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

Brinker International (EAT) reported Net Margin of 8.7% for Q1 2026, up 34.0% year-over-year from 6.49% in Q1 2025, and down 1.69% on a QoQ basis from 8.85% in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 8.7% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 34.0% year-over-year to 8.7% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 8.07% (up 158.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.12%, up 360.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin slipped to 8.7% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 8.85% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 8.85% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 3.16% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.68% (2023), against an average of 4.91%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin slumped 467 bps; it then soared 481 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing EAT's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.74% in 2022, then soared by 43 bps to 3.92% in 2023, then soared by 123 bps to 8.72% in 2024, then gained by 1 bps to 8.85% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 8.7% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT Net Margin figures stand at 8.7% (Q1 2026), 8.85% (Q4 2025), and 7.37% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 5.36%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -0.11%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.15%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.79%
10 Brinker International 6.14 Bn 6.08 Bn 1.10 Bn 8.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 25, 2026 8.70%
Dec 24, 2025 8.85%
Sep 24, 2025 7.37%
Jun 25, 2025 7.32%
Mar 26, 2025 8.36%
Dec 25, 2024 8.72%
Sep 25, 2024 3.38%
Jun 26, 2024 4.74%
Mar 27, 2024 4.35%
Dec 27, 2023 3.92%
Sep 27, 2023 0.71%
Jun 28, 2023 5.04%
Mar 29, 2023 4.68%
Dec 28, 2022 2.74%
Sep 28, 2022 -3.16%
Jun 29, 2022 3.94%
Mar 30, 2022 3.73%
Dec 29, 2021 2.98%
Sep 29, 2021 1.51%
Jun 30, 2021 7.44%
Mar 24, 2021 4.09%
Dec 23, 2020 1.58%
Sep 23, 2020 1.45%
Jun 24, 2020 -8.74%
Mar 25, 2020 3.58%
Dec 25, 2019 3.21%
Sep 25, 2019 1.90%
Jun 26, 2019 5.60%
Mar 27, 2019 5.93%
Dec 26, 2018 4.05%
Sep 26, 2018 3.50%
Jun 27, 2018 5.36%
Mar 28, 2018 5.77%
Dec 27, 2017 3.30%
Sep 27, 2017 1.34%
Jun 28, 2017 6.24%
Mar 29, 2017 5.23%
Dec 28, 2016 4.49%
Sep 28, 2016 3.06%
Jun 29, 2016 7.06%
Mar 23, 2016 6.97%
Dec 23, 2015 6.05%
Sep 23, 2015 4.35%
Jun 24, 2015 7.22%
Mar 25, 2015 8.34%
Dec 24, 2014 5.56%
Sep 24, 2014 4.60%
Jun 25, 2014 3.79%
Mar 26, 2014 7.41%
Dec 25, 2013 5.63%
Sep 25, 2013 4.27%
Jun 26, 2013 6.35%
Mar 27, 2013 6.99%
Dec 26, 2012 5.39%
Sep 26, 2012 4.08%
Jun 27, 2012 6.45%
Mar 28, 2012 6.06%
Dec 28, 2011 5.23%
Sep 28, 2011 3.53%
Jun 30, 2010 2.76%
Mar 24, 2010 0.63%
Dec 23, 2009 0.49%
Sep 23, 2009 0.79%