BDL vs MUSA vs EAT Stock Comparison

Flanigans Enterprises, Murphy USA and Brinker International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BDL Flanigans Enterprises Inc
$58.75 +29.1% 1M +85.5% 1Y
Market cap
$109.61M
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$215.29M
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
1 win
MUSA Murphy USA Inc.
$540.50 +6.5% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$23.26B
Div. yield
–
Convenience Stores Consumer Staples
5 wins
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$219.83 +10.4% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.87B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.93B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Murphy USA leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Murphy USA 5, Brinker International 5, Flanigans Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDLMUSAEATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $109.61M $9.87B $8.87B MUSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 14.9x 17.7x MUSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x 15.9x MUSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.1% +20.2% +6.1% MUSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 8.4% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.6% — 61.3% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — 0.5x BDL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +85.5% +37.8% +91.2% EAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +27.1%/yr +39.3%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 39.9% 50.3% MUSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 50/100 78/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

BDLMUSAEAT

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

AxisBDLMUSAEAT
Valuation 92 #5 of 50 54 #19 of 40 61 #20 of 50
Growth 89 #6 of 47 78 #9 of 38 91 #5 of 47
Profitability 49 #24 of 46 94 #3 of 36 96 #3 of 46
Financial Health 80 #11 of 51 13 #35 of 40 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns 23 #25 of 32 11 #25 of 28 97 #2 of 32
Overall 66 50 78
  • BDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MUSA ranked among 41 companies in Staples Retail
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBDLMUSAEATSPY
1 month +29.1%+6.5%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months +46.5%-12.4%+4.6% +3.7%
6 months +83.0%-8.1%+44.4% +7.1%
Year to date +98.5%+33.9%+53.2% +12.8%
1 year +85.5%+37.8%+91.2% +11.9%
3 years +107.5%+49.7%+558.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +27.6%+14.4%+87.5% +22.8%
5 years +100.9%+231.7%+423.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+27.1%+39.3% +10.9%
10 years +153.8%+681.0%+357.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%+22.8%+16.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBDLMUSAEATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%39.9%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%40.5%45.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.690.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.440.951.81 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-35.8%-50.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.3%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $58.75$623.43$254.01 $779.14
52-week low $27.55$356.57$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.

MultipleBDLMUSAEAT
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 21.0x 15.0xmedian 22.1x 18.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 0.4xmedian 0.5x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 12.8x —median 9.5x 11.1xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 17.6x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 15.3xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 3.4x 12.5xmedian 2.8x 23.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.93 1.07median 1.07 0.33median 0.93

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 monthsBDLMUSAEAT
Revenue $215.29M $23.26B $5.93B
Gross profit $124.08M – $4.41B
Operating income $11.46M $980.10M $653.00M
Net income $10.35M $663.30M $500.80M
Free cash flow $4.62M – $601.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.57 $35.75 $11.65
Cash & equivalents $28.84M $161.80M $30.70M
Total debt $92.23M – $484.80M
Shares (diluted) 1.86M 18.55M 43.00M
Enterprise value $14.88M $9.87B $8.65B

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
MetricBDLMUSAEAT
P/E 16.5x 15.0x 18.5x
P/FCF 23.6x 17.2x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 8.6x 11.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
P/B 1.3x 12.5x 23.0x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 15.2x 24.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.9x – 11.1x
EV/EBIT 9.8x – 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF 24.2x – 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.9x 8.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 1.07 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDLMUSAEAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.1% 20.2% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 2.1% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% – 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.1% 38.4% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 7.8% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.1% 40.8% 12.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 8.1% 52.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.6% 45.9% 20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 52.3% 14.1% 55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 89.1% 40.6% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 16.1% 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 75.9% – 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.7% – 78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDLMUSAEAT
Gross margin 57.6% – 74.4%
EBITDA margin 7.6% – 14.7%
Operating margin 5.3% – 11.0%
Pretax margin 5.2% – 10.1%
Net margin 3.1% – 8.4%
FCF margin 2.1% – 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 4.9% 14.1%
Return on equity 12.4% 84.1% 118.7%
Return on assets 6.8% 12.9% 17.9%
Return on invested capital 9.6% – 61.3%
Return on capital employed 8.7% – 30.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 4.5x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDLMUSAEAT
Debt / assets 20.0% – 17.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 6.8x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.5% 84.7% 85.6%
Equity / assets 53.5% 15.3% 14.4%
Interest coverage 10.3x – 12.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.27 – 5.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDLMUSAEAT
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 0.5% 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.

ConsensusBDLMUSAEAT
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $35.60FY2026 $13.84FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +43.0%FY2026 +28.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -7.9% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.85BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.9%FY2026 +3.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.8% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDLMUSAEAT
Held by institutions 10.4% 83.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 12 607 508
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% -2.2% -1.4%
Institutions buying 4 311 279
Institutions selling 3 190 161
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.64 1.73

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.

BDLMUSAEAT
BDL 1.00 -0.02 -0.03
MUSA -0.02 1.00 -0.06
EAT -0.03 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDL, MUSA and EAT?

Murphy USA (MUSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) $109.61M, Murphy USA (MUSA) $9.87B, Brinker International (EAT) $8.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDL, MUSA and EAT?

Murphy USA (MUSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 16.5x, Murphy USA (MUSA) 14.9x, Brinker International (EAT) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Murphy USA (MUSA) is cheapest (Murphy USA (MUSA) 15.2x, 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?

Murphy USA (MUSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +7.1%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +20.2%, Brinker International (EAT) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brinker International (EAT) returned the most: Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +85.5%, Murphy USA (MUSA) +37.8%, Brinker International (EAT) +91.2%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) +15.0%/yr, Murphy USA (MUSA) +27.1%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Murphy USA (MUSA) has been the steadiest (Flanigans Enterprises (BDL) 59.5%, Murphy USA (MUSA) 39.9%, Brinker International (EAT) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDL, MUSA 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, Murphy USA (MUSA) leads on 5. 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.