Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026)
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.61% in Q3 2026, up 1.91 percentage points from 9.71% a year earlier and up 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Restaurant Brands International reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 9.90%, down 1.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +3.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 11.17% in FY2024 (+1.37 pp), 9.80% in FY2023 (+0.71 pp), 9.09% in FY2022 (+0.20 pp) and 8.89% in FY2021 (+2.11 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.11 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 1.10 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 11.51% (Q2 2026), 10.29% (Q1 2026) and 9.68% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 195.98 Bn | 190.80 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 22.88% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 120.13 Bn | 107.76 Bn | - | 15.26% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 44.36 Bn | 41.25 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 65.06% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 43.92 Bn | 40.41 Bn | - | 23.30% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.10 Bn | 22.88 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 25.62 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 15.87% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 24.67 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 11.61% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 17.38 Bn | 11.04 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 16.42% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.08 Bn | 11.42 Bn | - | 17.04% |
| 10 | Dominos Pizza | 11.07 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 476.38 Mn | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 11.61% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.51% |
| 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% |
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Restaurant Brands International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QSR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "QSR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QSR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();