Brinker International (EAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Brinker International, Inc. is a casual-dining restaurant company that owns, operates and franchises restaurants in the United States and select international markets. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and serves customers through company-operated and franchised locations.

Brinker’s principal brands are Chili’s Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy. Chili’s offers a broad menu of burgers, steaks, ribs, fajitas, Tex-Mex dishes, salads and beverages in a full-service, casual setting. Maggiano’s specializes in Italian-American cuisine, including pasta, seafood, steaks, desserts and family-style meals, with restaurants and catering services designed for both everyday dining and special occasions.

The company traces its origins to 1975, when Norman Brinker founded Steak and Ale. Brinker subsequently developed and acquired restaurant concepts, including Chili’s and Maggiano’s, and became one of the larger operators in the casual-dining industry. In addition to its domestic restaurant base, the company extends its brands internationally through franchise and licensing arrangements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $208.75 to $223.95
• 50-Day Range: $182.46 to $253.87
• 52-Week Range: $100.30 to $254.99
• Volume: 1.21 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.40 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.69
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $249.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Brinker International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Brinker International scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 482 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Brinker International has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.96, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Brinker International has a consensus price target of $249.80, representing about 17.7% upside from its current price of $212.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Brinker International has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Brinker International are expected to grow by 5.58% in the coming year, from $13.61 to $14.37 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Brinker International is 18.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Brinker International is 18.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Brinker International has a PEG Ratio of 1.18. 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 22.04. 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

11.74% 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 4.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Brinker International has recently decreased by 6.80%, 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 10.58% next year. This indicates that Brinker International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

Brinker International has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 49 news articles for Brinker International this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 29 people have searched for EAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Brinker International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 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 $50,383,890.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.18% 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: 10/28/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• 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: $249.80
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $175.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.96
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.69
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.60
• P/E Growth: 1.18
• Net Income: $487 million
• Net Margins: 8.44%
• Pretax Margin: 10.12%
• Return on Equity: 125.65%
• Return on Assets: 18.42%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13
• Current Ratio: 0.34
• Quick Ratio: 0.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.81 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.52
• Cash Flow: $15.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.48
• Book Value: $9.63 per share
• Price / Book: 22.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,540,000
• Free Float: 41,272,000
• Market Cap: $8.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.25