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.

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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

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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%