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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) trades at 28.7 times its past year's earnings, the second-highest price-to-earnings ratio among six large restaurant chains. A price that high makes sense only if Chipotle grows faster or earns more than the chains priced below it. So does Chipotle deliver enough to be worth more than its rivals.

Wendy's is near its 52-week low as the fast food chain struggles to win back customers.

Dutch Bros (BROS) stock lost 47% over the past three months, while the S&P 500 gained 5.6% (as of September 25, 2026). The shares still cost 55.2 times the coffee chain's yearly profit, against 22.1 times for the S&P 500. The question now is how much lower Dutch Bros stock could go if the whole market falls too.

McDonald's just raised its dividend again even as its stock hit a multiyear low and U.S. foot traffic turned negative. The reason has almost nothing to do with selling burgers.

Argus analyst John D. Staszak recently shifted Restaurant Brands International (QSR) to a HOLD rating, putting fresh attention on how this franchisor’s global Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs operations are currently positioned for investors. Recent trading has been choppy for Restaurant Brands International, with the share price slipping 8.46% over the past month and 2.20% over the past quarter. At the same time, the year-to-date share price return is 5.65% and the...

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) owns KFC and Taco Bell. Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE:QSR) owns Burger King, Popeyes, and Tim Hortons. Both collect royalties from franchisees rather than running the restaurants themselves. Yum is the larger of the two at roughly $38 billion against about $25 billion, and both trade near eighteen times their past […]

If you own Starbucks (SBUX), the headline revenue number can mislead you. Revenue fell 1.4% from a year earlier in the latest quarter, its only drop in four quarters, but Starbucks said the decline came mainly from turning its China stores into a licensed joint venture. Comparable store sales rose 7.9%, though management said close to half of that came from store closures, sales transfers, and delivery. That matters because the stock costs far more per dollar of profit than the S&P 500. The ques

McDonald's (MCD) has a pricing problem in the United States, its second-largest business. Its value menu of 10 items for under $3 each has not delivered what management expected. The shares lost 19.3% over the past year (as of September 23, 2026), while the S&P 500 returned 13%. The fix is not settled, because it depends on franchisees charging the prices McDonald's recommends.

New restaurants give McDonald's (MCD) more growth than its weak U.S. results suggest. Value meals and slow visits are part of the story, but not all of it. McDonald's shares fell 4.8% on September 23, the day the company laid out a new plan at its Investor Day. The price appears to reflect the U.S. troubles and the plan's cost. So how much are the new restaurants actually adding.

Restaurant Brands International has lost 10% over the last month and now yields over 3.5%. The stock's valuation looks reasonable after the fall, and it could appeal to dividend investors.

Not all profitable companies are built to last - some rely on outdated models or unsustainable advantages. Just because a business is in the green today doesn’t mean it will thrive tomorrow.

McDonald's has one final shot this year to supersize its stock price at its investor day.

A year ago, Sami Siddiqui fielded a similar question. What’s something people ask about Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons, and Firehouse Subs owner Restaurant Brands International that surprises him? Or, similarly, what’s a topic he wonders doesn’t surface more often? Siddiqui, RBI’s CFO, and former president of Popeyes, speaking at the Barclays 19th Annual Global […]

Restaurant Brands International has delivered a 5 year shareholder return that keeps it firmly on many watchlists, yet the recent pullback raises a fresh question about whether today’s price still lines up with the cash the business is expected to generate. With the share price at US$72.88 after a weaker recent stretch, investors are asking how much of the story is already reflected in the valuation. The stock has returned 39.1% over the past 5 years, which puts real weight on whether that...

Restaurants are struggling with higher prices for ingredients and labor, as well as the wellness trend the need for innovation:

McDonald's stock just hit a two-year low while the broader market rallied more than 11%, and one Wall Street analyst sees that gap as the setup of the year for patient investors.