Brinker International (EAT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brinker International (EAT) reported EBIT Margin of 11.33% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 8.58% in Q1 2025, and down 2.28% quarter-over-quarter from 11.6% in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 11.33% in Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.33%, up 32.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.39% (up 177.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.51%, up 431.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin slipped to 11.33% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 11.6% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 11.6% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.07% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 6.6% and a median of 5.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBIT Margin plunged 560 bps in 2022, then surged 568 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBIT Margin shows it stood at 3.99% in 2022, then surged by 45 bps to 5.81% in 2023, then jumped by 98 bps to 11.49% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 11.6% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 11.33% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAT's EBIT Margin at 11.33% in Q1 2026, 11.6% in Q4 2025, and 8.74% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 42.15 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.13 Bn | 41.44 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.46 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Brinker International | 7.11 Bn | 7.06 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 11.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 11.33% |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 11.60% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 9.76% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 11.01% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 4.95% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 2.39% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 3.99% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | -2.07% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 4.38% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 4.30% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.97% |