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Brinker International

EAT NYSE Restaurants Financials FY2017–FY2026

Brinker International's revenue rose 7.9% to $5.8 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 10.7%, up from 9.5% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $558 million, up 34.8%. It paid out $444 million in dividends and buybacks, 80% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.8%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$182.70

3.9%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$5.8B
7.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
10.7%
1.2 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$487M
27.1%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$558M
34.8%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
66.0%
11.7 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$8.2B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
16.8x

What Brinker International does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Brinker International, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
June 24, 2026
Latest annual report
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0000703351-26-000029
0000703351

Revenue and margins

Brinker International had $5.8B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 7.9% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 15.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $558M in fiscal 2026, 9.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Brinker International returned $444M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 80% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.8%.

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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Brinker International yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$335M and divides by 44.8M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 16.8x · peers 22.7x · sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Brinker International can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $13.5M$15.1M$64.6M$18.9M$110M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.0B$922M$800M$444M$445M
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x2.9x1.9x0.6x0.4x
Debt / equity ———1.2x1.0x
Interest coverage 3.5x2.6x3.5x9.6x15.3x
Current ratio 0.4x0.3x0.4x0.3x0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x0.3x0.3x0.3x0.4x
Total assets $2.5B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B
Total liabilities $2.8B$2.6B$2.6B$2.3B$2.4B
Shareholders' equity −$268M−$144M$39.4M$371M$444M
Net debt (− = net cash) $996M$907M$736M$425M$335M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$30.6M

10 insiders

Of sales under plans

32%

$9.9M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 9, 2026 James C KatzmanDirector Sold plan 650 $220.09 $0.1M Form 4
Sep 4, 2026 Frances L. AllenDirector Sold 500 $234.50 $0.1M Form 4
Sep 1, 2026 Michaela M WareEVP, Chief Financial Officer Sold 3,030 $233.48 $0.7M Form 4
Aug 28, 2026 Joseph Michael DePintoDirector Sold 25,000 $230.39 $5.8M Form 4
Aug 25, 2026 Daniel S FullerSVP, Chief Legal Officer Sold 1,909 $253.54 $0.5M Form 4
Aug 21, 2026 James M ButlerSVP Chief Supply Chain Officer Sold 10,000 $240.37 $2.4M Form 4
Aug 17, 2026 Daniel S FullerSVP, Chief Legal Officer Sold 1,837 $245.86 $0.5M Form 4
Aug 17, 2026 Daniel S FullerSVP, Chief Legal Officer Sold 9,960 $243.43 $2.4M Form 4
Aug 17, 2026 Kevin HochmanPres. & CEO, Director Sold plan 40,000 $243.15 $9.7M Form 4
Aug 14, 2026 Aaron M WhiteEVP, COO and CPO Sold 16,220 $236.22 $3.8M Form 4
Aug 14, 2026 Douglas N. ComingsSVP & COO, Chili's Sold 5,000 $236.29 $1.2M Form 4
Aug 14, 2026 George S FelixEVP, Chief Marketing Officer Sold 14,349 $237.47 $3.4M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✓
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
F-score 7 / 86 / 88 / 8
Accruals ratio −10.5%−11.2%−11.0%
Altman Z'' −0.620.531.60

