{
  "id": 17057758,
  "title": "Restaurant Brands International reports Q3 profit and sales up from year ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/restaurant-brands-international-reports-q3-profit-and-sales-up-from",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:07:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/10/29/restaurant-brands-international-reports-q3-profit-and-sales-up-from-year-ago"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Restaurant Brands International Inc. announced a rise in profit and sales for the third quarter of its fiscal year. The Canadian company, whose earnings are reported in U.S. dollars, revealed a net income of US$542 million for the quarter ending September 30, up from US$315 million in the same period last year. This equates to US$1.54 per diluted share for the latest quarter, compared to 96 cents US per diluted share a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the profit per diluted share was US$1.10, slightly higher than the US$1.03 per diluted share in the prior quarter. Total revenue reached US$2.53 billion, an increase from US$2.45 billion a year ago. System-wide sales totaled US$12.97 billion, up from US$12.28 billion in the previous year. Comparable sales, a key metric, rose by 3.8 percent.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Restaurant Brands International reports Q3 profit up 72% to US$542 million",
    "System-wide sales increase 5.4% to US$12.97 billion",
    "Comparable sales rise 3.8%"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}