Restaurant Brands International Gift card liability decreased by 23.3% to $191.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.4%, from $183.00M to $191.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Gift card liability shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests strong brand loyalty and future sales potential, while a decrease may indicate higher redemption rates or slowing gift card sales.
This represents the obligation to provide goods or services in the future in exchange for gift cards sold to customers....
Highly relevant for retail and restaurant companies; serves as a proxy for brand strength and customer engagement.
current_liabilities_contract_with_customer_liability_gift_cards| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $149.00M | $137.00M | $221.00M | $169.00M | $163.00M | $148.00M | $230.00M | $174.00M | $174.00M | $159.00M | $248.00M | $187.00M | $181.00M | $170.00M | $236.00M | $183.00M | $189.00M | $170.00M | $249.00M | $191.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.1% | +61.3% | -23.5% | -3.6% | -9.2% | +55.4% | -24.3% | +0.0% | -8.6% | +56.0% | -24.6% | -3.2% | -6.1% | +38.8% | -22.5% | +3.3% | -10.1% | +46.5% | -23.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.4% | +8.0% | +4.1% | +3.0% | +6.7% | +7.4% | +7.8% | +7.5% | +4.0% | +6.9% | -4.8% | -2.1% | +4.4% | +0.0% | +5.5% | +4.4% |