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $3.2B $3.1B $3.2B $3.1B $3.3B $3.8B $4.1B $4.4B $5.4B $5.8B
Gross profit $2.4B $2.3B $2.4B $2.3B $2.5B — — — — —
Operating income $256M $226M $231M $62.6M $199M $160M $144M $230M $512M $620M
Interest expense $49.6M $59.0M $61.6M $59.6M $56.2M $46.1M $54.9M $65.0M $53.1M $40.5M
Pretax income $209M $170M $172M $4.9M $145M $115M $90.8M $165M $460M $581M
Income tax $57.7M $44.3M $16.9M −$19.5M $13.6M −$2.4M −$11.8M $9.6M $76.9M $93.9M
Net income $151M $126M $155M $24.4M $132M $118M $103M $155M $383M $487M
Diluted EPS $2.94 $2.72 $3.96 $0.63 $2.83 $2.58 $2.28 $3.40 $8.32 $10.87
Diluted shares 0.05B 0.05B 0.04B 0.04B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.04B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $315M $285M $213M $245M $370M $252M $256M $422M $679M $789M
Capital expenditure $103M $101M $168M $105M $94.0M $150M $185M $199M $265M $232M
Free cash flow $213M $183M $45.1M $141M $276M $102M $71.4M $223M $414M $558M
Depreciation and amortization $156M $151M $148M $162M $150M $161M $165M $168M $204M $217M
Stock-based compensation $14.5M $14.2M $16.4M $14.8M $16.4M $18.6M $14.4M $25.9M $31.4M $32.2M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $3.1M $94.6M $0.0M $107M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $371M $303M $168M $32.4M $4.2M $101M $5.0M $25.8M $90.2M $444M
Dividends paid $70.8M $70.0M $60.3M $57.4M $1.5M $1.1M $0.6M $0.2M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $442M $373M $228M $89.8M $5.7M $102M $5.6M $26.0M $90.2M $444M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $9.0M $10.9M $13.4M $43.9M $23.9M $13.5M $15.1M $64.6M $18.9M $110M
Total debt $1.3B $1.5B $1.2B $1.2B $939M $1.0B $922M $800M $444M $445M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $102M $121M $90.2M $67.8M $105M $97.6M $98.0M
Current assets $144M $156M $177M $224M $207M $201M $183M $234M $207M $308M
Current liabilities $436M $434M $422M $498M $572M $558M $536M $622M $676M $677M
Inventory $25.0M $24.2M $23.2M $27.3M $28.9M $35.6M $34.5M $34.5M $35.2M $34.5M
Property and equipment, net $1.0B $939M $755M $805M $775M $817M $808M $880M $953M $967M
Total assets $1.4B $1.3B $1.3B $2.4B $2.3B $2.5B $2.5B $2.6B $2.7B $2.8B
Total liabilities $1.9B $2.1B $2.0B $2.8B $2.6B $2.8B $2.6B $2.6B $2.3B $2.4B
Shareholders' equity −$494M −$718M −$778M −$479M −$303M −$268M −$144M $39.4M $371M $444M
Margins
Gross margin 74.9% 74.6% 74.4% 74.1% 74.0% — — — — —
Operating margin 8.1% 7.2% 7.2% 2.0% 6.0% 4.2% 3.5% 5.2% 9.5% 10.7%
EBITDA margin 13.1% 12.0% 11.8% 7.3% 10.5% 8.4% 7.5% 9.0% 13.3% 14.4%
Net margin 4.8% 4.0% 4.8% 0.8% 3.9% 3.1% 2.5% 3.5% 7.1% 8.4%
FCF margin 6.7% 5.8% 1.4% 4.6% 8.3% 2.7% 1.7% 5.1% 7.7% 9.6%
Returns
Return on capital 23.0% 21.3% 34.6% 11.2% 27.6% 23.8% 19.4% 28.1% 54.3% 66.0%
Return on capital employed 25.8% 24.1% 26.4% 4.7% 11.2% 8.8% 7.5% 11.7% 25.8% 29.9%
Return on equity — — — — — — — — 186.7% 119.6%
Return on assets 10.5% 9.2% 11.9% 1.4% 5.7% 4.9% 4.1% 6.1% 14.5% 17.7%
Growth
Revenue growth −3.3% −0.5% 2.6% −4.3% 8.4% 14.0% 8.7% 6.8% 22.0% 7.9%
Net income growth −24.8% −16.5% 23.0% −84.3% 439.3% −10.6% −12.8% 51.4% 146.7% 27.1%
EPS growth −14.0% −7.5% 45.6% −84.1% 349.2% −8.8% −11.6% 49.1% 144.7% 30.7%
FCF growth −26.1% −13.8% −75.4% 211.5% 96.2% −63.0% −29.9% 212.3% 85.5% 34.8%
Share count change −12.8% −9.6% −15.6% −0.5% 19.8% −2.2% −1.3% 1.6% 0.9% −2.8%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 4.0x 3.2x 5.2x 2.6x 3.1x 2.9x 1.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Debt / equity — — — — — — — — 1.2x 1.0x
Interest coverage 5.2x 3.8x 3.8x 1.1x 3.6x 3.5x 2.6x 3.5x 9.6x 15.3x
Current ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x 0.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.3% 3.2% 5.2% 3.4% 2.8% 4.0% 4.5% 4.5% 4.9% 4.0%
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Payouts / FCF 207.9% 203.7% 505.5% 63.9% 2.1% 100.1% 7.8% 11.7% 21.8% 79.6%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 8.0
Altman Z'' 5.7 5.9 6.7 −1.3 −1.0 −0.8 −1.1 −0.6 0.5 1.6
Accruals ratio −11.5% −11.5% −4.4% −12.2% −10.3% −5.7% −6.2% −10.5% −11.2% −11.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000703351). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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