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Owns and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy casual-dining restaurant chains.
Owns and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy casual-dining restaurant chains.
Most revenue is food and drink sales at company-owned restaurants, so results depend on guest traffic and spend per visit, with franchise royalties adding a small fee stream. Chili's supplies most of the sales, and Maggiano's is a smaller dining and banquet business. Delivery and takeout are sold through the same kitchens.
Moat: narrow (brand). Recognizable Chili's brand and recent value-menu/turnaround momentum, but casual dining is intensely competitive.
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, United States · Founded: 1975 · Employees: 85,003
Size Brinker International (EAT) is a United States Consumer Discretionary company (Restaurants) with a market value of $8.58B, the 856th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $206.57 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 49.0%, against +12.2% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.3%); the operating margin is 11.2% (peer median 9.6%).
Valuation It trades at 14.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 28.9× (3rd cheapest of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 13.5 points above its cost of capital (10.6% WACC).
Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $8.60M at 23 Sep 2026, down 10% on a year earlier — 0.0 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →
Short interest Short interest is 11.6% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.93B | $5.81B | $5.38B | $4.42B | $4.13B |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | +22% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | $905M | $864M | $776M | $456M | $332M |
| EBITDA | $884M | $847M | $760M | $444M | $346M |
| Net income | $501M | $487M | $383M | $155M | $103M |
| Free cash flow | $601M | $558M | $414M | $223M | $71.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $237M | $232M | $265M | $199M | $185M |
| Total debt | $1.80B | $1.76B | $1.69B | $2.00B | $2.16B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinker International EAT | $8.58B | +49% | +6% | 11% | 14.7× | 9.3% |
| Darden Restaurants DRI | $25.6B | +15% | +8% | 12% | 19.7× | 7.5% |
| Texas Roadhouse TXRH | $12.1B | +4% | +10% | 8% | 26.8× | 13.8% |
| Bloomin' Brands BLMN | $835M | +23% | -2% | 3% | 10.5× | 10.6% |
| Dine Brands Global DIN | $454M | +26% | +8% | 14% | 7.9× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | EAT | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.6% | +10.5% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +49.0% | +12.2% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.0% | -15.6% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.1% | +10.3% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 9.6% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 14.7× | 28.9× | 3rd cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.3% | 6.6% | 8th most demanding of 19 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +11.7% | +13.3% | 8th lowest of 19 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -2.5 pp | -4.3 pp | 9th most demanding of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +13.5 pp | +5.5 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.7× | 14.6× | 7th cheapest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.0× | 2.4× | 9th least indebted of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinker International EAT | United States | $8.58B | +49% | +6% | 11% | 14.7× | 9.3% | +11.7% |
| Sodexo SW.PA | France | $9.91B | +28% | 0% | 3% | 17.7× | 6.0% | +6.6% |
| Food & Life Companies 3563.T | Japan | $7.34B | +12% | +24% | 10% | 35.6× | 6.9% | +16.0% |
| McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan) 2702.T | Japan | $7.33B | +7% | +2% | 14% | 32.0× | 1.8% | +7.6% |
| Haidilao 6862.HK | Hong Kong | $7.24B | -28% | +11% | 12% | 11.4× | 2.0% | +7.8% |
| CAVA CAVA | United States | $6.91B | -26% | +27% | 7% | 85.5× | 41.5% | +27.9% |
| Domino's DPZ | United States | $11.0B | +4% | +4% | 20% | 16.3× | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| Texas Roadhouse TXRH | United States | $12.1B | +4% | +10% | 8% | 26.8× | 13.8% | +19.6% |
| Jersey Mike's Subs JMKE | United States | $6.03B | n/a | +11% | 21% | 26.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Zensho 7550.T | Japan | $12.2B | +41% | +12% | 7% | 34.3× | 6.1% | +16.3% |
| Dutch Bros BROS | United States | $5.90B | -36% | +30% | 10% | 31.0× | 36.3% | +38.0% |
| Cheesecake Factory CAKE | United States | $5.32B | +73% | +8% | 7% | 21.2× | 16.7% | +13.6% |
| Aramark ARMK | United States | $13.9B | +17% | +11% | 4% | 19.8× | 16.1% | +7.6% |
| Skylark 3197.T | Japan | $5.18B | +19% | +11% | 7% | 38.5× | 6.4% | +9.7% |
| Wingstop WING | United States | $4.42B | +26% | +7% | 28% | 35.3× | 21.9% | +22.9% |
| Yum China YUMC | United States | $17.1B | +6% | +10% | 13% | 15.3× | -7.5% | +7.4% |
| Jubilant Foodworks JUBLFOOD.NS | India | $3.20B | -5% | +16% | 10% | 61.4× | 28.6% | +23.5% |
| Shake Shack SHAK | United States | $3.08B | +2% | +17% | 5% | 55.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Darden Restaurants DRI | United States | $25.6B | +15% | +8% | 12% | 19.7× | 7.5% | +12.9% |
| TORIDOLL 3397.T | Japan | $2.68B | +19% | +3% | 7% | 57.7× | 5.9% | +15.6% |
| Mitchells & Butlers MAB.L | United Kingdom | $2.56B | +25% | +3% | 12% | 10.2× | 4.7% | +12.9% |
Brinker International reported $8.60M of remaining performance obligations at 23 Sep 2026, down 10% from a year earlier. That is 0.0 years of trailing revenue already under contract.