Brinker International, Inc.

EAT Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

Brinker International, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $5.8 billion, up 7.86% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+9.37%
EPS
+20.7%
Free cash flow
+69.4%
Total debt
−14.2%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

211.70 8.74 −3.96%
Market cap
$8.8B
P/E
18.2×
Fwd P/E
15.7×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
4.82
Beneish M
−2.88
Dividend safety
n/a

Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) Gross margin

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Brinker International, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (18.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.1% (fiscal 2023) to 19.8% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 38.9% and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 34.3%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 18.7% 0.40
FY2025 18.3% 4.04
FY2024 14.2% 2.11
FY2023 12.1% (1.02)
FY2022 13.1% (1.96)
FY2021 15.1% 1.81
FY2020 13.3% (2.98)
FY2019 16.3% (1.23)
FY2018 17.5% (0.55)
FY2017 18.0% (0.96)

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 18.5% (0.29)
Jun 2026 18.8% (0.44)
Mar 2026 19.2% (0.31)
Dec 2025 19.5% 2.48
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Against its own ten years

Low 12.1% High 19.8%
Ten-year median 16.9%
Current reading's percentile 95

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare 100.0%
WING Wingstop Inc. compare 86.1%
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare 44.4%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 40.0%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare 24.8%
EAT Brinker International, Inc. 19.0%
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated compare 16.9%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 15.7%
YUMC Yum China compare 0.00%
Restaurants industry median 38.9%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 34.3%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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