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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% on a QoQ basis from 18.72% in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 120.0% year-over-year to 18.38% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.53% (up 295.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.72%, up 1090.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate retreated to 18.38% in Q1 2026 per EAT's latest filing, from 18.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 19.06% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 20.98% in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 7.8% (2023), against an average of 5.81%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate tumbled 3339 bps; it then surged 2219 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing EAT's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 2.95% in 2022, then jumped by 374 bps to 8.08% in 2023, then jumped by 103 bps to 16.37% in 2024, then increased by 14 bps to 18.72% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 18.38% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EAT Tax Rate figures stand at 18.38% (Q1 2026), 18.72% (Q4 2025), and 7.53% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05
10 Brinker International 6.14 Bn 6.08 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
Jun 28, 2023 -20.98
Jun 28, 2023 -20.98
Mar 29, 2023 -0.20
Mar 29, 2023 -0.20
Dec 28, 2022 -2.95
Dec 28, 2022 -2.95
Sep 28, 2022 4.73
Sep 28, 2022 4.73
Jun 29, 2022 -18.24
Jun 29, 2022 -18.24
Mar 30, 2022 5.43
Mar 30, 2022 5.43
Dec 29, 2021 5.15
Dec 29, 2021 5.15
Sep 29, 2021 1.49
Sep 29, 2021 1.49
Jun 30, 2021 15.16
Jun 30, 2021 15.16
Mar 24, 2021 11.72
Mar 24, 2021 11.72
Dec 23, 2020 -46.34
Dec 23, 2020 -46.34
Sep 23, 2020 -4.90
Sep 23, 2020 -4.90
Jun 24, 2020 27.75
Jun 24, 2020 27.75
Mar 25, 2020 -13.24
Mar 25, 2020 -13.24
Dec 25, 2019 3.79
Dec 25, 2019 3.79
Sep 25, 2019 11.31
Sep 25, 2019 11.31
Jun 26, 2019 5.08
Jun 26, 2019 5.08
Mar 27, 2019 10.27
Mar 27, 2019 10.27
Dec 26, 2018 8.57
Dec 26, 2018 8.57
Sep 26, 2018 17.76
Sep 26, 2018 17.76
Jun 27, 2018 20.36
Jun 27, 2018 20.36
Mar 28, 2018 20.37
Mar 28, 2018 20.37
Dec 27, 2017 38.44
Dec 27, 2017 38.44
Sep 27, 2017 34.87
Sep 27, 2017 34.87
Jun 28, 2017 25.26
Jun 28, 2017 25.26
Mar 29, 2017 28.93
Mar 29, 2017 28.93
Dec 28, 2016 28.24
Dec 28, 2016 28.24
Sep 28, 2016 29.52
Sep 28, 2016 29.52
Jun 29, 2016 31.79
Jun 29, 2016 31.79
Mar 23, 2016 26.42
Mar 23, 2016 26.42
Dec 23, 2015 30.14
Dec 23, 2015 30.14
Sep 23, 2015 31.89
Sep 23, 2015 31.89
Jun 24, 2015 32.20
Jun 24, 2015 32.20
Mar 25, 2015 32.07
Mar 25, 2015 32.07
Dec 24, 2014 29.68
Dec 24, 2014 29.68
Sep 24, 2014 31.53
Sep 24, 2014 31.53
Jun 25, 2014 18.07
Jun 25, 2014 18.07
Mar 26, 2014 30.38
Mar 26, 2014 30.38
Dec 25, 2013 31.14
Dec 25, 2013 31.14
Sep 25, 2013 31.40
Sep 25, 2013 31.40
Jun 26, 2013 25.00
Jun 26, 2013 25.00
Mar 27, 2013 28.65
Mar 27, 2013 28.65
Dec 26, 2012 32.68
Dec 26, 2012 32.68
Sep 26, 2012 31.12
Sep 26, 2012 31.12
Jun 27, 2012 24.61
Jun 27, 2012 24.61
Mar 28, 2012 28.18
Mar 28, 2012 28.18
Dec 28, 2011 29.03
Dec 28, 2011 29.03
Sep 28, 2011 29.76
Sep 28, 2011 29.76
Jun 29, 2011 24.45
Jun 29, 2011 24.45
Mar 30, 2011 27.48
Mar 30, 2011 27.48
Dec 29, 2010 17.53
Dec 29, 2010 17.53
Sep 29, 2010 20.39
Sep 29, 2010 20.39
Jun 30, 2010 23.72
Jun 30, 2010 23.72
Mar 24, 2010 19.75
Mar 24, 2010 19.75
Dec 23, 2009 16.77
Dec 23, 2009 16.77
Sep 23, 2009 23.35
Sep 23, 2009 23.35