Brinker International, Inc.EAT

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6 good· Earnings beat
6 to watch· Revenue slowing

$197.56−3.17 (−1.58%)

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NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Consumer Discretionary · Mid-size company

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From the 10-Q for the quarter to Sep 23, reported Oct 28
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Compared with the S&P 500

13 points
worse in one day
28 points
worse in five trading days

+86.7% in a yearsince Nov 11, 2025

Earnings report

The news behind our call

written Oct 14, 10:32 AM ETOct 14, 10:32 AM ET · 10 articles · 4 sources

The listed instrument is an EAT January 2027 175.000 put option.
Brinker reported Big Crispy chicken sandwich orders up 175% since launch.
Brinker’s earnings growth is running well ahead of similar companies.

What changed

From Yahoo Finance, gurufocus.com, pcthematic.substack.com and 2 more

EAT Q3 deep dive: traffic-led momentum and operational execution drive margin gains
Nov 3
📊 Daily market report: October 30, 2026
Nov 1
5 revealing analyst questions from Brinker International’s Q3 earnings call
Oct 31
Analyst ratings shifted: 1 more buy, 1 fewer hold
20 buy, 2 hold, 1 sell, against 19 buy, 3 hold, 1 sell the month before.
Analysts · Last month
How raised 2027 guidance at Brinker International stock has changed its investment story
Oct 30
Brinker International (EAT) has Fresh news, but what is the bigger question?
Oct 30
Dell downgraded, Texas Roadhouse upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls
Oct 14
Jefferies upgrades Brinker International (EAT) to buy amid growth Phase Transition
Oct 14

Overview

In plain numbers

Revenue grew 6.1% from a year earlier, to $5.9B in the last twelve months.
It keeps 11 cents of every revenue dollar as operating profit, up from 5 cents in FY 2022.
It turned 10.1% of revenue into free cash flow: $601.0M in the last twelve months.
It owes $1.8B and holds $30.7M in cash and investments, so net debt is $1.8B.

Key figures

Revenue (TTM): $5.9B
Revenue growth, 1 year: +6.1%
Net income: $501M
EPS (diluted): $11.36
Gross margin: 19.0%
Operating margin: 11.1%

Return on equity: 134.7%
Return on capital: 25.9%
Debt / equity: 4.50
Current ratio: 0.34
Buyback yield: 4.29%

Key facts

Company value: $8.6B
Price / last year's earnings: 18.8×
Today's range: 196.06201.55

Past year's range: 113.19253.94
Yesterday's close: $200.73
Swings vs the market: 1.3×about the same