 98.98%, up 2492.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin retreated to 94.61% in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from 96.11% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 198.16% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 5.05% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 93.85% (2024), against an average of 92.57%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin surged 13258 bps; it then tumbled 18396 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing QSR's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 198.16% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 189.01% in 2023, then plunged by 97 bps to 5.05% in 2024, then jumped by 1802 bps to 96.11% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 94.61% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest QSR Gross Margin figures stand at 94.61% (Q1 2026), 96.11% (Q4 2025), and 100.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 23.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 94.61%
Dec 31, 2025 96.11%
Sep 30, 2025 100.00%
Jun 30, 2025 98.34%
Mar 31, 2025 82.03%
Dec 31, 2024 5.05%
Sep 30, 2024 93.85%
Jun 30, 2024 90.67%
Mar 31, 2024 100.00%
Dec 31, 2023 189.01%
Sep 30, 2023 96.84%
Jun 30, 2023 68.96%
Mar 31, 2023 65.41%
Dec 31, 2022 198.16%
Sep 30, 2022 64.37%
Jun 30, 2022 64.37%
Mar 31, 2022 65.95%
Dec 31, 2021 65.59%
Sep 30, 2021 67.22%
Jun 30, 2021 67.52%
Mar 31, 2021 68.17%
Dec 31, 2020 66.57%
Sep 30, 2020 68.74%
Jun 30, 2020 67.65%
Mar 31, 2020 67.43%
Dec 31, 2019 67.61%
Sep 30, 2019 67.42%
Jun 30, 2019 67.64%
Mar 31, 2019 67.93%
Dec 31, 2018 66.06%
Sep 30, 2018 65.82%
Jun 30, 2018 66.57%
Mar 31, 2018 65.79%
Dec 31, 2017 61.66%
Sep 30, 2017 59.20%
Jun 30, 2017 59.35%
Mar 31, 2017 57.70%
Dec 31, 2016 60.29%
Sep 30, 2016 57.51%
Jun 30, 2016 57.89%
Mar 31, 2016 57.47%
Dec 31, 2015 56.96%
Sep 30, 2015 56.20%
Jun 30, 2015 54.44%
Mar 31, 2015 53.58%
Dec 31, 2014 73.98%
Sep 30, 2014 97.53%
Jun 30, 2014 99.58%
Mar 31, 2014 99.50%