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Brinker International, Inc. (EAT)

Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Dallas, United States | NYSE
230.19 USD -3.03 (-1.299%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 230.19

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:45 a.m. EDT

The stock is riding a powerful wave of momentum, trading well above its key moving averages and showing strong recent price appreciation. The long-term price trajectory confirms this, with a substantial cumulative gain over the last nine years and no recent annual declines. Earnings growth is robust, and analyst targets suggest room to run. However, the balance sheet carries significant weight with high leverage and thin liquidity buffers, which prevents a top-tier investment rating. There is no dividend income to rely on, making this purely a capital appreciation play. The options market is telling a story of caution, pricing in downside protection for the immediate future even as the stock climbs, creating a tension between the strong trend and the underlying risk profile.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.214119
AutoARIMA0.214226
MSTL0.220950
AutoTheta0.239407

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 36%
H-stat 14.32
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.753
Excess Kurtosis -0.55
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Ex Dividend Date 2020-03-04
Last Dividend Date 2020-03-04
Debt to Equity Ratio 395.763
Revenue per Share 133.197
Market Cap 9,872,340,992
Trailing P/E 21.18
Forward P/E 15.89
Beta 1.25
Profit Margins 8.39%
Website https://brinker.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily hedging downside risk in the near term, evidenced by significantly higher implied volatility on puts compared to calls for August and September expirations. While put positioning is nearly entirely out-of-the-money, indicating a desire for protection rather than speculation, longer-dated call activity shows volume spikes at higher strikes (300), suggesting some bullish positioning for the year-end. The skew suggests a market nervous about immediate volatility despite the upward price trend.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2020-03-05 0.380000 1.203674
2019-12-05 0.380000 0.890555
2019-09-05 0.380000 0.964957
2019-06-06 0.380000 0.979634
2019-03-07 0.380000 0.875980
2018-12-06 0.380000 0.755768
2018-09-06 0.380000 0.828609
2018-06-07 0.380000 0.803213
2018-03-08 0.380000 1.052632
2017-12-07 0.380000 1.030089
2017-09-07 0.380000 1.271328
2017-06-08 0.340000 0.842627
2017-03-08 0.340000 0.813203
2016-12-07 0.340000 0.638858
2016-09-07 0.340000 0.633265
2016-06-08 0.320000 0.708435
2016-03-02 0.320000 0.649746
2015-12-02 0.320000 0.721696
2015-09-02 0.320000 0.601278
2015-06-10 0.280000 0.494001
2015-03-04 0.280000 0.481762
2014-12-03 0.280000 0.495312
2014-09-03 0.280000 0.568182
2014-06-11 0.240000 0.472627
2014-03-05 0.240000 0.450620
2013-12-04 0.240000 0.522534
2013-09-04 0.240000 0.608828
2013-06-12 0.200000 0.493583
2013-03-06 0.200000 0.571265
2012-12-05 0.200000 0.662252
2012-09-06 0.200000 0.567376
2012-06-07 0.160000 0.511509
2012-03-07 0.160000 0.578662
2011-12-07 0.160000 0.655201
2011-09-07 0.160000 0.757217
2011-06-15 0.140000 0.600086
2011-03-09 0.140000 0.556439
2010-12-08 0.140000 0.649050
2010-09-08 0.140000 0.780379
2010-06-15 0.140000 0.832342
2010-03-09 0.110000 0.575013
2009-12-01 0.110000 0.803506
2009-09-09 0.110000 0.706033
2009-06-11 0.110000 0.679012
2009-03-10 0.110000 1.007326
2008-12-02 0.110000 1.735016
2008-09-10 0.110000 0.577428
2008-06-12 0.110000 0.557527
2008-03-11 0.110000 0.658683
2007-12-03 0.110000 0.485009
2007-09-12 0.090000 0.327630
2007-06-13 0.090000 0.291640
2007-03-13 0.090000 0.281074
2006-11-10 0.090000 0.290260
2006-09-13 0.066667 0.237700
2006-06-15 0.066667 0.272630
2006-03-13 0.066667 0.237193
2005-11-18 0.066667 0.257733
Additional Data
exDividendDate 2020-03-05
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.38
lastDividendDate 2020-03-05
dividendDate 2020-03-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.4963429
Address1 3,000 Olympus Boulevard
All Time High 254.99
All Time Low 0.746228
Ask 249.72
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 808,880
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,020,359
Average Volume 1,020,359
Average Volume10Days 808,880
Beta 1.254
Bid 229.1
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 10.514
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 230.19
Current Ratio 0.455
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 234.945
Day Low 228.89
Debt To Equity 395.763
Display Name Brinker
Dividend Date 1,585,180,800
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,543,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,543,200
Earnings Growth 0.294
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.225
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,537,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,190,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,190,600
Ebitda 846,200,000
Ebitda Margins 0.14571
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.306
Enterprise To Revenue 1.939
Enterprise Value 11,259,887,616
Eps Current Year 10.76466
Eps Forward 14.48396
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.87
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,583,366,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 202.0478
Fifty Day Average Change 28.142197
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13928485
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 49.63429
Fifty Two Week High 254.99
Fifty Two Week High Change -24.800003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.097258724
Fifty Two Week Low 100.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 129.89
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.2950149
Fifty Two Week Range 100.3 - 254.99
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 442,247,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.47
Float Shares 41,199,094
Forward Eps 14.48396
Forward P E 15.892753
Free Cashflow 367,575,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 20,096
Fullday Change -3.03
Fullday Change Percent -1.2992
Fullday Price 230.19
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.18646999
Gross Profits 1,082,899,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01211
Held Percent Institutions 1.15289
Implied Shares Outstanding 42,887,790
Industry Restaurants
Industry Disp Restaurants
Industry Key restaurants
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=119205&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,583,366,400
Last Dividend Value 0.38
Last Fiscal Year End 1,782,259,200
Last Split Date 1,164,931,200
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Brinker International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, development, operation, and franchise of casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It operates and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant brands. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Long Name Brinker International, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 9,872,340,992
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_260858
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,259,200
Net Income To Common 487,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,813,795,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 10,002,290,383
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 234.4
Operating Cashflow 789,400,000
Operating Margins 0.11258
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 1.76
Phone 972 980 9917
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 230.19
Post Market Time 1,787,961,390
Previous Close 233.22
Price Eps Current Year 21.383862
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 21.893665
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6999589
Profit Margins 0.083859995
Quick Ratio 0.285
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.73913
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.03
Regular Market Change Percent -1.2992
Regular Market Day High 234.945
Regular Market Day Low 228.89
Regular Market Day Range 228.89 - 234.945
Regular Market Open 234.4
Regular Market Previous Close 233.22
Regular Market Price 230.19
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 615,622
Return On Assets 0.14278
Return On Equity 1.19568
Revenue Growth 0.051
Revenue Per Share 133.197
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Sector Disp Consumer Cyclical
Sector Key consumer-cyclical
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 42,887,790
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1398
Shares Short 5,997,318
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,734,143
Short Name Brinker International, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.19510001
Short Ratio 5.08
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol EAT
Target High Price 325.0
Target Low Price 139.0
Target Mean Price 266.66666
Target Median Price 275.0
Total Cash 110,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.634
Total Debt 1,756,000,000
Total Revenue 5,807,399,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 10.87
Trailing P E 21.176634
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.6516
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 160.2164
Two Hundred Day Average Change 69.9736
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.4367443
Type Disp Equity
Volume 615,622
Website https://brinker.com
Zip 75,019