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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703351-25-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAT"
cik: "0000703351"
company_name: "BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC"
filed_at: "2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:46:49.207933+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brinker Q1 beat: EPS $2.17 vs $0.84; Chili's comps +21.4%, Maggiano's -6.4%

## Summary
- Net income $99.5M ($2.17 diluted EPS) vs $38.5M ($0.84) a year ago; adjusted EPS $1.93.
- Total revenues $1.349B (+18.5% YoY); company sales $1.335B, with Chili's comp sales up 21.4%.
- Restaurant operating margin improved to 16.2% from 13.5%; adjusted EBITDA $172.4M vs $111.6M.
- Repurchased $92.0M of common stock during the quarter.
- Fiscal 2026 full-year guidance reiterated; Chili's traffic +13% in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703351-25-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAT
- cik: 0000703351
- company_name: BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
- filed_at: 2025-10-29T23:59:59+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/703351/000070335125000044/0000703351-25-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335125000044/eat-20251029.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000044
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-25-000044.txt

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