Restaurant Brands (QSR) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for Restaurant Brands (QSR) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Restaurant Brands (QSR) reported $2.52 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.6%. EPS of $1.07 for the same period compares to $0.94 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.5 billion, representing a surprise of +0.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.03.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Restaurant Brands performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- System-wide Sales Growth - FHS: 7.5% compared to the 9.3% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Comparable Sales - INTL - Global: 5.5% versus 4.2% estimated by five analysts on average.
- System-wide Sales Growth - BK: 8.2% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 3.7%.
- System-wide Sales Growth - TH: 0.4% compared to the 2.8% average estimate based on five analysts.
- Revenues- TH (Tim Hortons): $1.14 billion versus $1.12 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5% change.
- Revenues- Franchise and property revenues: $793 million versus $802.92 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.3% change.
- Revenues- PLK (Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen): $199 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $201.89 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.2%.
- Revenues- FHS (Firehouse Subs): $62 million versus $63.4 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.1% change.
- System-wide sales- TH: $2 billion versus $2.06 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.4% change.
- System-wide sales- BK: $3.19 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.07 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.2%.
- System-wide sales- PLK: $1.53 billion versus $1.54 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.1% change.
- System-wide sales- FHS: $361 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $367.25 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.4%.
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Shares of Restaurant Brands have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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