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Brinker International EAT Gift card sales — Increase (decrease) in gift card liability

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-$1.8M

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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$7.07B-6.1%
Enterprise value$8.89B-4.9%
P/E15.3×-7.3×
P/S1.2×-0.2×

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:IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiability.

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 sales — increase (decrease) in gift card liability?
Brinker International (EAT) reported gift card sales — increase (decrease) in gift card liability of $24.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Brinker International's gift card sales — increase (decrease) in gift card liability changed year-over-year?
Brinker International's gift card sales — increase (decrease) in gift card liability increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from $24.1M to $24.8M.
What does gift card sales — increase (decrease) in gift card liability mean?
This metric represents the net change in the deferred revenue liability associated with gift cards issued to customers. It reflects the difference between new gift card sales and the redemption of existing cards during the reporting period. A positive change indicates that customers are purchasing more credit than they are redeeming, effectively providing the company with short-term working capital.