Brinker International (EAT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brinker International (EAT) reported EBITDA Margin of 8.69% for Q1 2026, up 33.0% year-over-year from 6.54% in Q1 2025, and down 1.84% quarter-over-quarter from 8.86% in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 8.69% in Q1 2026.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.69%, up 33.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.08% (up 158.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.11%, up 360.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin declined to 8.69% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 8.86% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 8.86% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.27% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 4.9% and a median of 4.69% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBITDA Margin tumbled 473 bps in 2022, then surged 475 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 2.75% in 2022, then soared by 43 bps to 3.94% in 2023, then jumped by 121 bps to 8.69% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 8.86% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 8.69% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAT's EBITDA Margin at 8.69% in Q1 2026, 8.86% in Q4 2025, and 7.37% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | 8.69% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 8.69% |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 8.86% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 7.33% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 8.36% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 8.69% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 3.39% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 4.33% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 3.94% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 5.05% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 4.69% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 2.75% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | -3.27% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 3.89% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 2.97% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 1.46% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.48% |