---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-22-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T12:36:20.791300+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker Q2 FY22 sales $904.5M (+21% YoY); adj EPS $0.71 vs $0.35

## Summary
- Company sales $904.5M vs $746.2M YoY; total revenues $925.8M; GAAP EPS $0.60 vs $0.26.
- Adjusted EPS (excl. special items) $0.71 vs $0.35; adjusted EBITDA $87.8M vs $64.7M.
- Chili's comp sales +12.1% YoY; Maggiano's +78.1%; acquired 37 Chili's from franchisee Oct 31, 2021.
- Restaurant operating margin 11.0% vs 10.7%; free cash flow $33.3M; capex $74.1M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-22-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000012/0000703351-22-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335122000012/eat-20220202.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-22-000012
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-22-000012.txt

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