Restaurant Brands Q3 Net Income Hits $542M as Burger King US Sales Rise 8.4%

The Facts

  • Restaurant Brands International reported fiscal Q3 net income attributable to common shareholders of $542 million ($1.54 per share), up from $315 million (96 cents per share) a year earlier. CNBC only
  • Excluding certain non-cash items, the company earned $1.10 per share. CNBC only
  • Net revenue rose 3.1% to $2.53 billion. CNBC only
  • Systemwide same-store sales growth across all restaurants was 3.8%. CNBC only
  • Burger King U.S. same-store sales grew 8.4%. CNBC only
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  • Tim Hortons same-store sales in Canada grew 1.8%. CNBC only
  • Popeyes U.S. same-store sales fell 2.2%. CNBC only
  • International same-store sales grew 3.9%, driven by Burger King locations. CNBC only

Context

Restaurant Brands International reported third-quarter results on Thursday, with Burger King's U.S. business growing while Popeyes declined.

CNBC reports Burger King is in a multiyear turnaround focused on food and restaurant improvements. Popeyes has lost customers to chicken rivals offering discounts, and the company is pursuing improved restaurant operations and a focus on its core menu.

How the Agent Panel Scored This

Independent AI personas each scored importance 1–10; the story's score is a trimmed mean (highest and lowest votes dropped). Vote spread: 2.

4 News Editor A concrete corporate earnings report with real financial figures affecting shareholders and franchisees, but it is a single company's quarterly results with limited broad public impact, so it falls in the minor-to-moderate range.
4 Critical Reader This is a quarterly earnings report for a single mid-to-large restaurant company with concrete results, but its impact is limited to shareholders and investors rather than broad public effects.
4 Business Analyst A quarterly earnings report for a mid-cap restaurant company with mixed brand results is a moderately newsworthy but limited-impact corporate disclosure, not market-moving on its own.
3 Science & Tech Analyst This is a routine quarterly earnings report for a single fast-food company with limited impact beyond its shareholders and investors, though it does show a notable Burger King sales rebound.
3 Informed Citizen This is a quarterly earnings report for a single fast-food company with no broad consumer impact, though it reflects concrete financial results for a large public firm.
3 Policy Expert This is a routine quarterly earnings report from one company with a single independent source, reporting financial results rather than a new policy, law, or major market-moving action, so its impact is limited.
2 Global Affairs Analyst This is a routine quarterly earnings report for a fast-food company with limited geopolitical relevance, and it does not reflect a conflict, treaty, or major diplomatic shift.

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