EAT Consumer Cyclical

Brinker International, Inc.

$207.41-2.09%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Country: United States
Market cap: 8.7B USD
Enterprise value: 8.9B USD
Full-time employees: 20,096

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.63), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.45 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (1.01× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.26 vs peers 0.63), less liquidity (current ratio 0.45 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (1.01× vs peers 0.46×)
About average: valuation

Ranks #510 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 34%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year high. 11% in FY Jun 2026, the best of the last 6 years.
Brinker International kept 11% of revenue as operating profit in FY Jun 2026, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Jun 2023: revenue +41%, operating profit +329%.
Since FY Jun 2023, Brinker International's revenue grew 41% while operating profit grew 329%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 6.4% from June 2023 to August 2026.
Brinker International had 6.4% fewer shares at August 2026 than at June 2023, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.
Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $3.3B in FY Jun 2021 to $5.8B in FY Jun 2026.
Brinker International's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Jun 2026, from $3.3B to $5.8B.

StockQuotient Score

59/ 100

Oct 5 59 → Nov 4 59

Valuation

Is the price right?

50/100

Moderate▼ 1 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Share count down 2.6%

Valuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 51 → 50

Share price +5.4%-2
Peer companies moved+1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Helped by:

▲ Earnings yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield5.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score 0.37Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield8.2%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.12Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield6.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score 0.06Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield5.1%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

75/100

Moderate

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ EPS growth
▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth35.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.23Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth12.0%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.22Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth7.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.63Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

96/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ ROA
▲ ROIC
▲ Operating margin

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin10.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.93Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets17.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 4.06Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital62.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 6.21Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin18.6%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC figure unavailable or out of date · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity109.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jun 2026Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.26

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.09Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio0.45×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.78Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity1.01×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.53Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Brinker International

Is Brinker International getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Sep 25, 2026) got stronger: share count down 2.6%. Its overall score is unchanged at 59/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Brinker International valued vs its peers?: Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 50/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 5.6% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 61% of peers).Earnings yield 5.6% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 61% of peers).
Is Brinker International growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 75/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 35.4% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 77% of peers).Earnings per share growth 35.4% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 77% of peers).
How profitable is Brinker International?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 96/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 17.3% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 17.3% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Brinker International?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.45× vs a peer median of 1.48× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.45× vs peers 1.48× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jun 24, 2026 · filed Sep 25, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 25, 2026

Got stronger

Share count down 2.6%

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	5.7B USD	5.8B USD	+1.3%
Net income (12 months)	462.9M USD	487.0M USD	+5.2%
Operating margin	10.4%	10.7%	+0.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	504.4M USD	557.5M USD	+10.5%
Debt	451.6M USD	448.0M USD	−0.8%
Cash	57.1M USD	110.0M USD	+92.6%
Shares outstanding	42.9M	41.8M	−2.6%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Restaurants · 19 companies

Valuations in Restaurants are within their usual range since 2016.

40% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
12% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +17% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −28% vs the whole market, against a usual −11%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jun 2022	FY Jun 2023	FY Jun 2024	FY Jun 2025	FY Jun 2026	Change
Gross margin	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating margin	4.2%	3.5%	5.2%	9.5%	10.7%	▲ 1.2 pts
Net margin	3.1%	2.5%	3.5%	7.1%	8.4%	▲ 1.3 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	4.7%	4.1%	6.0%	14.3%	17.3%	▲ 3.0 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	—	—	—	103.3%	109.8%	▲ 6.5 pts
Free cash flow margin	2.7%	1.7%	5.1%	7.7%	9.6%	▲ 1.9 pts
Current ratio	0.36×	0.34×	0.38×	0.31×	0.45×	▲ 48%
Quick ratio	0.30×	0.28×	0.32×	0.25×	0.40×	▲ 59%
Debt to equity	—	—	—	1.21×	1.01×	▼ 16%
Interest coverage	3.46×	2.63×	3.53×	9.64×	15.31×	▲ 59%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.26 vs a peer median of 0.63), less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.45 vs a peer median of 1.48) and more debt relative to equity (1.01× vs a peer median of 0.46×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.26 vs peers 0.63), less liquidity (current ratio 0.45 vs peers 1.48) and more debt vs equity (1.01× vs peers 0.46×)

About average: valuation

Ranks #510 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (top 34%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year high. 11% in FY Jun 2026, the best of the last 6 years.

Brinker International kept 11% of revenue as operating profit in FY Jun 2026, its highest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since FY Jun 2023: revenue +41%, operating profit +329%.

Since FY Jun 2023, Brinker International's revenue grew 41% while operating profit grew 329%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Share count shrinking. Shares outstanding down 6.4% from June 2023 to August 2026.

Brinker International had 6.4% fewer shares at August 2026 than at June 2023, mainly through buybacks, so each remaining share owns a larger slice of the business.

Annual revenue rose 5 years in a row. Fiscal-year revenue rose from $3.3B in FY Jun 2021 to $5.8B in FY Jun 2026.

Brinker International's fiscal-year revenue rose in each of the five years to FY Jun 2026, from $3.3B to $5.8B.

Questions investors ask about Brinker International

Is Brinker International getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Sep 25, 2026) got stronger: share count down 2.6%. Its overall score is unchanged at 59/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Brinker International valued vs its peers?

Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 50/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 5.6% vs a peer median of 4.4% (stronger than 61% of peers).Earnings yield 5.6% vs peers 4.4% (stronger than 61% of peers).

Is Brinker International growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 75/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth 35.4% vs a peer median of 4.2% (stronger than 77% of peers).Earnings per share growth 35.4% vs peers 4.2% (stronger than 77% of peers).

How profitable is Brinker International?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 96/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Return on assets 17.3% vs a peer median of 3.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).Return on assets 17.3% vs peers 3.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How risky is Brinker International?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.45× vs a peer median of 1.48× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.45× vs peers 1.48× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

5.7B USD

5.8B USD

+1.3%

Net income (12 months)

462.9M USD

487.0M USD

+5.2%

Operating margin

10.4%

10.7%

+0.3 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

504.4M USD

557.5M USD

+10.5%

Debt

451.6M USD

448.0M USD

−0.8%

Cash

57.1M USD

110.0M USD

+92.6%

Shares outstanding

42.9M

41.8M

−2.6%

Key ratios

FY Jun 2022

FY Jun 2023

FY Jun 2024

FY Jun 2025

FY Jun 2026

Change

Gross margin

—

Operating margin

4.2%

3.5%

5.2%

9.5%

10.7%

▲ 1.2 pts

Net margin

3.1%

2.5%

3.5%

7.1%

8.4%

▲ 1.3 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

4.7%

4.1%

6.0%

14.3%

17.3%

▲ 3.0 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

—

103.3%

109.8%

▲ 6.5 pts

Free cash flow margin

2.7%

1.7%

5.1%

7.7%

9.6%

▲ 1.9 pts

Current ratio

0.36×

0.34×

0.38×

0.31×

0.45×

▲ 48%

Quick ratio

0.30×

0.28×

0.32×

0.25×

0.40×

▲ 59%

Debt to equity

—

1.21×

1.01×

▼ 16%

Interest coverage

3.46×

2.63×

3.53×

9.64×

15.31×

▲ 59%