Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for TSE:QSR Earnings

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Restaurant Brands International in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 22nd. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.45 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.44. The consensus estimate for Restaurant Brands International’s current full-year earnings is $7.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Restaurant Brands International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.29 by C($0.02). The company had revenue of C$3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$3.15 billion. Restaurant Brands International had a return on equity of 37.74% and a net margin of 16.99%.

Separately, Guggenheim upgraded shares of Restaurant Brands International from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th.

Restaurant Brands International Stock Performance

QSR opened at C$89.84 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 322.48, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 0.78. Restaurant Brands International has a 52-week low of C$86.06 and a 52-week high of C$112.12. The firm has a market cap of C$29.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s fifty day moving average is C$93.91 and its 200-day moving average is C$95.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jonathan Domanko sold 446 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$95.62, for a total transaction of C$42,646.52. Also, Director Vicente Tome sold 1,990 shares of Restaurant Brands International stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$96.66, for a total value of C$192,345.44. Insiders sold a total of 66,735 shares of company stock worth $6,459,478 in the last ninety days. 1.24% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Restaurant Brands International Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.785 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $3.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.50%. Restaurant Brands International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 57.09%.

About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International is one of the largest restaurant companies in the world, with more than $35 billion in 2021 systemwide sales across a footprint that spans more than 28,000 restaurants and 100 countries. The firm generates revenue primarily from retail sales at its company-owned restaurants, royalty fees and lease income from franchised stores, and from its Tim Horton’s supply chain operations.