BLMN vs EAT vs CBRL Stock Comparison

Bloomin' Brands, Brinker International and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
$9.14 +16.0% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$767.89M
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
0.02%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$187.83 -9.4% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.52B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 9, Bloomin' Brands 2, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLMNEATCBRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $767.89M $8.52B $1.51B EAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 17.5x 47.5x EAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 13.6x 32.2x BLMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.2% +7.9% -4.7% EAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.7% 8.4% 1.0% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 59.4% -1.4% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 2.7x EAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% BLMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.5% +47.5% +89.9% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.8%/yr +34.4%/yr -11.8%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 49.5% 57.5% EAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 79/100 35/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

BLMNEATCBRL

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

AxisBLMNEATCBRL
Valuation 86 #8 of 50 67 #17 of 50 57 #22 of 50
Growth 33 #32 of 47 94 #4 of 47 9 #43 of 47
Profitability 44 #26 of 46 93 #4 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Financial Health 18 #42 of 51 54 #24 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Shareholder Returns 28 #24 of 33 88 #5 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Overall 42 79 35
  • BLMN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLMNEATCBRLSPY
1 month +16.0%-9.4%+32.9% -0.8%
3 months +7.0%-4.0%+31.3% +3.5%
6 months +50.3%+40.0%+121.6% +7.0%
Year to date +48.1%+30.9%+171.0% +12.2%
1 year +14.5%+47.5%+89.9% +13.0%
3 years -60.7%+473.9%+6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.7%+79.1%+2.1% +23.1%
5 years -57.7%+338.8%-46.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.8%+34.4%-11.8% +11.0%
10 years -45.6%+293.6%-47.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year -5.9%+14.7%-6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLMNEATCBRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%49.5%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%46.3%54.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.750.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.961.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-50.7%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-26.1%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $11.85$254.01$69.02 $779.14
52-week low $5.26$102.29$25.02 $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.

MultipleBLMNEATCBRL
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 20.5x 16.8xmedian 20.5x 48.5xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x 16.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x 17.4xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.1x 17.9xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.57median 1.07 0.25median 1.07 -1.52median 1.07

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 monthsBLMNEATCBRL
Revenue $3.98B $5.81B $3.32B
Gross profit $2.79B $4.32B $2.29B
Operating income $47.65M $619.90M -$12.47M
Net income $32.19M $487.00M $31.68M
Free cash flow $155.17M $557.50M $88.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $10.87 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $66.61M $110.00M $36.54M
Total debt $702.79M $448.00M $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 86.22M 44.80M 22.55M
Enterprise value $504.04M $8.31B $1.43B

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
MetricBLMNEATCBRL
P/E 28.3x 16.8x 48.5x
P/FCF 5.0x 14.2x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 2.4x 10.0x 7.5x
P/S 0.2x 1.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.8x 17.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 66.8x 18.5x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.7x 9.9x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 29.8x 13.3x -147.5x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 1.4x 0.6x
EV/FCF 9.1x 14.8x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.4x 10.5x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.57 0.25 -1.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLMNEATCBRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.2% 7.9% -4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 12.0% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.2% 7.1% -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 13.1% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -57.4% 21.1% -122.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 62.5% -28.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,049% 27.1% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.9% 68.1% -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 648.7% 30.8% -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.0% 68.3% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.1% 16.3% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 45.5% -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 305.4% 34.8% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 98.4% -10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLMNEATCBRL
Gross margin 70.1% 74.4% 69.1%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 14.4% 3.4%
Operating margin 1.2% 10.7% -0.4%
Pretax margin 0.0% 10.0% 0.6%
Net margin 0.7% 8.4% 1.0%
FCF margin 3.9% 9.6% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 13.6% 6.2%
Return on equity 7.9% 114.6% 6.7%
Return on assets 1.1% 17.4% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 59.4% -1.4%
Return on capital employed 2.1% 29.3% -0.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 2.1x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 9.9x 1.6x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLMNEATCBRL
Debt / assets 22.5% 15.9% 16.7%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 0.4x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.8x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.0% 84.2% 76.4%
Equity / assets 14.0% 15.8% 23.6%
Interest coverage – 15.3x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.89 4.97 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLMNEATCBRL
Dividend yield 0.0% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 5.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.6% – 73.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.2% – 26.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -80.7% – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -42.4% – -41.6%

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.

ConsensusBLMNEATCBRL
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2027 32.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $13.84FY2027 $2.14FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -18.6%FY2026 +28.9%FY2027 +167.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.3% -0.8% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.75BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027 $3.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +3.1%FY2027 +6.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% +12.2% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLMNEATCBRL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 234 507 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% -1.4% +12.2%
Institutions buying 123 279 150
Institutions selling 76 160 69
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.74 2.17

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.

BLMNEATCBRL
BLMN 1.00 0.40 0.45
EAT 0.40 1.00 0.36
CBRL 0.45 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLMN, EAT and CBRL?

Brinker International (EAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) $767.89M, Brinker International (EAT) $8.52B, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLMN, EAT and CBRL?

Brinker International (EAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 27.8x, Brinker International (EAT) 17.5x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 47.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) is cheapest (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 9.9x, Brinker International (EAT) 13.6x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brinker International (EAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +1.2%, Brinker International (EAT) +7.9%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinker International (EAT) has the highest net margin (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.7%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 4.2%, Brinker International (EAT) 59.4%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +14.5%, Brinker International (EAT) +47.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +89.9%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) -15.8%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +34.4%/yr, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) has the highest dividend yield: Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.02%, Brinker International (EAT) 0.00%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.02%. Brinker International (EAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brinker International (EAT) has been the steadiest (Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 74.7%, Brinker International (EAT) 49.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLMN, EAT and CBRL?

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 9. 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.