BDL vs BJRI vs EAT Stock Comparison

Flanigans Enterprises, BJs RESTAURANTS and Brinker International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$53.15 +18.6% 1M +67.8% 1Y
Market cap
$102.23M
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BJRI BJs RESTAURANTS INC
$60.51 +0.8% 1M +95.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.31B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$220.69 +9.0% 1M +77.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.22B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.93B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 6, Flanigans Enterprises 3, BJs RESTAURANTS 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDLBJRIEATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.23M $1.31B $9.22B EAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 32.1x 18.4x BDL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.2x 15.9x EAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +3.5% +6.1% BDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 2.9% 8.4% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% 9.0% 61.3% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x BDL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +67.8% +95.7% +77.6% BJRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +12.7%/yr +39.4%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 43.7% 50.9% BJRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 60/100 77/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

BDLBJRIEAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBDLBJRIEAT
Valuation 96 #3 of 50 55 #23 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 57 #21 of 47 89 #6 of 47
Profitability 49 #24 of 46 53 #22 of 46 98 #2 of 46
Financial Health 80 #11 of 51 64 #19 of 51 46 #28 of 51
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 71 #10 of 32 94 #3 of 32
Overall 68 60 77
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BJRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBDLBJRIEATSPY
1 month +18.6%+0.8%+9.0% +0.9%
3 months +43.3%-13.7%+7.2% +5.9%
6 months +83.3%+61.7%+49.3% +8.5%
Year to date +79.6%+53.6%+53.8% +13.3%
1 year +67.8%+95.7%+77.6% +12.4%
3 years +88.3%+136.3%+574.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.5%+33.2%+89.0% +23.5%
5 years +81.7%+81.6%+426.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%+12.7%+39.4% +11.0%
10 years +129.6%+68.1%+359.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.7%+5.3%+16.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBDLBJRIEATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%43.7%50.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%39.0%46.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.790.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.162.191.52 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-45.6%-50.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-18.5%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $53.15$74.26$254.01 $779.14
52-week low $27.55$28.69$102.29 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBDLBJRIEAT
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 20.8x 31.1xmedian 20.8x 18.6xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 13.0x 10.7xmedian 13.0x 11.1xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 17.6x 27.9xmedian 17.6x 15.4xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 23.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.08 0.66median 1.08 0.33median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBDLBJRIEAT
Revenue $215.29M $1.43B $5.93B
Gross profit $124.08M $1.07B $4.41B
Operating income $11.46M $39.21M $653.00M
Net income $10.35M $40.92M $500.80M
Free cash flow $4.62M $45.99M $601.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.57 $1.87 $11.65
Cash & equivalents $28.84M $14.43M $30.70M
Total debt $92.23M $44.00M $484.80M
Shares (diluted) 1.86M 21.89M 43.00M
Enterprise value $7.49M $1.23B $9.00B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBDLBJRIEAT
P/E 14.9x 31.1x 18.6x
P/FCF 21.4x 27.9x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x 10.9x 11.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.9x 1.6x
P/B 1.2x 3.2x 23.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.2x 24.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 10.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 33.4x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/FCF 21.9x 28.5x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x 11.1x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.66 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDLBJRIEAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 3.5% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.5% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 3.7% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.1% 36.3% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 53.7% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.1% 48.8% 12.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 42.8% 52.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 56.1% 20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 47.1% 55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.1% -6.5% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.9% -13.6% 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.7% – 78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDLBJRIEAT
Gross margin 57.6% 74.5% 74.4%
EBITDA margin 7.6% 8.6% 14.7%
Operating margin 5.3% 2.7% 11.0%
Pretax margin 5.2% 2.7% 10.1%
Net margin 3.1% 2.9% 8.4%
FCF margin 2.1% 3.2% 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 8.2% 14.1%
Return on equity 12.4% 10.6% 118.7%
Return on assets 6.8% 4.1% 17.9%
Return on invested capital 9.6% 9.0% 61.3%
Return on capital employed 8.7% 4.8% 30.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.4x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.9x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDLBJRIEAT
Debt / assets 20.0% 4.4% 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 6.8x 1.0x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 59.9% 85.6%
Equity / assets 53.5% 40.1% 14.4%
Interest coverage 10.3x – 12.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.19 3.17 5.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDLBJRIEAT
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 5.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.1% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBDLBJRIEAT
Forward P/E – 24.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.50FY2026 $13.84FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +10.6%FY2026 +28.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +2.0% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.49BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.4% +12.2%
BDL estimates →BJRI estimates →EAT estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDLBJRIEAT
Held by institutions 10.4% 99.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 194 507
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +3.7% -1.4%
Institutions buying 4 99 279
Institutions selling 3 66 160
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.50 1.74
BDL holders →BJRI holders →EAT holders →

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BDLBJRIEAT
BDL 1.00 -0.05 -0.03
BJRI -0.05 1.00 0.46
EAT -0.03 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDL, BJRI and EAT?

Brinker International (EAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $102.23M, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) $1.31B, Brinker International (EAT) $9.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDL, BJRI and EAT?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 15.4x, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 32.1x, Brinker International (EAT) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinker International (EAT) is cheapest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 24.2x, Brinker International (EAT) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +3.5%, Brinker International (EAT) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinker International (EAT) has the highest net margin (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 3.1%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 2.9%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 9.6%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 9.0%, Brinker International (EAT) 61.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) returned the most: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +67.8%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +95.7%, Brinker International (EAT) +77.6%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +12.7%/yr, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +12.7%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +39.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) has been the steadiest (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 58.7%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 43.7%, Brinker International (EAT) 50.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDL, BJRI and EAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brinker International (EAT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.