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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |