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Restaurant Brands International QSR Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

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McDonald'sMCD
25.3%+5.5pp
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StarbucksSBUX
11.8%-11.5pp
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SyscoSYY
14.9%-1.5pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.3B+7.4%
Operating income$606.0M+39.3%
Net income$445.0M+101%
EPS (diluted)$0.97+98.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0B+12.6%
Total debt$15.6B-1.5%
Total equity$3.7B+20.1%
Total assets$24.9B

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$227.0M+92.4%
CapEx$58.0M-9.4%
Free cash flow$169.0M+213%

Valuation

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Market cap$25.48B+18.2%
Enterprise value$40.12B+9.8%
P/E19.6×+3.5×
P/S2.7×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin65.3%+0.9pp
Operating margin24.7%-1.6pp
Net margin13.5%-1.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.9%-6.1pp
Debt / equity4.2×-0.9×
Current ratio0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Restaurant Brands International’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Restaurant Brands International’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Restaurant Brands International's return on invested capital?
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) reported return on invested capital of 9.9% in Q1 2026.
How has Restaurant Brands International's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Restaurant Brands International's return on invested capital decreased by 4.9% year-over-year, from 10.5% to 9.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Restaurant Brands International's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Restaurant Brands International's return on invested capital has grown at a -3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 43.4% to 37.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.