secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT)
CIK:        0000703351
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000703351-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Brinker Q2 beats estimates; raises FY2026 guidance; Chili's comps +8.6%
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- Q2 total revenues $1,452.2M (+$94M YoY); net income $128.5M ($2.86 diluted EPS).
- Chili's same-store sales +8.6% (19th consecutive quarter of growth); Maggiano's -2.4%.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $2.87 vs $2.80 last year; restaurant operating margin 18.8%.
- FY2026 guidance raised despite ~$20M revenue hit and $0.15 EPS drag from Winter Storm Fern.
- Company repurchased $100M of common stock during the quarter.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000004/0000703351-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000004/eat-20260128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-26-000004

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