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) Return on invested capital

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Brinker International, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 49.8%, down 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (51.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.71% (fiscal 2020) to 51.4% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Restaurants industry median of 3.01% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.42%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 51.4% 10.30
FY2025 41.1% 22.28
FY2024 18.9% 6.86
FY2023 12.0% (2.10)
FY2022 14.1% (7.00)
FY2021 21.1% 15.38
FY2020 5.71% (29.03)
FY2019 34.7% 16.56
FY2018 18.2% (1.19)
FY2017 19.4% (3.78)

Against its own ten years

Low 5.71% High 51.4%
Ten-year median 20.2%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
DPZ Domino's Pizza Inc compare 117.1%
EAT Brinker International, Inc. 49.8%
WING Wingstop Inc. compare 41.1%
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. compare 21.1%
CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated compare 17.0%
YUMC Yum China compare 14.9%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc. compare 14.6%
CAVA CAVA Group, Inc. compare 5.09%
JMKE Jersey Mike�s Subs Inc. compare 3.01%
Restaurants industry median 3.01%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.42%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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