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Restaurant Brands International Executive Compensation (FY25)

QSR · Miami, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
Joshua Kobza
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Joshua Kobza: $14,469,868$15,159,780 (4.8% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 770:11,369:1 (77.8% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Restaurant Brands International's chief executive and what were they paid?
Joshua Kobza, Chief Executive Officer, received $15,159,780 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $14,469,868 reported for fiscal 2024, Kobza's total was 4.8% higher.
What was Restaurant Brands International's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.5% support at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Restaurant Brands International's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Kellanova and Kimberly-Clark Corporation, among others.
What is Restaurant Brands International's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 1,369:1, against median employee compensation of $11,075.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Patrick Doyle
Executive Chairman
Jos Cil
CEO
Joshua Kobza
Chief Operating Officer
David Shear
President, International
— not reconciled
Matthew Dunnigan
Chief Financial Officer
— not reconciled
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joshua Kobza
Chief Executive Officer
Axel Schwan
President, Tim Hortons Canada & US
David Shear
Former President, International
Departed during or after this year
Thomas Curtis
President, Burger King US & Canada
Sami Siddiqui
Chief Financial Officer
Jill Granat
General Counsel
Matthew Dunnigan
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Joshua Kobza
Chief Executive Officer
Sami Siddiqui
Chief Financial Officer
Axel Schwan
President, Tim Hortons Canada & US
Thomas Curtis
President, Burger King US & Canada
Jill Granat
General Counsel
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Axel SchwanRSU
Axel SchwanPSU
Jill GranatRSU
Jill GranatPSU
Joshua KobzaPSU
Joshua KobzaRSU
Sami SiddiquiPSU
Sami SiddiquiPSU
Sami SiddiquiRSU
Thomas CurtisPSU
Thomas CurtisRSU
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Axel SchwanOption02/21/29
RSU
Option02/20/30
RSU
Option02/22/28
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
Jill GranatRSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
Option02/20/30
Option05/04/27
RSU
Sami SiddiquiRSU
RSU
RSU
Option02/20/30
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
Option02/23/27
Joshua KobzaOption5/4/2027
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
Thomas CurtisRSU
PSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
RSU
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Axel Schwan
President, Tim Hortons Canada & US · Offer letter
Change-in-control trigger
Excise tax treatment
Non-compete period
Non-solicit period
Thomas Curtis
President, Burger King US & Canada · Offer letter · citing a 2026 filing
Non-compete period
Non-solicit period

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ali Hedayat
Lead independent director
Jason Melbourne
Maximilien de Limburg Stirum
Alexandre Behring
Thecla Sweeney
Cristina Farjallat
Jordana Fribourg
Marc Lemann
Daniel S. Schwartz
Marcia Smith and J. Patrick Doyle served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer
Board equity retainer
Total board retainer
Lead independent director premium
Audit committee member
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x base annual cash retainer ($250,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. CMG
  • Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. HLT
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation H
  • Kellanova K
  • Kimberly-Clark Corporation KMB
  • Kraft Heinz Company KHC
  • Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS
  • Marriott International Inc. MAR
  • Restaurants DRI
  • Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. RCL
  • Starbucks Corporation SBUX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=
2024June 3, 2025=
2023June 6, 2024=
2022May 23, 2023=
2021June 15, 2022=
2020June 16, 2021=
2019June 10, 2020=
2018June 11, 2019=

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
Median employee compensation
Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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271 figures on this page: 263 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
263 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001618756-26-000037
  2. 0001193125-26-171760
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Non-Management Director Compensation · and 1 more section
  3. 0001618756-25-000249
  4. 0001193125-25-091549
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001618756-24-000094
  6. 0001618756-23-000024
  7. 0001193125-23-098778
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001618756-22-000035
  9. 0001618756-21-000034
  10. 0001618756-21-000022
    Exhibit
  11. 0001618756-20-000020
  12. 0001193125-19-170367
  13. 0001618756-26-000017
    EX-10.20
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Peers Restaurant Brands International discloses

The companies named in QSR's own disclosed peer group.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.Hyatt Hotels CorporationKellanovaKimberly-Clark CorporationKraft Heinz CompanyLas Vegas Sands Corp.Marriott International Inc.RestaurantsRoyal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.Starbucks Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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