secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC (EAT)
CIK:        0000703351
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-12T12:05:27+00:00
Accession:  0000703351-26-000026
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Brinker Q4 FY26 EPS $2.99, comp sales +5%, FY27 EPS guide $12.60-13.40
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- Q4 company sales $1,521.2M (+5.0% comp), net income $131.1M, diluted EPS $2.99; adjusted EPS $3.07.
- FY26 total revenues $5,807.4M, net income $487.0M, diluted EPS $10.87, adjusted EPS $10.74; Chili's comp +9.2%.
- FY27 guidance: total revenues $6.15-6.27B (incl. 53rd week), adjusted EPS $12.60-13.40, capex $265-285M.
- Board authorized additional $718M buyback, total $750M; repurchased $400M in FY26.
- Redeemed $350M 8.25% notes on Jul 16; agreed to acquire 12 Chili's restaurants (closing Aug 27).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000026/0000703351-26-000026-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703351/000070335126000026/eat-20260810.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703351-26-000026

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