Restaurant Brands International (QSR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joshua Kobza, CEO, was paid $15.2M in 2025, up 5% from $14.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 1,369:1, on median employee pay of $11,075.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$15.2M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
1,369:1median $11,075
CEO pay in equity
81%$12.3M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$1,900,000Expressed as target dollar amount
Median Employee Pay
$11,075US part-time restaurant crew member
Pay Ratio
1369:1CEO to median employee

How Kobza was paid

$15.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Stock awards81%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joshua KobzaCEO$15,159,780
Sami SiddiquiCFO$13,144,462
Axel SchwanPresident, Tim Hortons Canada & US$6,847,195
Thomas CurtisPresident, Burger King US & Canada$5,996,275
Jill GranatGeneral Counsel$5,089,390

What changed and why

  • $15.2MCEO total compensation increased to $15,159,780 in 2025 compared to $14,469,867 in 2024.
  • $12.3MStock awards for the CEO totaled $12,317,912, representing the largest component of pay.
  • $1.9MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $1,869,276.
  • $11,075The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 1,369 to 1 based on median employee pay of $11,075.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.