Brinker International, Inc. (EAT) Key Metrics
EAT valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $8.55B
- Enterprise value
- $10.45B
- P/E (TTM)
- 18.8 10-yr median 16.8
- Forward P/E
- 16.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.88
- Price / sales
- 1.5 10-yr median 0.7
- Price / book
- 19.8 10-yr median 22.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.4 10-yr median 11.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.26
EAT key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 · U.S. dollarsEAT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
EAT returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
EAT per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
EAT financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
EAT efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
EAT valuation history
EAT returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
EAT debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
EAT cash returned to shareholders
EAT price vs earnings per share
EAT key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $7.53B | $8.31B | $3.31B | $1.65B | $1.00B | $2.88B | $933.6M | $1.54B | $2.20B | $1.95B |
| Enterprise value | $9.17B | $9.99B | $5.24B | $3.79B | $3.26B | $4.90B | $3.29B | $2.74B | $3.70B | $3.27B |
| P/E ratio | 15.5 | 21.7 | 21.3 | 16.1 | 8.5 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 9.9 | 17.5 | 12.9 |
| Price / sales | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Price / book | 17.0 | 22.4 | 84.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 13.5 | 20.1 | 14.8 | 23.1 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 34.1 | 12.0 | 9.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 9.5 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| EV / sales | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 7.9 |
| EV / free cash flow | 16.5 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 53.1 | 32.0 | 17.8 | 23.4 | 60.8 | 20.2 | 15.4 |
| Earnings yield | 6.5% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 11.7% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 10.1% | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.4% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 9.6% | 15.0% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 10.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 10.2% | 0.2% | 9.6% | 14.8% | 16.9% | 22.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $168.00 | $180.33 | $72.39 | $36.60 | $22.03 | $61.85 | $24.00 | $39.35 | $47.60 | $38.10 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $129.63 | $116.79 | $96.61 | $91.85 | $83.42 | $71.63 | $79.14 | $82.30 | $67.72 | $61.48 |
| Earnings per share | $10.87 | $8.31 | $3.40 | $2.28 | $2.58 | $2.82 | $0.63 | $3.96 | $2.72 | $2.94 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $17.62 | $14.73 | $9.23 | $5.70 | $5.53 | $7.93 | $6.30 | $5.44 | $6.14 | $6.11 |
| Free cash flow per share | $12.44 | $8.97 | $4.88 | $1.59 | $2.23 | $5.92 | $3.61 | $1.15 | $3.96 | $4.15 |
| Cash per share | $2.46 | $0.41 | $1.41 | $0.34 | $0.30 | $0.51 | $1.13 | $0.34 | $0.24 | $0.18 |
| Book value per share | $9.90 | $8.05 | $0.86 | −$3.21 | −$5.88 | −$6.51 | −$12.32 | −$19.90 | −$15.51 | −$9.63 |
| Tangible book value per share | $5.22 | $3.44 | −$3.84 | −$8.07 | −$10.76 | −$11.00 | −$17.73 | −$24.71 | −$19.57 | −$13.37 |
| Dividends per share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $1.48 | $1.54 | $1.51 | $1.38 |
| Capex per share | $5.18 | $5.75 | $4.35 | $4.11 | $3.30 | $2.02 | $2.69 | $4.29 | $2.19 | $2.00 |
| Debt per share | $39.20 | $36.74 | $43.74 | $48.01 | $49.85 | $43.86 | $61.69 | $31.18 | $32.54 | $25.94 |
| Shares outstanding | 44.8M | 46.1M | 45.7M | 45.0M | 45.6M | 46.6M | 38.9M | 39.1M | 46.3M | 51.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.8% | +0.9% | +1.6% | −1.3% | −2.1% | +19.8% | −0.5% | −15.6% | −9.7% | −12.7% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 119.6% | 186.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 25.1% | 21.2% | 10.9% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 10.1% | 5.4% | 34.5% | 20.8% | −22.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 17.7% | 14.5% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 1.4% | 11.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 18.7% | 15.5% | 6.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 14.5% | 10.9% | 12.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.6% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.62 | 1.77 | 2.72 | 2.50 | 2.14 | 2.81 | 10.04 | 1.37 | 2.26 | 2.07 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.76B | $1.69B | $2.00B | $2.16B | $2.27B | $2.04B | $2.40B | $1.22B | $1.51B | $1.33B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $110.0M | $18.9M | $64.6M | $15.1M | $13.5M | $23.9M | $43.9M | $13.4M | $10.9M | $9.1M |
| Net debt | $1.65B | $1.67B | $1.93B | $2.15B | $2.26B | $2.02B | $2.36B | $1.21B | $1.50B | $1.32B |
| Debt / equity | 3.96 | 4.57 | 50.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 0.95 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.96 | 2.33 | 4.83 | 6.83 | 6.94 | 5.74 | 10.39 | 3.16 | 3.93 | 3.17 |
| Current ratio | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| Quick ratio | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.17 |
