Brinker International (EAT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Brinker International's (EAT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 17.03% in Q1 2026, up 774.0% year-on-year from 1.95% in Q1 2025, and up 23.67% on a QoQ basis from 13.77% in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 17.03% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 774.0% year-over-year to 17.03% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 15.9%, a 472.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.02%, up 284.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.03%, up from 13.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for EAT reached as high as 23.24% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 12.02% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.93% across 5 years, with a median of 7.07% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 1195 bps in 2023 and soared 3403 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 6.24% in 2022, then slumped by 75 bps to 1.56% in 2023, then surged by 469 bps to 8.9% in 2024, then jumped by 55 bps to 13.77% in 2025, then grew by 24 bps to 17.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 17.03% in Q1 2026, 13.77% in Q4 2025, and 9.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 10.19%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 13.93%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 13.96%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.97%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 17.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 25, 2026 17.03%
Dec 24, 2025 13.77%
Sep 24, 2025 9.02%
Jun 25, 2025 23.24%
Mar 26, 2025 9.29%
Dec 25, 2024 8.90%
Sep 25, 2024 4.77%
Jun 26, 2024 22.01%
Mar 27, 2024 7.02%
Dec 27, 2023 1.56%
Sep 27, 2023 4.35%
Jun 28, 2023 -12.02%
Mar 29, 2023 12.26%
Dec 28, 2022 6.24%
Sep 28, 2022 0.45%
Jun 29, 2022 -0.07%
Mar 30, 2022 7.07%
Dec 29, 2021 3.28%
Sep 29, 2021 0.33%
Jun 30, 2021 6.89%