EAT Brinker International margins

Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 93

Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 79

Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 78

Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 69

Gross margin

18.6%

Operating margin

10.7%

EBITDA margin

14.5%

Net margin

8.4%

The Brinker International reports a gross margin of 18.6%, an operating margin of 10.7%, an EBITDA margin of 14.5%, and a net margin of 8.4%. Net margin led the improvement across the available margins, expanding by 1.3 percentage points.

EAT margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Brinker International's margins averaged 16.65% gross, 8.01% operating, 11.87% EBITDA, and 6.02% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

EAT margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

Year over year, gross, operating, EBITDA, and net margins all increased, with net margin showing the largest gain at 1.3 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

0.4pp

Operating margin expansion

1.2pp

EBITDA margin expansion

1.1pp

Net margin expansion

1.3pp

EAT Gross margin

Brinker International recorded an average gross margin of 16.65% across the last 3 years. Brinker International currently reports a gross margin of 18.6%, 2 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 18.7% in Dec 2025 and lowest at 13.5% in Dec 2023.

EAT Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Brinker International's operating margin stood at 8.01%. At present, the current operating margin for Brinker International is 10.7%, 2.7 percentage points above its three-year average. Operating margin was highest at 10.7% in Jun 2026 and lowest at 4.9% in Dec 2023.

EAT EBITDA margin

Brinker International recorded an average EBITDA margin of 11.87% across the last 3 years. Brinker International currently reports an EBITDA margin of 14.5%, 2.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Brinker International's EBITDA margin peaked at 14.5% in Jun 2026 and reached a low of 8.9% in Dec 2023.

EAT Net margin

Brinker International's net margin averaged 6.02% over the last 3 years. Compared with its three-year average, Brinker International's current net margin is 8.4% and is 2.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Brinker International's net margin peaked at 8.4% in Jun 2026 and reached a low of 3.5% in Jun 2024.

EAT margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

Brinker International's gross margin of 18.6% is lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Brinker International's gross margin is 49% lower.

EAT margin peer comparison

Compare margins with selected peers

Frequently asked questions

What is Brinker International's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 24, 2026, EAT recorded a gross margin of 18.6%.

What is Brinker International's operating margin?

As of Jun 24, 2026, EAT has an operating margin of 10.7%.

What is Brinker International's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 24, 2026, EAT has an EBITDA margin of 14.5%.

What is Brinker International's net margin?

The current net margin for EAT is 8.4% as of Jun 24, 2026.

What are the average margins of EAT?

Looking back over 3 years, EAT recorded average margins of 16.7% gross, 8.0% operating, 11.9% EBITDA, and 6.0% net.

What are the highest historical margins of EAT?

Over the last 5 years, Brinker International's highest margins were 18.7% gross in Dec 2025, 10.7% operating in Jun 2026, 14.5% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 8.4% net in Jun 2026.

What are the lowest historical margins of EAT?

In the last 5 years, the lowest margins reported by EAT were 11.7% gross in Dec 2022, 2.9% operating in Sep 2022, 7.1% EBITDA in Dec 2022, and 1.9% net in Sep 2022.