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Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Operating Expenses (2014 - 2026)

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported Operating Expenses of $1.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.96% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 10.14% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 13 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 0.96% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $7.2 billion (up 11.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.2 billion, up 20.8% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to $1.7 billion in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.9 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $1.0 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.4 billion (2023), against an average of $1.4 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Operating Expenses jumped 40.08%; it then fell 0.96% in 2026.
  • Tracing QSR's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then climbed by 0.67% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 22.86% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then advanced by 11.08% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then fell by 10.14% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest QSR Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.8 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Dutch Bros 7.47 Bn 7.43 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 962.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 950.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 818.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 985.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 920.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 805.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 836.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 968.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 887.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 909.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 832.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 869.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 897.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 841.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 833.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 729.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 729.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 718.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 664.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 619.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 655.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 616.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 587.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 735.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 675.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 740.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 709.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 520.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 109.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 109.60 Mn