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Brinker International (EAT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Brinker International (EAT) reported Free Cash Flow of $231.8 million for Q1 2026, up 22.52% year-over-year from $189.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.48% on a QoQ basis from $224.0 million in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $231.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 22.52% year-over-year to $231.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $738.2 million (up 77.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $647.3 million, up 190.27% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to $231.8 million in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from $224.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $267.1 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$46.9 million in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $90.3 million (2023), against an average of $102.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow tumbled 862.07%; it then soared 8342.86% in 2023.
  • Tracing EAT's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $72.2 million in 2022, then grew by 25.07% to $90.3 million in 2023, then surged by 195.79% to $267.1 million in 2024, then retreated by 16.14% to $224.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 3.48% to $231.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT Free Cash Flow figures stand at $231.8 million (Q1 2026), $224.0 million (Q4 2025), and $97.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Brinker International 6.14 Bn 6.08 Bn 1.10 Bn 231.80 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 25, 2026 231.80 Mn
Mar 25, 2026 231.80 Mn
Dec 24, 2025 224.00 Mn
Dec 24, 2025 224.00 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 97.70 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 97.70 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 184.70 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 184.70 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 189.20 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 189.20 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 267.10 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 267.10 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 6.30 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 6.30 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 -46.90 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 -46.90 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 135.60 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 135.60 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 90.30 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 90.30 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 44.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 44.00 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 57.70 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 57.70 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 137.20 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 137.20 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 72.20 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 72.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 -22.10 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 -22.10 Mn
Jun 29, 2022 -700,000.00
Jun 29, 2022 -700,000.00
Mar 30, 2022 69.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 69.30 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 30.40 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 30.40 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 2.90 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 2.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 154.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 154.70 Mn
Mar 24, 2021 113.30 Mn
Mar 24, 2021 113.30 Mn
Dec 23, 2020 23.70 Mn
Dec 23, 2020 23.70 Mn
Sep 23, 2020 69.20 Mn
Sep 23, 2020 69.20 Mn
Jun 24, 2020 -15.30 Mn
Jun 24, 2020 -15.30 Mn
Mar 25, 2020 64.90 Mn
Mar 25, 2020 64.90 Mn
Dec 25, 2019 24.80 Mn
Dec 25, 2019 24.80 Mn
Sep 25, 2019 66.10 Mn
Sep 25, 2019 66.10 Mn
Jun 26, 2019 22.50 Mn
Jun 26, 2019 22.50 Mn
Mar 27, 2019 45.10 Mn
Mar 27, 2019 45.10 Mn
Dec 26, 2018 -40.90 Mn
Dec 26, 2018 -40.90 Mn
Sep 26, 2018 18.40 Mn
Sep 26, 2018 18.40 Mn
Jun 27, 2018 15.00 Mn
Jun 27, 2018 15.00 Mn
Mar 28, 2018 97.10 Mn
Mar 28, 2018 97.10 Mn
Dec 27, 2017 43.30 Mn
Dec 27, 2017 43.30 Mn
Sep 27, 2017 27.80 Mn
Sep 27, 2017 27.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2017 46.57 Mn
Jun 28, 2017 46.57 Mn
Mar 29, 2017 83.16 Mn
Mar 29, 2017 83.16 Mn
Dec 28, 2016 42.12 Mn
Dec 28, 2016 42.12 Mn
Sep 28, 2016 40.65 Mn
Sep 28, 2016 40.65 Mn
Jun 29, 2016 63.88 Mn
Jun 29, 2016 63.88 Mn
Mar 23, 2016 119.45 Mn
Mar 23, 2016 119.45 Mn
Dec 23, 2015 81.89 Mn
Dec 23, 2015 81.89 Mn
Sep 23, 2015 22.16 Mn
Sep 23, 2015 22.16 Mn
Jun 24, 2015 60.55 Mn
Jun 24, 2015 60.55 Mn
Mar 25, 2015 84.82 Mn
Mar 25, 2015 84.82 Mn
Dec 24, 2014 52.27 Mn
Dec 24, 2014 52.27 Mn
Sep 24, 2014 30.72 Mn
Sep 24, 2014 30.72 Mn
Jun 25, 2014 35.66 Mn
Jun 25, 2014 35.66 Mn
Mar 26, 2014 85.49 Mn
Mar 26, 2014 85.49 Mn
Dec 25, 2013 52.06 Mn
Dec 25, 2013 52.06 Mn
Sep 25, 2013 25.57 Mn
Sep 25, 2013 25.57 Mn
Jun 26, 2013 35.21 Mn
Jun 26, 2013 35.21 Mn
Mar 27, 2013 62.42 Mn
Mar 27, 2013 62.42 Mn
Dec 26, 2012 65.59 Mn
Dec 26, 2012 65.59 Mn
Sep 26, 2012 -4.06 Mn
Sep 26, 2012 -4.06 Mn
Jun 27, 2012 29.58 Mn
Jun 27, 2012 29.58 Mn
Mar 28, 2012 87.86 Mn
Mar 28, 2012 87.86 Mn
Dec 28, 2011 57.58 Mn
Dec 28, 2011 57.58 Mn
Sep 28, 2011 3.19 Mn
Sep 28, 2011 3.19 Mn
Jun 29, 2011 50.35 Mn
Jun 29, 2011 50.35 Mn
Mar 30, 2011 101.12 Mn
Mar 30, 2011 101.12 Mn
Dec 29, 2010 60.43 Mn
Dec 29, 2010 60.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2010 -22.26 Mn
Sep 29, 2010 -22.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 45.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 45.53 Mn
Mar 24, 2010 74.28 Mn
Mar 24, 2010 74.28 Mn
Dec 23, 2009 72.70 Mn
Dec 23, 2009 72.70 Mn
Sep 23, 2009 44.01 Mn
Sep 23, 2009 44.01 Mn