Brinker International (EAT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Brinker International's (EAT) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 28.64% in Q1 2026, up 534.0% year-on-year from 4.52% in Q1 2025, and up 0.75% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 534.0% year-over-year to 28.64% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 28.64%, a 534.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 26.12%, up 1415.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 28.64%, up from 28.43% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for EAT reached as high as 28.64% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 5.95% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.05% across 5 years, with a median of 11.49% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 598 bps in 2022 and surged 1440 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 gained by 1 bps to 28.64% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 28.64% in Q1 2026, 28.43% in Q4 2025, and 27.58% in Q3 2025.

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9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.87%
10 Brinker International 7.99 Bn 7.93 Bn 1.10 Bn 28.64%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%