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

Brinker International (EAT) reported 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 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.33% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.33%, up 32.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.39% (up 177.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.51%, up 431.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin slipped to 11.33% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 11.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.6% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 2.07% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 6.6% and a median of 5.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin plunged 560 bps in 2022, then surged 568 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 3.99% in 2022, then surged by 45 bps to 5.81% in 2023, then jumped by 98 bps to 11.49% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 11.6% in 2025, then retreated 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.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.69%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 12.86%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 8.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Brinker International 7.11 Bn 7.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 11.33%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%