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Brinker International (EAT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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Brinker International (EAT - Free Report) reported $1.46 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 21%. EPS of $2.49 for the same period compares to $1.61 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.43, the EPS surprise was +2.47%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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: 1,628 versus the seven-analyst average estimate of 1,629.
Comparable Restaurant Sales - Chili's - YoY change: 23.7% versus 21.2% estimated by seven analysts on average.
Company owned restaurants - Total: 1,162 compared to the 1,164 average estimate based on seven analysts.
Comparable Restaurant Sales - Maggiano's - YoY change: -0.4% versus the six-analyst average estimate of 1.1%.
Revenue- Franchise and other revenues: $13 million versus $12.97 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.1% change.
Revenue- Company sales: $1.45 billion versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $1.41 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.1%.
Revenue- Company sales- Chili's: $1.33 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.29 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +23.7%.
Revenue- Company sales- Maggiano's: $122.1 million versus $125.41 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.2% change.
Revenue- Franchise revenues- Chili?s: $12.8 million versus $12.61 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +11.3% change.
Revenue- Chili's: $1.34 billion compared to the $1.29 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +23.5% year over year.
Revenue- Maggiano's: $122.3 million versus $126.13 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.2% change.
Revenue- Franchise revenues- Maggiano's: $0.2 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
Shares of Brinker International have returned -5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% 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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Brinker International (EAT) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Brinker International (EAT - Free Report) reported $1.46 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 21%. EPS of $2.49 for the same period compares to $1.61 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.06% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.43, the EPS surprise was +2.47%.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
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:View all Key Company Metrics for Brinker International here>>>
Shares of Brinker International have returned -5.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.1% 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.