Brinker International (EAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brinker International, Inc. is a Dallas-based restaurant company that owns, operates and franchises casual dining restaurants. Its portfolio includes Chili’s Grill & Bar, a full-service restaurant brand known for burgers, fajitas, ribs, steaks, Tex-Mex dishes and a broad beverage menu, and Maggiano’s Little Italy, which specializes in Italian-American cuisine and family-style dining.

Chili’s restaurants serve a wide range of lunch and dinner offerings in a casual, bar-and-grill setting, while Maggiano’s locations offer traditional Italian dishes, including pasta, chicken, seafood and desserts. Both brands also provide takeout, delivery and catering services, with offerings and availability varying by location.

Brinker’s operations are concentrated primarily in the United States, with additional locations operated by franchisees in selected international markets. The company was founded by restaurant entrepreneur Norman Brinker and acquired Chili’s in 1983 before adding Maggiano’s in 1995. Brinker International is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Hochman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $201.64 to $213.42
• 50-Day Range: $175.38 to $253.87
• 52-Week Range: $100.30 to $254.99
• Volume: 538,497 shs
• Average Volume: 1.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.43
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $243.30
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Brinker International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brinker International scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 218th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Brinker International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Brinker International has a consensus price target of $243.30, representing about 20.2% upside from its current price of $202.47.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brinker International has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brinker International are expected to grow by 6.12% in the coming year, from $13.24 to $14.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brinker International is 18.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brinker International is 18.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Brinker International has a PEG Ratio of 1.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Brinker International has a P/B Ratio of 19.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.55% of the float of Brinker International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Brinker International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brinker International has recently decreased by 7.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Brinker International does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Brinker International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Brinker International will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.82% next year. This indicates that Brinker International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Brinker International has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Brinker International this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

51 people have searched for EAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 16% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Brinker International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Brinker International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $41,568,690.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.43% of the stock of Brinker International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Brinker International has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 9/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EAT
• CIK: 703351
• Web: www.brinker.com
• Phone: (972) 980-9917
• Fax: 972-770-9593
• Employees: 85,003
• Year Founded: 1975

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Brinker International: $243.30
• High Price Target: $325.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.30
• P/E Growth: 1.1
• Net Income: $487 million
• Net Margins: 8.39%
• Pretax Margin: 10.00%
• Return on Equity: 122.35%
• Return on Assets: 17.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 0.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.46
• Cash Flow: $15.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.02
• Book Value: $10.35 per share
• Price / Book: 19.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,760,000
• Free Float: 41,168,000
• Market Cap: $8.46 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25