Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for EAT Earnings

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Brinker International in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ram now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.29. The consensus estimate for Brinker International’s current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Brinker International’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.26. Brinker International had a negative return on equity of 839.19% and a net margin of 4.11%. The business had revenue of $1.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.28 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on EAT. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Brinker International from $69.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. BMO Capital Markets cut Brinker International from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $80.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered Brinker International from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $67.00 to $100.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Brinker International from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Argus downgraded shares of Brinker International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Brinker International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $86.45.

Brinker International Stock Down 1.8 %

NYSE:EAT opened at $116.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.54, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $89.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $74.23. Brinker International has a 1-year low of $34.77 and a 1-year high of $123.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.43, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EAT. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 231.8% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 1,583,239 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $78,602,000 after buying an additional 1,106,046 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Brinker International by 13,850.1% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,057,416 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $76,546,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049,836 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Brinker International by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 942,510 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $68,228,000 after purchasing an additional 227,047 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Brinker International by 1,686.8% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 192,972 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $13,969,000 after purchasing an additional 182,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Brinker International by 1,160.2% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 192,268 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $13,918,000 after purchasing an additional 177,011 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Michaela M. Ware sold 3,753 shares of Brinker International stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.02, for a total transaction of $386,634.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 23,071 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,376,774.42. The trade was a 13.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.72% of the company’s stock.

Brinker International Company Profile

Brinker International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, development, operation, and franchising of casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It operates and franchises Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant brands.