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Brinker International EAT Q2 2026 earnings

Reported January 28, 2026 · Before market open

Revenue$1.5BBeat by $37.2MDiluted EPS$2.87Beat by $0.34
Revenue estimate$1.4B
EPS estimate$2.53

Next report

Aug 12, 2026 (in a month)
Revenue estimate$1.5B
EPS estimate$3.08

Financials

Q2 2026

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+6.9%
Gross profit$1.1B+6.6%
Operating income$168.4M+7.9%
Net income$128.5M+8.4%
EPS (diluted)$2.86+9.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$15.0M+1.4%
Total debt$1.9B-4.1%
Total equity$379.3M+188%
Total assets$2.7B+7.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$218.9M+0.3%
CapEx$63.7M+29.2%
Free cash flow$155.2M-8.1%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 12/24/25
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Market cap$6.38B+8.5%
Enterprise value$8.27B+5.3%
P/E14×-8.3×
P/S1.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%-0.3pp
Operating margin10.3%+2.9pp
Net margin8%+2.5pp
FCF margin8%+1.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity177.8%—
Debt / equity5×-10.1×
Current ratio0.4×0.0×

Segments

By segment

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Chili's Restaurants$1.3B+9.0%
Maggiano's Restaurants$134.9M-9.7%
Corporate Segment and Other Operating Segment-—

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q3 2026$1.5BMiss by $3.3M
Q2 2026$1.5BBeat by $37.2M
Q1 2026$1.3BMiss by $49.8MQ4 2025$1.5BBeat by $152.6MQ3 2025$1.4BBeat by $3.0MQ2 2025$1.4BBeat by $109.9M

Diluted EPS

Q3 2026$2.90Beat by $0.05
Q2 2026$2.87Beat by $0.34
Q1 2026$1.93Beat by $0.17Q4 2025$2.49Beat by $0.06Q3 2025$2.66Beat by $0.18Q2 2025$2.80Beat by $1.43

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Questions, answered.

When did Brinker International report Q2 2026 earnings?
Brinker International (EAT) reported Q2 2026 earnings on January 28, 2026 before market open.
What were Brinker International's Q2 2026 revenue and EPS?
Brinker International reported revenue of $1.5B and diluted EPS of $2.87 for Q2 2026.
Did Brinker International beat estimates in Q2 2026?
Revenue beat the consensus estimate of $1.4B by $37.2M. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $2.53 by $0.34.
How did Brinker International's Q2 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 6.9% from $1.4B a year earlier and diluted EPS grew 2.5% from $2.80.
Where can I find Brinker International's Q2 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0000703351-26-000004) and the 10-Q periodic report (0000703351-26-000006) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.