Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026)

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 10.29% for Q1 2026, down 15.0% year-over-year from 12.1% in Q1 2025, and up 6.28% quarter-over-quarter from 9.68% in Q4 2025.

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Return on Capital Employed (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Restaurant Brands International (QSR) has 12 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 10.29% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 10.29%, down 15.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.29% (down 15.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.9%, down 127.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 10.29% in Q1 2026 per QSR's latest filing, from 9.68% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 10.76% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 8.83% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 9.69% and a median of 9.68% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed soared 189 bps in 2022, then sank 110 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.24% in 2022, then gained by 5 bps to 9.72% in 2023, then climbed by 11 bps to 10.76% in 2024, then retreated by 10 bps to 9.68% in 2025, then grew by 6 bps to 10.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QSR's Return on Capital Employed at 10.29% in Q1 2026, 9.68% in Q4 2025, and 9.71% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 14.71%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 24.19%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 52.50%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 10.29%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 14.06%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 3.91%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 17.54%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 81.97%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 4.69%
10 Dutch Bros 8.99 Bn 8.95 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.29%
Dec 31, 2025 9.68%
Sep 30, 2025 9.71%
Jun 30, 2025 9.45%
Mar 31, 2025 10.44%
Dec 31, 2024 10.76%
Sep 30, 2024 9.90%
Jun 30, 2024 10.56%
Mar 31, 2024 10.06%
Dec 31, 2023 9.72%
Sep 30, 2023 9.17%
Jun 30, 2023 9.17%
Mar 31, 2023 9.13%
Dec 31, 2022 9.24%
Sep 30, 2022 9.49%
Jun 30, 2022 9.15%
Mar 31, 2022 8.83%
Dec 31, 2021 8.86%
Sep 30, 2021 8.61%
Jun 30, 2021 8.04%