In fiscal 2026, which ended Jun 24, 2026, Brinker International, Inc. generated $789.4 million of cash from operations, up 16.3% from the year before. It spent $231.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $557.5 million. The company returned $443.9 million in share buybacks to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2027
Sep 23, 2026
|
FY 2026
Jun 24, 2026
|
FY 2025
Jun 25, 2025
|
FY 2024
Jun 26, 2024
|
FY 2023
Jun 28, 2023
|
FY 2022
Jun 29, 2022
|
FY 2021
Jun 30, 2021
|
FY 2020
Jun 24, 2020
|
FY 2019
Jun 26, 2019
|
FY 2018
Jun 27, 2018
|
FY 2017
Jun 28, 2017
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization |
—
|
217
+6.0%
|
204
+21.7%
|
168
+1.6%
|
165
+2.5%
|
161
+8.8%
|
148
-7.6%
|
160
+9.5%
|
146
-2.4%
|
150
-4.0%
|
156
+0.0%
|
| Stock-based compensation |
33
+1.2%
|
32
+2.5%
|
31
+21.2%
|
26
+79.9%
|
14
-22.6%
|
19
+13.4%
|
16
+10.8%
|
15
-9.8%
|
16
+15.5%
|
14
-2.1%
|
14
-4.3%
|
| Operating cash flow |
838
+13.7%
|
789
+16.3%
|
679
+60.9%
|
422
+64.6%
|
256
+1.6%
|
252
-31.8%
|
370
+50.9%
|
245
+15.2%
|
213
-25.2%
|
284
-9.7%
|
315
-21.3%
|
| Investing | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures |
237
-11.5%
|
232
-12.6%
|
265
+33.4%
|
199
+7.6%
|
185
+23.0%
|
150
+59.9%
|
94
-10.0%
|
104
-37.6%
|
168
+65.4%
|
101
-1.3%
|
103
-9.0%
|
| Investing cash flow |
-264
+0.5%
|
-231
+12.3%
|
-263
-37.0%
|
-192
-10.3%
|
-174
+25.6%
|
-234
-157.6%
|
-91
+53.1%
|
-194
-160.4%
|
321
+513.0%
|
-78
+21.7%
|
-99
+53.6%
|
| Financing | |||||||||||
| Debt issued |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
350
|
| Debt repaid |
388
|
24
-93.6%
|
376
+1769.7%
|
20
-93.8%
|
322
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
10
-96.4%
|
260
+6750.0%
|
4
+11.7%
|
| Dividends paid |
—
|
0
|
0
-100.0%
|
0
-66.7%
|
1
-45.5%
|
1
-26.7%
|
2
-97.4%
|
57
-4.8%
|
60
-13.9%
|
70
-1.1%
|
71
-4.4%
|
| Stock buybacks |
475
+216.6%
|
444
+392.1%
|
90
+249.6%
|
26
+416.0%
|
5
-95.0%
|
101
+2302.4%
|
4
-87.0%
|
32
-80.7%
|
168
-44.7%
|
303
-18.3%
|
371
+30.2%
|
| Financing cash flow |
-577
-26.9%
|
-467
-1.3%
|
-461
-156.0%
|
-180
-123.9%
|
-80
-183.5%
|
-28
+90.5%
|
-299
-1357.6%
|
-20
+96.1%
|
-532
-159.5%
|
-205
+14.0%
|
-238
-13.5%
|
| Change in cash | |||||||||||
| Net change in cash |
-3
-116.7%
|
91
+299.3%
|
-46
-192.3%
|
50
+2993.8%
|
2
+115.4%
|
-10
+48.0%
|
-20
-165.6%
|
30
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Free cash flow |
601
+28.0%
|
558
+34.8%
|
414
+85.5%
|
223
+212.3%
|
71
-29.9%
|
102
-63.0%
|
276
+96.2%
|
140
+211.5%
|
45
-75.4%
|
183
-13.8%
|
212
-26.1%
|
| Per share | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow per share |
13.63
+33.7%
|
12.44
+38.7%
|
8.97
+83.9%
|
4.88
+207.5%
|
1.59
-29.0%
|
2.23
-62.2%
|
5.92
+63.8%
|
3.61
+213.1%
|
1.15
-70.8%
|
3.96
-4.7%
|
4.15
-15.2%
|
| Dividend per share |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1.14
|
—
|
—
|
1.52
+0.0%
|
1.52
+11.8%
|
1.36
+6.3%
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||||||||
| Returned to shareholders |
475
|
444
|
90
|
26
|
6
|
102
|
6
|
90
|
228
|
373
|
442
|
| Share of free cash flow |
78.97%
|
79.62%
|
21.80%
|
11.66%
|
7.84%
|
100.10%
|
2.07%
|
63.91%
|
505.54%
|
203.71%
|
207.86%
|
| Ratios | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow margin |
10.13%
|
9.60%
|
7.68%
|
5.05%
|
1.73%
|
2.68%
|
8.26%
|
4.56%
|
1.40%
|
5.84%
|
6.74%
|
| Capital expenditures to revenue |
3.99%
|
3.99%
|
4.93%
|
4.50%
|
4.47%
|
3.95%
|
2.82%
|
3.39%
|
5.21%
|
3.23%
|
3.26%
|
| Stock-based compensation to revenue |
0.55%
|
0.55%
|
0.58%
|
0.59%
|
0.35%
|
0.49%
|
0.49%
|
0.48%
|
0.51%
|
0.45%
|
0.46%
|
| Cash conversion |
1.67x
|
1.62x
|
1.77x
|
2.72x
|
2.50x
|
2.14x
|
2.81x
|
10.04x
|
1.37x
|
2.26x
|
2.09x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places (SIC 5812)
- Listed as
- EAT (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 703351
- Former names
- BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC (until Jul 10, 2019)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.