Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.39% in relation to its previous close of $68.2. However, the company has experienced a -0.99% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investopedia.com reported 2025-07-09 that Consumers seem to have more cred with fast-food chains these days.
Is It Worth Investing in Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Restaurant Brands International Inc (NYSE: QSR) is 22.87x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for QSR is 0.60. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for QSR is 322.71M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.65% of that float. On July 10, 2025, QSR’s average trading volume was 2.92M shares.
QSR’s Market Performance
QSR stock saw a decrease of -0.99% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.68% and a quarterly a decrease of 8.45%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.79%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.77% for Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.34% for QSR stock, with a simple moving average of 0.19% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of QSR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for QSR stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for QSR by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for QSR in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $75 based on the research report published on June 18, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to QSR, setting the target price at $70 in the report published on February 14th of the current year.
QSR Trading at -1.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought QSR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.42% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at QSR starting from Friesner Jacqueline, who sale 70,000 shares at the price of $70.08 back on May 23 ’25. After this action, Friesner Jacqueline now owns 182,897 shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc, valued at $4,905,845 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for QSR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Restaurant Brands International Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 31.29, with 3.96 for asset returns.
Based on Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.84 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.96.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
