Brinker International (EAT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Brinker International (EAT) reported $1.54 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.1%. EPS of $3.07 for the same period compares to $2.49 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 billion, representing a surprise of +0.39%. The company has not delivered EPS surprise, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.07.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Brinker International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Total restaurants - Brinker International: 1,635 compared to the 1,635 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Company owned restaurants - Total: 1,163 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1,162.
• Comparable Restaurant Sales - Chili's - YoY change: 5.6% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 5.4%.
• Franchise restaurants - Total: 472 versus 472 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Comparable Restaurant Sales - Company - owned: 5% versus 5% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Franchise restaurants - Chili's - International: 370 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 369.
• Revenue- Franchise and other revenues: $14.6 million versus $14.4 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.3% change.
• Revenue- Company sales: $1.52 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $1.52 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%.
• Revenue- Company sales- Chili's: $1.41 billion versus $1.4 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.2% change.
• Revenue- Company sales- Maggiano's: $112.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $118.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.8%.
• Revenue- Franchise revenues- Chili?s: $14.4 million versus $13.8 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.5% change.
• Revenue- Chili's: $1.42 billion versus $1.42 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.2% change.

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Shares of Brinker International have returned +19.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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