Brinker International (EAT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Brinker International (EAT) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 16.5 for Q1 2026, up 38.77% year-over-year from 11.89 in Q1 2025, and up 4.81% quarter-over-quarter from 15.74 in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 16.5 in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 16.5, up 38.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.11 (up 82.8% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.64, up 172.97% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 16.5 in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 15.74 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 16.5 in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.61 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 6.8 and a median of 4.45 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 178.6% in 2022, then surged 188.43% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.93 in 2022, then gained by 27.61% to 3.74 in 2023, then jumped by 184.01% to 10.61 in 2024, then surged by 48.3% to 15.74 in 2025, then advanced by 4.81% to 16.5 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EAT's Interest Coverage Ratio at 16.5 in Q1 2026, 15.74 in Q4 2025, and 11.23 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 6.04
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.98
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 Brinker International 7.11 Bn 7.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 16.50

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 25, 2026 16.50
Dec 24, 2025 15.74
Sep 24, 2025 11.23
Jun 25, 2025 13.09
Mar 26, 2025 11.89
Dec 25, 2024 10.61
Sep 25, 2024 3.94
Jun 26, 2024 4.84
Mar 27, 2024 4.31
Dec 27, 2023 3.74
Sep 27, 2023 1.42
Jun 28, 2023 4.09
Mar 29, 2023 4.52
Dec 28, 2022 2.93
Sep 28, 2022 -1.61
Jun 29, 2022 3.96
Mar 30, 2022 4.45
Dec 29, 2021 3.55
Sep 29, 2021 2.05
Jun 30, 2021 7.68