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% quarter-over-quarter from 28.43% in Q4 2025.
Brinker International (EAT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Brinker International (EAT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 28.64% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 28.64%, up 534.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.64% (up 534.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 26.12%, up 1415.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 28.64% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 28.43% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 28.64% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.95% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 15.05% and a median of 11.49% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 598 bps in 2022, then jumped 1440 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 5.95% in 2022, then soared by 86 bps to 11.04% in 2023, then surged by 69 bps to 18.68% in 2024, then soared by 52 bps to 28.43% in 2025, then grew by 1 bps to 28.64% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows EAT's Return on Capital Employed at 28.64% in Q1 2026, 28.43% in Q4 2025, and 27.58% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Brinker International | 7.11 Bn | 7.06 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% |