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Brinker International (EAT) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Brinker International (EAT) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 2.79% year-over-year to $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $5.1 billion (up 9.59% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.9 billion, up 16.41% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2024), against an average of $1.1 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses increased 1.33%; it then advanced 20.73% in 2025.
  • Tracing EAT's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $978.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 3.41% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then increased by 18.83% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then increased by 6.79% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.54% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.3 billion (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Brinker International 6.14 Bn 6.08 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.30 Bn

Historic Data

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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
Mar 24, 2021 776.20 Mn
Dec 23, 2020 738.60 Mn
Sep 23, 2020 715.70 Mn
Jun 24, 2020 616.40 Mn
Mar 25, 2020 818.90 Mn
Dec 25, 2019 825.80 Mn
Sep 25, 2019 754.80 Mn
Jun 26, 2019 770.10 Mn
Mar 27, 2019 769.10 Mn
Dec 26, 2018 741.10 Mn
Sep 26, 2018 706.90 Mn
Jun 27, 2018 746.70 Mn
Mar 28, 2018 739.80 Mn
Dec 27, 2017 712.00 Mn
Sep 27, 2017 710.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2017 730.29 Mn
Mar 29, 2017 737.77 Mn
Dec 28, 2016 709.52 Mn
Sep 28, 2016 717.02 Mn
Jun 29, 2016 782.35 Mn
Mar 23, 2016 738.36 Mn
Dec 23, 2015 712.99 Mn
Sep 23, 2015 706.31 Mn
Jun 24, 2015 675.96 Mn
Mar 25, 2015 680.99 Mn
Dec 24, 2014 677.42 Mn
Sep 24, 2014 656.71 Mn
Jun 25, 2014 718.22 Mn
Mar 26, 2014 672.10 Mn
Dec 25, 2013 641.36 Mn
Sep 25, 2013 635.65 Mn
Jun 26, 2013 664.35 Mn
Mar 27, 2013 663.43 Mn
Dec 26, 2012 628.20 Mn
Sep 26, 2012 636.96 Mn
Jun 27, 2012 660.06 Mn
Mar 28, 2012 674.02 Mn
Dec 28, 2011 625.98 Mn
Sep 28, 2011 628.82 Mn
Jun 29, 2011 656.14 Mn
Mar 30, 2011 655.89 Mn
Dec 29, 2010 621.43 Mn
Sep 29, 2010 622.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 679.78 Mn
Mar 24, 2010 663.50 Mn
Dec 23, 2009 682.38 Mn
Sep 23, 2009 678.34 Mn