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Brinker International EAT Gift card breakage — Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+3.2%
Gross profit$1.1B+2.3%
Operating income$166.6M+6.2%
Net income$127.9M+7.4%
EPS (diluted)$2.87+12.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$57.1M+226%
Total debt$1.9B+1.3%
Total equity$406.0M+56.8%
Total assets$2.8B+7.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$232.1M+9.5%
CapEx$51.2M-35.7%
Free cash flow$180.9M+36.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.04B-6.1%

Profitability

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Gross margin74.6%-0.5pp
Operating margin10.4%+1.8pp
Net margin8.1%+1.6pp
FCF margin8.8%+1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity139.2%
Debt / equity4.6×-2.5×
Current ratio0.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Brinker International in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiabilityRevenueRecognized.

The official record: Brinker International’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Brinker International's gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized?
Brinker International (EAT) reported gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized of $2.2M in Q1 2026.
How has Brinker International's gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized changed year-over-year?
Brinker International's gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized decreased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $3.2M to $2.2M.
What is the long-term trend for Brinker International's gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Brinker International's gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized has grown at a -6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13M to $10M.
What does gift card breakage — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized mean?
This metric represents the revenue recognized from gift card breakage, which occurs when a portion of issued gift cards is expected to remain unredeemed by customers. It reflects the portion of the deferred revenue liability that the company determines it is entitled to recognize as income based on historical redemption patterns. This serves as an indicator of the company's ability to monetize inactive stored-value balances and effectively manage its loyalty program liabilities.