---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-24-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:30:10.147257+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker Q4 company sales up 12.4% to $1.2B; comp sales +13.5%; guides FY25 adj. EPS $4.35-$4.75

## Summary
- Company sales $1,196.5M (+12.4% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +13.5% (Chili's +14.8%, Maggiano's +2.5%).
- Diluted EPS $1.24; adjusted EPS $1.61 vs $1.39 prior year; full-year adjusted EPS $4.10.
- Chili's traffic +5.9% despite -2.3% from de-emphasizing virtual brands; 'Big Smasher' burger drove traffic.
- Ended Q4 with no borrowings on $900M revolver, $64.6M cash.
- FY2025 guidance: revenues $4.55B-$4.62B, adj. EPS $4.35-$4.75, capex $195M-$215M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-24-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335124000027/0000703351-24-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335124000027/eat-20240814.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-24-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-24-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-24-000027.txt

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