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BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC

Brinker International, Inc. owns, develops, operates, and franchises the Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant brands. Chili’s offers casual dining with Southwest-inspired American food and operates in the United States and internationally. Maggiano’s is a full-service Italian-American restaurant brand focused on special occasions and large parties, providing dine-in, carryout, delivery, and banquet services.

Snapshot

Revenue
$5.81B
Revenue growth (YoY)
7.9%
Net income
$487.0M
Diluted EPS
$10.87
Gross margin
Operating margin
10.7%
Net margin
8.4%
FCF margin
9.6%
ROE
109.8%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
22.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$10.33B
Long-term debt / equity
0.95×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended June 24, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Brinker International

  • Revenue grew 7.9% to $5.8B in FY2026, slower than the 21.9% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 10.7% in FY2026, +6.5 pp against 4.2% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $1.5B, up 5.1% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $558M in FY2026, 9.6% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 27.1% to $487M in FY2026.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Brinker International’s fundamentals sit among the 42 restaurant companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Operating margin10.7%
72nd percentile of 40
Net margin8.4%
80th percentile of 42
FCF margin9.6%
78th percentile of 42
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.9%
56th percentile of 42
ROE109.8%
Highest of 29
P/E22.2×
42nd percentile of 27
Long-term debt / equity0.95×
64th percentile of 23
Short interest4.53d
58th percentile of 41

Brinker International’s return on equity of 109.8% is the highest of the 29 restaurant companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 13 insider sales totaling $41.0M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among industry peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
0 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
7
6 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$447.0M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$153.4M913.3KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$148.0M880.7KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$61.0M362.9KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$44.6M265.3KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$28.5M169.6KReduced
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$4.9M29.2KAdded
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$4.3M25.7KAdded
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$2.4M14.2KReduced

No longer held by: Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
13
$41.0M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-28
filed 2026-08-31
DePinto Joseph MichaelDirectorSell25.0K$230.39$5.8M
2026-08-25
filed 2026-08-26
Fuller Daniel SSVP, Chief Legal OfficerSell1.9K$253.54$484K
2026-08-21
filed 2026-08-24
Butler James MSVP Chief Supply Chain OfficerSell10.0K$240.37$2.4M
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-18
Hochman KevinPres. & CEOSell40.0K$243.15$9.7M
2026-08-17
filed 2026-08-18
Fuller Daniel SSVP, Chief Legal OfficerSell10.0K$243.43$2.4M
2026-08-17
Fuller Daniel SSVP, Chief Legal OfficerSell1.8K$245.86$452K
2026-08-14
filed 2026-08-17
White Aaron MEVP, COO and CPOSell16.2K$236.22$3.8M
2026-08-14
filed 2026-08-17
Felix George SEVP, Chief Marketing OfficerSell14.3K$237.47$3.4M
2026-08-14
filed 2026-08-17
Comings Douglas N.SVP & COO, Chili'sSell5.0K$236.29$1.2M
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-17
Hochman KevinPres. & CEOSell40.0K$241.41$9.7M
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-17
Fuller Daniel SSVP, Chief Legal OfficerSell4.0K$239.63$950K
2026-08-13
filed 2026-08-17
Davis Cindy LDirectorSell1.8K$248.92$442K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
6.0M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+10.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.53
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
1.3M
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-146.0M+10.9%4.53
2026-07-315.4M-5.7%4.98
2026-07-155.7M+7.4%5.53
2026-06-305.3M+0.2%5.47
2026-06-155.3M-8.1%6.12
2026-05-295.8M-4.5%6.05
2026-05-156.1M+11.0%4.72
2026-04-305.5M+7.3%3.17

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$5.81B$5.38B$4.42B$4.13B$3.80B
Gross profit
Operating income$619.9M$512.0M$229.6M$144.4M$159.5M
Net income$487.0M$383.1M$155.3M$102.6M$117.6M
Diluted EPS$10.87$8.32$3.40$2.28$2.58

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$110.0M$18.9M$64.6M$15.1M$13.5M
Current assets$307.7M$207.0M$234.1M$183.3M$201.2M
Total assets$2.81B$2.68B$2.59B$2.49B$2.48B
Current liabilities$676.7M$675.6M$622.3M$535.9M$558.0M
Long-term debt$419.7M$426.0M$786.3M$912.2M$989.1M
Total liabilities$2.37B$2.31B$2.55B$2.63B$2.75B
Total equity$443.7M$370.9M$39.4M$-144.3M$-268.1M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$789.4M$679.0M$421.9M$256.3M$252.2M
Capital expenditure$231.9M$265.3M$198.9M$184.9M$150.3M
Free cash flow$557.5M$413.7M$223.0M$71.4M$101.9M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$1.54B5.1%$131.1M$2.99
Q3 FY2026$1.47B3.2%$127.9M$2.87
Q2 FY2026$1.45B6.9%$128.5M$2.86
Q1 FY2026$1.35B18.5%$99.5M$2.17
Q4 FY2025$1.46B21.0%$107.0M$2.37
Q3 FY2025$1.43B27.2%$119.1M$2.56
Q2 FY2025$1.36B26.5%$118.5M$2.61
Q1 FY2025$1.14B12.5%$38.5M$0.84

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryRetail-Eating Places
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended June 24, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended June 24, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2017
SEC CIK703351

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-08-19
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10-Q2026-04-29
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8-K2026-08-12
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8-K2026-06-17
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8-K2026-04-29
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8-K2026-03-02
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.