Brinker International (EAT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Brinker International (EAT) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 11.33% for Q1 2026, up 32.0% year-over-year from 8.58% in Q1 2025, and down 2.28% quarter-over-quarter from 11.6% in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brinker International (EAT) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 11.33% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 32.0% year-over-year to 11.33%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.39% (up 177.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.51%, up 431.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin fell to 11.33% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 11.6% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 11.6% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 2.07% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 6.6% across 5 years, with a median of 5.93% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin plunged 560 bps — and 2024, when it surged 568 bps.
- Brinker International's Operating Margin stood at 3.99% in 2022, then soared by 45 bps to 5.81% in 2023, then surged by 98 bps to 11.49% in 2024, then increased by 1 bps to 11.6% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 11.33% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAT's Operating Margin at 11.33% in Q1 2026, 11.6% in Q4 2025, and 8.74% in Q3 2025.
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| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 13.58 Bn | 13.40 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.50% |
| 10 | Brinker International | 10.17 Bn | 10.12 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 11.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 11.33% |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 11.60% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 8.74% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 9.76% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 11.01% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 11.49% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 4.95% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 6.05% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 2.39% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 5.51% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 5.93% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 3.99% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | -2.07% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 4.38% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 5.04% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 4.30% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 2.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.97% |