EAT vs WYNN vs DRI Stock Comparison

Brinker International, Wynn Resorts and Darden Restaurants Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$219.83 +10.4% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.00B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.93B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd
$74.21 -5.1% 1M -38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.55B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.41B
Div. yield
–
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
1 win
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc
$220.54 +12.9% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$25.12B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.37B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 6, Darden Restaurants 4, Wynn Resorts 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEATWYNNDRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.00B $7.55B $25.12B DRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 16.8x 21.2x WYNN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 17.2x 18.6x EAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.1% +6.4% +8.1% DRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 6.1% 8.8% DRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 61.3% 10.1% 32.9% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 5.0x 1.1x EAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.2% -38.6% +20.9% EAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.3%/yr -3.7%/yr +8.9%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 32.4% 27.9% DRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 57/100 50/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

EATWYNNDRI

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

AxisEATWYNNDRI
Valuation 61 #20 of 50 89 #6 of 45 37 #32 of 50
Growth 91 #5 of 47 74 #12 of 43 26 #35 of 47
Profitability 96 #3 of 46 68 #14 of 42 80 #10 of 46
Financial Health 44 #29 of 51 23 #37 of 48 30 #36 of 51
Shareholder Returns 97 #2 of 32 33 #19 of 28 77 #8 of 32
Overall 78 57 50
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • WYNN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • DRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEATWYNNDRISPY
1 month +10.4%-5.1%+12.9% +0.7%
3 months +4.6%-26.3%+6.6% +3.7%
6 months +44.4%-30.7%+10.0% +7.1%
Year to date +53.2%-38.3%+19.8% +12.8%
1 year +91.2%-38.6%+20.9% +11.9%
3 years +558.2%-15.7%+53.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +87.5%-5.6%+15.5% +22.8%
5 years +423.9%-17.4%+53.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +39.3%-3.7%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years +357.7%-21.2%+252.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.4%-2.4%+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEATWYNNDRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%32.4%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.0%31.7%28.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.880.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.81-1.190.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.7%-46.9%-28.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-44.2%-3.2% -1.2%
52-week high $254.01$133.09$227.72 $779.14
52-week low $102.29$71.38$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.

MultipleEATWYNNDRI
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 21.0x 17.0xmedian 17.4x 21.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.8x 9.1xmedian 10.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 17.6x 9.7xmedian 11.7x 24.3xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 3.4x -8.5xmedian 2.5x 12.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.93 0.05median 0.55 2.45median 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 monthsEATWYNNDRI
Revenue $5.93B $7.41B $13.37B
Gross profit $4.41B $2.30B $4.46B
Operating income $653.00M $1.17B $1.56B
Net income $500.80M $583.88M $1.18B
Free cash flow $601.00M $791.87M $1.03B
EPS (diluted) $11.65 $4.36 $10.33
Cash & equivalents $30.70M $1.57B $220.50M
Total debt $484.80M $10.72B $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 43.00M 102.98M 114.40M
Enterprise value $8.79B $1.83B $24.22B

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
MetricEATWYNNDRI
P/E 18.5x 17.0x 21.2x
P/FCF 15.3x 9.7x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 5.3x 13.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 1.9x
P/B 23.0x -8.5x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 24.0x -6.9x 34.6x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 9.1x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 14.8x 14.4x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 16.1x 21.2x 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 11.5x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.05 2.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEATWYNNDRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.1% 6.4% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 14.7% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% 2.7% -32.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.8% -9.5% -7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.9% 12.8% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 35.7% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.8% 30.1% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.9% 98.1% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.1% 17.8% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 312.4% 8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 12.5% 0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 33.2% 8.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 6.5% -4.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.5% 40.2% 10.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEATWYNNDRI
Gross margin 74.4% 31.0% 33.4%
EBITDA margin 14.7% 24.9% 16.0%
Operating margin 11.0% 15.7% 11.7%
Pretax margin 10.1% 9.4% 10.2%
Net margin 8.4% 6.1% 8.8%
FCF margin 10.1% 10.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.1% 19.7% 13.4%
Return on equity 118.7% – 55.3%
Return on assets 17.9% 4.5% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 61.3% 10.1% 32.9%
Return on capital employed 30.3% 11.5% 15.9%
Asset turnover 2.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.5x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEATWYNNDRI
Debt / assets 17.5% 81.5% 19.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x -11.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 5.0x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 13.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.6% 106.9% 84.4%
Equity / assets 14.4% -6.9% 15.6%
Interest coverage 12.0x 1.9x –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.45 1.03 2.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEATWYNNDRI
Dividend yield – 1.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 2.2% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 3.5% 5.5%
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.

ConsensusEATWYNNDRI
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2027 17.2xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.84FY2027 $4.32FY2026 $11.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.9%FY2027 +3.1%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.8% -3.2% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.99BFY2027 $7.74BFY2026 $14.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.1%FY2027 +8.5%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.2% -7.2% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEATWYNNDRI
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.9% 97.6%
Institutions holding 508 498 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +3.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 279 212 579
Institutions selling 161 192 325
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.10 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.

EATWYNNDRI
EAT 1.00 0.28 0.49
WYNN 0.28 1.00 0.31
DRI 0.49 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EAT, WYNN and DRI?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brinker International (EAT) $9.00B, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) $7.55B, Darden Restaurants (DRI) $25.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, EAT, WYNN and DRI?

Wynn Resorts (WYNN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brinker International (EAT) 18.0x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 16.8x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 21.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinker International (EAT) is cheapest (Brinker International (EAT) 15.9x, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 17.2x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 18.6x). 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: Brinker International (EAT) +6.1%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) +6.4%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has the highest net margin (Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 6.1%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Brinker International (EAT) 61.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 10.1%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 32.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brinker International (EAT) returned the most: Brinker International (EAT) +91.2%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -38.6%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +20.9%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Brinker International (EAT) +39.3%/yr, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) -3.7%/yr, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darden Restaurants (DRI) has been the steadiest (Brinker International (EAT) 50.3%, Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 32.4%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EAT, WYNN 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 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.