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

Brinker International (EAT) reported FCF Margin of 15.77% for Q1 2026, up 249.0% year-over-year from 4.52% in Q1 2025, and up 2.22% on a QoQ basis from 15.42% in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 15.77% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 249.0% year-over-year to 15.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.88% (up 477.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.02%, up 697.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 15.77% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 15.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 19.67% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 3.88% in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.24% (2025), against an average of 7.96%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin slumped 1541 bps; it then surged 1652 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing EAT's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.09% in 2022, then rose by 19 bps to 8.41% in 2023, then jumped by 134 bps to 19.67% in 2024, then fell by 22 bps to 15.42% in 2025, then grew by 2 bps to 15.77% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT FCF Margin figures stand at 15.77% (Q1 2026), 15.42% (Q4 2025), and 7.24% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 Brinker International 6.14 Bn 6.08 Bn 1.10 Bn 15.77%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 25, 2026 15.77%
Dec 24, 2025 15.42%
Sep 24, 2025 7.24%
Jun 25, 2025 12.63%
Mar 26, 2025 13.28%
Dec 25, 2024 19.67%
Sep 25, 2024 0.55%
Jun 26, 2024 -3.88%
Mar 27, 2024 12.10%
Dec 27, 2023 8.41%
Sep 27, 2023 4.35%
Jun 28, 2023 5.36%
Mar 29, 2023 12.67%
Dec 28, 2022 7.09%
Sep 28, 2022 -2.31%
Jun 29, 2022 -0.07%
Mar 30, 2022 7.07%
Dec 29, 2021 3.28%
Sep 29, 2021 0.33%
Jun 30, 2021 15.34%
Mar 24, 2021 13.68%
Dec 23, 2020 3.12%
Sep 23, 2020 9.35%
Jun 24, 2020 -2.72%
Mar 25, 2020 7.55%
Dec 25, 2019 2.85%
Sep 25, 2019 8.41%
Jun 26, 2019 2.70%
Mar 27, 2019 5.37%
Dec 26, 2018 -5.17%
Sep 26, 2018 2.44%
Jun 27, 2018 1.84%
Mar 28, 2018 11.95%
Dec 27, 2017 5.65%
Sep 27, 2017 3.76%
Jun 28, 2017 5.74%
Mar 29, 2017 10.26%
Dec 28, 2016 5.46%
Sep 28, 2016 5.36%
Jun 29, 2016 7.25%
Mar 23, 2016 14.49%
Dec 23, 2015 10.38%
Sep 23, 2015 2.91%
Jun 24, 2015 7.92%
Mar 25, 2015 10.82%
Dec 24, 2014 7.04%
Sep 24, 2014 4.32%
Jun 25, 2014 4.69%
Mar 26, 2014 11.26%
Dec 25, 2013 7.38%
Sep 25, 2013 3.73%
Jun 26, 2013 4.82%
Mar 27, 2013 8.40%
Dec 26, 2012 9.51%
Sep 26, 2012 -0.59%
Jun 27, 2012 4.06%
Mar 28, 2012 11.84%
Dec 28, 2011 8.44%
Sep 28, 2011 0.48%
Jun 29, 2011 7.02%
Mar 30, 2011 14.10%
Dec 29, 2010 8.99%
Sep 29, 2010 -3.40%
Jun 30, 2010 6.13%
Mar 24, 2010 10.41%
Dec 23, 2009 10.30%
Sep 23, 2009 6.32%