Brinker International Financial Ratios
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Brinker International ratio analysis
Brinker International earned a net margin of 8.4% in FY 2026, up from 7.1% a year earlier. Gross margin was 74.4% compared with a median of 74.4% over the prior 9 years. Return on equity reached 109.8%, meaning Brinker International generated 1.10 dollars of profit for every dollar of shareholders' equity, an unusually high figure that often reflects a small equity base after share buybacks.
Debt-to-equity stood at 1.00 versus 1.20 the year before, and the current ratio was 0.45. At the end of FY 2026, EAT traded at 15.8 times earnings; across the 10 fiscal years shown, its year-end P/E ranged from 8.8 to 35.3, with a median of 16.8. Valuation ratios use the closing share price on each fiscal year-end date and diluted shares from the income statement; profitability and leverage ratios use reported annual figures. Current valuation multiples are on the statistics page.
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Brinker International financial ratios (annual)
| Ratio | FY 2026 | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio (at fiscal year end) | 15.77 | 21.64 | 21.29 | 16.05 | 8.75 | 21.51 | 35.35 | 9.94 | 17.50 | 12.96 |
| Price / sales | 1.29 | 1.49 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.27 | 0.83 | 0.28 | 0.47 | 0.69 | 0.61 |
| Price / book | 16.85 | 21.65 | 81.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross margin | 74.4% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 72.3% | 72.4% | 74.0% | 74.1% | 74.4% | 74.6% | 74.9% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 9.5% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 7.1% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 4.0% | 4.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.6% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 109.8% | 103.3% | 394.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 17.3% | 14.3% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 10.7% |
| Debt / equity | 1.00 | 1.20 | 20.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.33 |
| Revenue growth | 7.9% | 21.9% | 6.8% | 8.7% | 14.0% | 8.4% | -4.3% | 2.6% | -0.5% | -3.3% |
| EPS growth | 30.6% | 144.7% | 49.1% | -11.6% | -8.8% | 349.2% | -84.1% | 45.6% | -7.5% | -14.0% |