BJRI vs EAT vs DRI Stock Comparison

BJs RESTAURANTS, Brinker International and Darden Restaurants Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BJRI BJs RESTAURANTS INC
$60.51 +0.8% 1M +95.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
31.1x
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
$9.25B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.93B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc
$216.53 +10.0% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.50B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.37B
Div. yield
2.88%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 5, Darden Restaurants 4, BJs RESTAURANTS 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBJRIEATDRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $9.25B $24.50B DRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.1x 18.6x 20.8x EAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 15.9x 18.2x EAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +6.1% +8.1% DRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 8.4% 8.8% DRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% 61.3% 32.9% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 1.1x BJRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 2.88% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.7% +77.6% +19.4% BJRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr +39.4%/yr +8.5%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 50.9% 27.9% DRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 77/100 49/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

BJRIEATDRI

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

AxisBJRIEATDRI
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 57 #22 of 50 33 #34 of 50
Growth 57 #21 of 47 89 #6 of 47 26 #35 of 47
Profitability 53 #22 of 46 98 #2 of 46 82 #9 of 46
Financial Health 64 #19 of 51 46 #28 of 51 28 #37 of 51
Shareholder Returns 71 #10 of 32 94 #3 of 32 77 #8 of 32
Overall 60 77 49
  • BJRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBJRIEATDRISPY
1 month +0.8%+9.0%+10.0% +0.9%
3 months -13.7%+7.2%+2.0% +5.9%
6 months +61.7%+49.3%+10.3% +8.5%
Year to date +53.6%+53.8%+17.7% +13.3%
1 year +95.7%+77.6%+19.4% +12.4%
3 years +136.3%+574.3%+52.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.2%+89.0%+15.0% +23.5%
5 years +81.6%+426.0%+50.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%+39.4%+8.5% +11.0%
10 years +68.1%+359.5%+245.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.3%+16.5%+13.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBJRIEATDRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%50.9%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%46.4%28.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.790.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.191.520.70 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-50.7%-28.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-13.1%-4.9% -0.9%
52-week high $74.26$254.01$227.72 $779.14
52-week low $28.69$102.29$169.21 $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.

MultipleBJRIEATDRI
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 20.8x 18.6xmedian 20.8x 20.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.0x 11.1xmedian 13.0x 12.6xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 17.6x 15.4xmedian 17.6x 23.8xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 23.1xmedian 3.2x 11.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.08 0.33median 1.08 2.41median 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 monthsBJRIEATDRI
Revenue $1.43B $5.93B $13.37B
Gross profit $1.07B $4.41B $4.46B
Operating income $39.21M $653.00M $1.56B
Net income $40.92M $500.80M $1.18B
Free cash flow $45.99M $601.00M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $11.65 $10.33
Cash & equivalents $14.43M $30.70M $220.50M
Total debt $44.00M $484.80M $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 43.00M 114.40M
Enterprise value $1.20B $9.03B $23.59B

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
MetricBJRIEATDRI
P/E 31.1x 18.6x 20.8x
P/FCF 27.9x 15.4x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 11.0x 13.7x
P/S 0.9x 1.6x 1.8x
P/B 3.2x 23.1x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 24.1x 33.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 11.1x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 33.4x 14.9x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 2.0x
EV/FCF 28.5x 16.1x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 11.6x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.33 2.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBJRIEATDRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 6.1% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% 12.3% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 5.5% -32.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% 12.8% -7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% 13.9% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 51.3% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.8% 12.8% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 52.9% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.1% 20.1% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 55.7% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 13.7% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.3% 8.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.6% 28.0% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 78.5% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBJRIEATDRI
Gross margin 74.5% 74.4% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 8.6% 14.7% 16.0%
Operating margin 2.7% 11.0% 11.7%
Pretax margin 2.7% 10.1% 10.2%
Net margin 2.9% 8.4% 8.8%
FCF margin 3.2% 10.1% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.2% 14.1% 13.4%
Return on equity 10.6% 118.7% 55.3%
Return on assets 4.1% 17.9% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 9.0% 61.3% 32.9%
Return on capital employed 4.8% 30.3% 15.9%
Asset turnover 1.4x 2.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.7x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBJRIEATDRI
Debt / assets 4.4% 17.5% 19.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.5x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.8x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 85.6% 84.4%
Equity / assets 40.1% 14.4% 15.6%
Interest coverage – 12.0x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.17 5.46 2.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBJRIEATDRI
Dividend yield – – 2.9%
Net buyback yield 3.1% 5.1% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 5.1% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusBJRIEATDRI
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2027 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $13.84FY2027 $11.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +28.9%FY2027 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% -0.8% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027 $14.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2027 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +12.2% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBJRIEATDRI
Held by institutions 99.3% 100.0% 97.6%
Institutions holding 194 507 1,083
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -1.4% +1.9%
Institutions buying 99 279 578
Institutions selling 66 160 325
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.74 1.78

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.

BJRIEATDRI
BJRI 1.00 0.46 0.49
EAT 0.46 1.00 0.50
DRI 0.49 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BJRI, EAT and DRI?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) $1.28B, Brinker International (EAT) $9.25B, Darden Restaurants (DRI) $24.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BJRI, EAT and DRI?

Brinker International (EAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 31.1x, Brinker International (EAT) 18.6x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 20.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinker International (EAT) is cheapest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 24.2x, Brinker International (EAT) 15.9x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +3.5%, Brinker International (EAT) +6.1%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has the highest net margin (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 2.9%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 9.0%, Brinker International (EAT) 61.3%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 32.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) returned the most: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +95.7%, Brinker International (EAT) +77.6%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +19.4%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +12.7%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +39.4%/yr, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 0.00%, Brinker International (EAT) 0.00%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 2.88%. BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) and Brinker International (EAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darden Restaurants (DRI) has been the steadiest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 43.7%, Brinker International (EAT) 50.9%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.