---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-21-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T20:07:20.107192+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker Q1 sales up 18% to $859.6M; GAAP EPS $0.28, adjusted $0.34; margins pressured

## Summary
- Company sales $859.6M vs $728.2M YoY; total revenues $876.4M.
- GAAP net income per diluted share $0.28 (up from $0.23); adjusted EPS $0.34 (up from $0.28).
- Restaurant operating margin fell to 10.4% from 11.6% on 150 bps higher labor and 60 bps higher commodity costs.
- Comparable restaurant sales +17.0% YoY (Chili's +13.4%, Maggiano's +62.6%); vs FY20, October MTD +6.6%.
- Company raised FY22 pricing target to 3%-3.5% to offset inflation; full Q1 earnings call on Nov 3, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-21-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335121000040/0000703351-21-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335121000040/eat-20211019.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-21-000040.txt

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