Brinker International (EAT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Brinker International (EAT) reported Tax Rate of 18.38% for Q1 2026, up 120.0% year-over-year from 8.35% in Q1 2025, and down 1.83% quarter-over-quarter from 18.72% in Q4 2025.

Brinker International (EAT) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Brinker International (EAT) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 18.38% in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 18.38%, up 120.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.53% (up 295.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 16.72%, up 1090.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate fell to 18.38% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 18.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 19.06% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 20.98% in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 5.81% and a median of 7.8% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Rate sank 3339 bps in 2022, then jumped 2219 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 2.95% in 2022, then soared by 374 bps to 8.08% in 2023, then soared by 103 bps to 16.37% in 2024, then gained by 14 bps to 18.72% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 18.38% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EAT's Tax Rate at 18.38% in Q1 2026, 18.72% in Q4 2025, and 7.53% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05
10 Brinker International 7.11 Bn 7.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 18.38

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 25, 2026 18.38%
Mar 25, 2026 18.38%
Dec 24, 2025 18.72%
Dec 24, 2025 18.72%
Sep 24, 2025 7.53%
Sep 24, 2025 7.53%
Jun 25, 2025 19.06%
Jun 25, 2025 19.06%
Mar 26, 2025 17.18%
Mar 26, 2025 17.18%
Dec 25, 2024 16.37%
Dec 25, 2024 16.37%
Sep 25, 2024 8.98%
Sep 25, 2024 8.98%
Jun 26, 2024 1.21%
Jun 26, 2024 1.21%
Mar 27, 2024 9.65%
Mar 27, 2024 9.65%
Dec 27, 2023 8.08%
Dec 27, 2023 8.08%