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Brinker International, Inc.

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Brinker International, Inc.

EAT·NYSE·Trade & Services·CIK 0000703351

BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC owns, develops, operates, and franchises the Chili's Grill & Bar ("Chili's") and Maggiano's Little Italy ("Maggiano's") restaurant brands. Chili's Grill & Bar is a casual dining brand that has been operating restaurants for over 51 years. It has a global presence with restaurants in the United States, 28 other countries, and two United States territories. Chili's offers value-centric options like "3 for Me" starting at $10.99. Its menu features Southwest-inspired American favorites, including big mouth burgers, sizzling fajitas, crispy Chicken Crispers, hand-shaken margaritas, and the Triple Dipper. The brand focuses on these five core equities, a simplified menu, and its "Chilihead" culture and hospitality. During fiscal 2026, the average annual net sales per Company-owned Chili's restaurant was $5.0 million, and the average revenue per meal, including alcoholic beverages, was approximately $23.12 per guest. Food and non-alcoholic beverage sales constituted 91.1% of Chili's Company sales in fiscal 2026, with alcoholic beverage sales making up the rest. Maggiano's Little Italy is a full-service, national restaurant brand that offers Italian American favorites. It provides both a la carte and Family Style dining options, catering to various occasions from everyday meals to special events.

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 17 items for EAT at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-28, rated 7/10. Across its 17 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for EAT spans 10-Q, 8-K, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Brinker 10-Q: Q1 Net Income $113.3M, EPS $2.64, $17.6M Debt Extinguishment Charge
  • Brinker Beats Q1 and Raises FY27 EPS Guidance to $13.30-$13.90
  • Brinker Posts $113.3M Net Income for Fiscal 1Q
  • Chili's Takes Aim at Taco Bell With New Taco and Quesadilla Push
  • Brinker Targets Double-Digit EPS Growth Through 2029, Plans 30 New Chili's Yearly

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended June 24, 2026
Revenue
$5.81B
Net Income
$487M
Diluted EPS
$10.87
Op. Cash Flow
$789.4M
Free Cash Flow
$557.5M
Operating Income
$619.9M
Cash & Equivalents
$110M
Debt / Equity
0.00×
Net Margin
8.4%
Shares Outstanding
42.2M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-08-19 · accession 0000703351-26-000029

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.20 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 4,845,189 shares in EAT as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.8% decrease from the prior period — about 4.2 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 28, 2026, 55.4% of EAT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)4,845,189 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 6.8%
Days to cover4.20 at avg daily volume of 1,154,534
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)55.4% of 1,425,127 shares on October 28, 2026
5-day average short volume65.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$228.99 +3.74% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-28 $100.3 – $254.99
Market cap
$9.24B
Volume
3.6M (2.3× avg)
3-mo avg 1.6M
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