secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT)
CIK:        0000703351
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000703351-26-000013
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Brinker Q3 EPS $2.87 beats; raises FY2026 guidance; Chili's comps +4%
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- Q3 net income $127.9M ($2.87 diluted EPS) vs $119.1M ($2.56) YoY; adjusted EPS $2.90.
- Total revenues $1.470B, up 3.2%; Chili's comparable sales +4.0% (20th consecutive quarter).
- Maggiano's comparable sales -4.6%, contrasted with Chili's strength.
- Updated FY2026 guidance: adjusted EPS $10.60-$10.85 (prior $10.45-$10.85); rev $5.78B-$5.82B; capex $240M-$250M.
- Repurchased $108M of common stock in Q3; fully repaid revolver.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000013/0000703351-26-000013-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000013/eat-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-26-000013

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