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) Operating margin

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Brinker International, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.0%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (10.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.03% (fiscal 2020) to 10.7% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 4.59% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.

Operating margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2026 10.7% 1.16
FY2025 9.51% 4.31
FY2024 5.20% 1.71
FY2023 3.49% (0.70)
FY2022 4.19% (1.78)
FY2021 5.97% 3.94
FY2020 2.03% (5.14)
FY2019 7.17% (0.04)
FY2018 7.21% (0.92)
FY2017 8.13% (1.62)

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Sep 2026 10.2% (0.64)
Jun 2026 10.9% (0.46)
Mar 2026 11.3% (0.27)
Dec 2025 11.6% 2.86
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Against its own ten years

Low 2.03% High 10.7%
Ten-year median 7.19%
Current reading's percentile 100

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare 38.3%
WING Wingstop Inc. compare 27.7%
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 19.7%
YUMC Yum China compare 11.3%
EAT Brinker International, Inc. 11.0%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare 9.53%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 7.75%
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated compare 6.04%
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare 4.86%
Restaurants industry median 4.59%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.88%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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