Brinker International (EAT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Brinker International (EAT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 28.64% for Q1 2026, up 534.0% year-over-year from 4.52% in Q1 2025, and up 0.75% on a QoQ basis from 28.43% in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 28.64% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 534.0% year-over-year to 28.64% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.64% (up 534.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 26.12%, up 1415.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 28.64% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 28.43% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 28.64% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 5.95% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.49% (2022), against an average of 15.05%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed sank 598 bps; it then surged 1440 bps in 2025.
- Tracing EAT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.95% in 2022, then jumped by 86 bps to 11.04% in 2023, then soared by 69 bps to 18.68% in 2024, then jumped by 52 bps to 28.43% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 28.64% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 28.64% (Q1 2026), 28.43% (Q4 2025), and 27.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 14.71% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 52.50% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 24.19% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 10.29% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 14.06% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 3.91% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 17.54% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 81.97% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Brinker International | 6.14 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 28.64% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | 28.64% |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 28.43% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 27.58% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 26.26% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 23.30% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 18.68% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 13.18% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 11.22% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 11.04% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 9.71% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 7.42% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 6.78% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 5.95% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 5.96% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 8.34% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 11.49% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 11.93% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 11.39% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 11.58% |
| Mar 24, 2021 | 2.59% |
| Dec 23, 2020 | 1.88% |
| Sep 23, 2020 | 3.04% |
| Jun 24, 2020 | 3.17% |
| Mar 25, 2020 | 8.88% |
| Dec 25, 2019 | 10.74% |
| Sep 25, 2019 | 15.83% |
| Jun 26, 2019 | 27.48% |
| Mar 27, 2019 | 28.71% |
| Dec 26, 2018 | 30.66% |
| Sep 26, 2018 | 31.01% |
| Jun 27, 2018 | 24.91% |
| Mar 28, 2018 | 25.66% |
| Dec 27, 2017 | 25.32% |
| Sep 27, 2017 | 25.04% |
| Jun 28, 2017 | 26.49% |
| Mar 29, 2017 | 27.16% |
| Dec 28, 2016 | 28.62% |
| Sep 28, 2016 | 29.31% |
| Jun 29, 2016 | 30.63% |
| Mar 23, 2016 | 27.63% |
| Dec 23, 2015 | 29.08% |
| Sep 23, 2015 | 28.53% |
| Jun 24, 2015 | 30.57% |
| Mar 25, 2015 | 24.35% |
| Dec 24, 2014 | 24.82% |
| Sep 24, 2014 | 23.74% |
| Jun 25, 2014 | 24.11% |
| Mar 26, 2014 | 25.61% |
| Dec 25, 2013 | 25.38% |
| Sep 25, 2013 | 24.09% |
| Jun 26, 2013 | 24.27% |
| Mar 27, 2013 | 23.62% |
| Dec 26, 2012 | 23.61% |
| Sep 26, 2012 | 22.13% |
| Jun 27, 2012 | 22.36% |
| Mar 28, 2012 | 21.37% |
| Dec 28, 2011 | 20.96% |
| Sep 28, 2011 | 19.21% |
| Jun 29, 2011 | 18.84% |
| Mar 30, 2011 | 17.79% |
| Dec 29, 2010 | 16.13% |
| Sep 29, 2010 | 12.07% |