Brinker International (EAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Brinker International (EAT) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 2.79% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.54% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brinker International (EAT) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $1.3 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 2.79% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.1 billion (up 9.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.9 billion, up 16.41% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $931.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses gained 1.33% — and 2025, when it grew 20.73%.
- Brinker International's Operating Expenses stood at $978.3 million in 2022, then increased by 3.41% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 18.83% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 6.79% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then advanced by 1.54% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAT's Operating Expenses at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 1.30 Bn |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 1.32 Bn |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 1.08 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 1.14 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 988.30 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 1.02 Bn |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 978.30 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 975.30 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 976.80 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 931.00 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 886.00 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 850.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 908.00 Mn |