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MCD vs QSR

Side-by-side comparison of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) and Restaurant Brands International Inc. (QSR): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MCD and QSR operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $198.83B, about 6.0x QSR ($33.16B).
  • Over the past year, MCD is down 8.2% and QSR is up 4.1% - QSR leads by 12.3 points.
  • MCD has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for QSR).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMCD-8.16%QSR+4.14%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricMCDQSR
Company
McDonald's Corporation
Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Price
$279.89+2.61%
$72.64+1.16%
Market cap
$198.83B
$33.16B
1M return
-1.44%
-5.86%
1Y return
-8.16%
+4.14%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
6
4
Recent ratings
25
25
MCD

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer various food products and beverages, as well as breakfast menu. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 39,198 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

QSR

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. owns, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants under the Tim Hortons (TH), Burger King (BK), and Popeyes (PLK) brands. The company operates through three segments: TH, BK, and PLK. Its restaurants offer blend coffee, tea, espresso-based hot and cold specialty drinks, donuts, Timbits, bagels, muffins, cookies and pastries, grilled paninis, classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, hamburgers, chicken and other specialty sandwiches, french fries, soft drinks, chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp and other seafood, red beans and rice, and other food items. As of December 31, 2020, the company owned or franchised a total of 4,949 TH restaurants, 18,625 BK restaurants, and 3,451 PLK restaurants in approximately 100 countries worldwide and U.S. territories. Restaurant Brands International Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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