Restaurant Brands International Royalties — Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax decreased by 4.7% to $488.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.7%, from $445.00M to $488.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Royalties — Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax shows an upward trend with a 6.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase indicates growth in the franchised restaurant network's sales or an expansion of the franchise footprint, while a decrease suggests declining store performance or a reduction in the number of active franchised units.
This metric represents the gross revenue generated from franchise agreements, primarily consisting of royalty fees paid...
Comparable to franchise royalty revenue reported by other global quick-service restaurant chains, which typically serves as a high-margin, recurring revenue stream.
qsr_segment_royalties_revenue_from_contract_with_customer_excluding_assessed_tax| 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 | $391.00M | $412.00M | $412.00M | $403.00M | $438.00M | $451.00M | $445.00M | $442.00M | $491.00M | $503.00M | $484.00M | $473.00M | $493.00M | $491.00M | $483.00M | $445.00M | $500.00M | $520.00M | $512.00M | $488.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.4% | +0.0% | -2.2% | +8.7% | +3.0% | -1.3% | -0.7% | +11.1% | +2.4% | -3.8% | -2.3% | +4.2% | -0.4% | -1.6% | -7.9% | +12.4% | +4.0% | -1.5% | -4.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.0% | +9.5% | +8.0% | +9.7% | +12.1% | +11.5% | +8.8% | +7.0% | +0.4% | -2.4% | -0.2% | -5.9% | +1.4% | +5.9% | +6.0% | +9.7% |