Tim Hortons UK and Ireland has returned to underlying EBITDA profitability and reported like-for-like sales growth of 5% for the 39 weeks to 30 September 2026. The Canadian coffee brand, which opened its first UK site in 2017 and now has 63 sites, said it was its eighth consecutive quarter of like-for-like growth.
The update was reported on 4 November by The Caterer, Restaurant and MCA Insight. According to The Caterer, Tim Hortons UK and Ireland recorded turnover of £76.5 million in the year to 30 September 2026, and EBITDA of £1.9 million, which the business described as a 245% increase on the previous year.
The turnover and EBITDA figures cover a full year, while the like-for-like figure covers 39 weeks. They also cover the UK and Ireland together, and the company did not give a separate figure for either country in the material reported. MCA Insight said the brand had maintained its growth momentum across both markets.
More orders and higher spend per visit
The business attributed its like-for-like growth to a rise in the number of orders and to growth in average transaction value. Delivery performed ahead of the rest of the business: like-for-like delivery sales rose by 11.9% and delivery transactions by 8.9%.
Tim Hortons also said its UK and Ireland operation now delivers one of the highest average sales per restaurant in the brand’s global business, without publishing the figure itself or naming the markets it was compared with.
Chief executive points to room to grow
Deepinder Batth, chief executive of Tim Hortons UK and Ireland, said: “We continue to see a significant opportunity in the UK’s coffee and food market.” He described the results as important progress, and said they reflected the strength of the brand’s offer and the team’s work to deliver quality, convenience and value.
He linked the opportunity to demand for quality coffee and freshly prepared food at an affordable price. Batth said the business would keep investing in its people, menu development and operations, with the aim of sustainable, profitable growth over the long term. He did not give a target number of sites or a timetable for new openings.
What underlying EBITDA does and does not show
EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. A return to underlying EBITDA profit is not the same as a pre-tax profit, and the reported figures do not include one. The statutory accounts of Tim Hortons UK and Ireland Limited are filed at Companies House, under company number 10384187.
A brand nine years into its UK rollout
Tim Hortons opened its first UK site in 2017 and now has 63 sites. The latest update puts the emphasis on profitability alongside growth: the business reported a return to underlying profit and rising sales in existing sites, rather than a new opening programme, the unit economics behind what an operator pays to join, as what it costs to open a franchise in the UK sets out.
Restaurant reported that the company continues to see “significant opportunity” in the UK. Restaurant and MCA Insight reported the same results on the same day. The next markers will be any opening announcements and the company’s statutory accounts.
