Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $75.42 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5.
We are one of the world's largest quick service restaurant ("QSR") companies with nearly $47 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 33,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories as of December 31, 2025. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $75.42 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Restaurant Brands International
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- NEWS Restaurant Brands International (QSR) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT), Restaurant Brands International — The Globe and Mail positive
- NEWS Are retail-wholesale stocks lagging Restaurant Brands International (QSR) this year? - MSN — MSN neutral
- NEWS Restaurant Brands International (QSR) slides as investors weigh Popeyes weakness and cost outlook after Q1 report - Quiv — Quiver Quantitative negative
- NEWS What's Going On With Restaurant Brands Stock Today? - Benzinga — Benzinga neutral
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $75.42 — A.R:R 0.4:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $72.13. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $77.33 (+2.5% upside). Prior stop was $72.13. Stop-loss: $72.13.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 3.0): -1.5.
Restaurant Brands International trades at a P/E of 24.1 (forward 16.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover QSR with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $86.
What does Restaurant Brands International do?We are one of the world's largest quick service restaurant ("QSR") companies with nearly $47 billion in annual...
We are one of the world's largest quick service restaurant ("QSR") companies with nearly $47 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 33,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories as of December 31, 2025. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, over 95% of system-wide restaurants were franchised restaurants.