| Interest coverage | 15.3 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | -5.2 |
| Working capital | −$369.0M | −$468.6M | −$388.2M | −$352.6M | −$356.8M | −$364.4M | −$273.5M | −$244.6M | −$278.0M | −$292.0M |
| Invested capital | $2.09B | $2.05B | $1.97B | $2.00B | $1.99B | $1.72B | $1.88B | $427.5M | $777.5M | $826.7M |
| Tangible asset value | $233.9M | $158.8M | −$175.3M | −$363.2M | −$490.6M | −$512.6M | −$689.7M | −$966.0M | −$906.1M | −$685.1M |
| Net current asset value | −$2.06B | −$2.10B | −$2.32B | −$2.45B | −$2.55B | −$2.37B | −$2.61B | −$1.86B | −$1.91B | −$1.75B |
| Graham number | $49.22 | $38.79 | $8.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$48.07 | −$47.48 | −$52.51 | −$56.12 | −$57.90 | −$52.52 | −$69.05 | −$49.51 | −$42.74 | −$35.49 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $600,000 | $1.1M | $1.5M | $57.4M | $60.3M | $70.0M | $70.8M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $443.9M | $90.2M | $25.8M | $5.0M | $100.9M | $4.2M | $32.4M | $167.7M | $303.2M | $370.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 235.2% | 38.9% | 55.6% | 46.9% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 79.6% | 21.8% | 11.7% | 7.8% | 100.1% | 2.1% | 63.9% | 505.5% | 203.8% | 207.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 4.0% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 29.4% | 39.1% | 47.1% | 72.1% | 59.6% | 25.4% | 42.7% | 78.8% | 35.6% | 32.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.06 | 1.28 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 0.91 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 1.14 | 0.67 | 0.66 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 13.0 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -1.1 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 74.45 | 80.36 | 72.68 | 62.72 | 47.82 | 37.95 | 39.14 | 52.20 | 63.75 | 69.81 |
| Payables turnover | 28.01 | 26.75 | 26.46 | 27.95 | 25.23 | 24.37 | 26.38 | 26.66 | 24.77 | 25.87 |
| Inventory turnover | 52.09 | 49.35 | 42.46 | 40.10 | 38.30 | 35.34 | 35.79 | 38.17 | 36.37 | 36.39 |
| Asset turnover | 2.11 | 2.04 | 1.74 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.44 | 1.70 | 2.47 | 2.28 | 2.20 |
| Average receivables | $78.0M | $67.0M | $60.8M | $65.9M | $79.5M | $88.0M | $78.7M | $61.6M | $49.2M | $45.1M |
| Average payables | $168.7M | $164.6M | $143.2M | $130.0M | $131.0M | $116.3M | $101.2M | $101.1M | $104.5M | $99.8M |
| Average inventory | $90.7M | $89.2M | $89.2M | $90.6M | $86.3M | $80.2M | $74.6M | $70.6M | $71.1M | $71.0M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 7.5% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 8.9% | 14.9% | 13.9% | 13.6% |
Computed from EAT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed August 19, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
EAT valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (June 30, 2026), Brinker International traded at 15.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 16.8. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 18.8 and the forward P/E is 16.2. Brinker International earned a return on equity of 119.6% and a return on invested capital of 25.1% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $1.8 billion of debt and $110.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.6 billion. It returned $443.9 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $443.9 million in share buybacks, 80% of free cash flow. The share count fell 12.6% from 51.2M to 44.8M over 9 years.
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EAT key metrics FAQ
What is Brinker International's P/E ratio?
Brinker International's trailing P/E ratio is 18.8 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.2. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 15.5, compared with a 10-year median of 16.8.
What is Brinker International's EV/EBITDA?
Brinker International's enterprise value was 10.9 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $9.2 billion, EBITDA $840.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.4.
What is Brinker International's return on equity?
Brinker International's return on equity (ROE) was 119.6% in fiscal 2026: net income of $487.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $407.3 million. ROE is high partly because years of buybacks have reduced equity on the balance sheet.
What is Brinker International's ROIC?
Brinker International's return on invested capital was 25.1% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Brinker International have?
Brinker International had total debt of $1.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.96 and $1.6 billion of net debt (1.96 times EBITDA).
Does Brinker International pay a dividend?
Brinker International did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2026.
Does Brinker International buy back its shares?
Yes. Brinker International spent $443.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −2.8% over the year, to 44.8M..
What is Brinker International's free cash flow yield?
Brinker International generated $557.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 7.4% on its market value at year-end ($7.5 billion).
What is Brinker International's current ratio?
Brinker International's current ratio was 0.45 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.45 times current liabilities.