Currently, Restaurant Brands International has a gross margin of 48.4%, an operating margin of 26.8%, an EBITDA margin of 24.3%, and a net margin of 13.1%. Net margin showed the largest improvement, increasing by 3.7 percentage points. Gross margin saw the largest decline, decreasing by 0.2 percentage points.
Restaurant Brands International's margins averaged 51.87% gross, 26.38% operating, 24.09% EBITDA, and 12.79% net during the last 3 years. Against the three-year averages, operating, EBITDA, and net margins are above their three-year averages and gross margin is below its three-year average.
Compared with the same period last year, operating margin expanded by 3.5 percentage points, EBITDA margin by 1.4 percentage points, and net margin by 3.7 percentage points, while gross margin contracted by 0.2 percentage points.
The average gross margin for Restaurant Brands International was 51.87% during the last 3 years. As of the latest period, the current gross margin for Restaurant Brands International is 48.4%, 3.5 percentage points below its three-year average. The gross margin for Restaurant Brands International moved between 48.2% in Dec 2025 and 58.1% in Mar 2024.
Looking back over the last 3 years, Restaurant Brands International recorded an average operating margin of 26.38%. Against its three-year average, Restaurant Brands International's operating margin is currently 26.8%, 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Restaurant Brands International was 29.7% in Mar 2024, while the lowest was 23.2% in Dec 2025.
Restaurant Brands International recorded an average EBITDA margin of 24.09% across the last 3 years. Restaurant Brands International currently reports an EBITDA margin of 24.3%, 0.2 percentage points above its three-year average. Restaurant Brands International's EBITDA margin ranged from a low of 22% in Dec 2025 to a high of 26.5% in Dec 2024.
Restaurant Brands International's net margin averaged 12.79% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Restaurant Brands International's current net margin is 13.1% and is 0.3 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Restaurant Brands International's net margin peaked at 17.2% in Mar 2024 and reached a low of 8.2% in Dec 2025.
With a gross margin of 48.4%, QSR stands above the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Restaurant Brands International's gross margin is 34% higher.
For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, QSR recorded a gross margin of 48.4%.
As of Jun 30, 2026, QSR has an operating margin of 26.8%.
As of Jun 30, 2026, QSR has an EBITDA margin of 24.3%.
As of Jun 30, 2026, QSR has a net margin of 13.1%.
Across the last 3 years, QSR averaged 51.9% gross, 26.4% operating, 24.1% EBITDA, and 12.8% net.
Over the last 5 years, Restaurant Brands International's highest margins were 58.5% gross in Dec 2021, 32.8% operating in Dec 2021, 28.8% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 17.2% net in Mar 2024.
Within the 5-year period, QSR recorded its lowest margins at 48.2% gross in Dec 2025, 23.2% operating in Dec 2025, 22% EBITDA in Dec 2025, and 8.2% net in Dec 2025.