Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for TSE:QSR Earnings

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Restaurant Brands International in a research note issued on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.12 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.10. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.43 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.64 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.49 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.82 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $6.26 EPS.

Restaurant Brands International (TSE:QSR) (NYSE:QSR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported C$1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$3.38 billion during the quarter. Restaurant Brands International had a return on equity of 41.85% and a net margin of 16.02%.

Separately, Argus raised shares of Restaurant Brands International from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Restaurant Brands International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Restaurant Brands International Stock Up 2.3%

TSE QSR opened at C$97.86 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$33.89 billion, a PE ratio of 41.64, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.25. Restaurant Brands International has a twelve month low of C$83.32 and a twelve month high of C$102.75. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of C$94.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$93.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 494.65, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.02.

Restaurant Brands International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 6th were paid a $0.62 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 23rd. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Restaurant Brands International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 105.53%.

More Restaurant Brands International News

Here are the key news stories impacting Restaurant Brands International this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised several near-term quarter estimates — Q1 2026 to $1.12 from $1.10, Q2 2026 to $1.42 from $1.38, and Q4 2026 to $1.44 from $1.39 — signaling improved short‑term profitability expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks lifted FY2026 to $5.43 (from $5.37) and raised FY2027 to $5.82 (from $5.63), which suggests the firm expects stronger full‑year earnings growth than previously modeled.
• Positive Sentiment: For 2027 quarters, Zacks increased Q1 2027 to $1.24 (from $1.19), Q2 2027 to $1.64 (from $1.56), and raised Q4 2027 to $1.49 — a cluster of upgrades that point to accelerating momentum into next year.
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published an FY2028 EPS estimate of $6.26; the note establishes a multi‑year projection but did not present a clear prior-to-new revision to compare against.
• Negative Sentiment: There were modest downgrades to a couple of quarters: Q3 2026 was trimmed to $1.46 (from $1.50) and Q3 2027 to $1.44 (from $1.46), indicating some pockets of softer expected results mid‑year.

Restaurant Brands International Company Profile

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. Formed in 2014 after 3G Capital’s acquisition of Tim Horton’s International, the Restaurant Brands portfolio now includes Burger King (19,250 units), Tim Horton’s (5,300 units), and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (3,700 units).