For the quarter ended March 2025, Brinker International (EAT) reported revenue of $1.43 billion, up 27.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.66, compared to $1.24 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.38 billion, representing a surprise of +3.35%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +7.26%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.48.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Brinker International performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales - Chili's - YoY change: 31.6% compared to the 26.4% average estimate based on nine analysts.
- Comparable store sales - Maggiano's - YoY change: 0.4% versus 3.3% estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Company owned restaurants - Total: 1,163 versus 1,164 estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Total restaurants - Brinker International: 1,626 versus 1,626 estimated by eight analysts on average.
- Franchise and other revenues: $12.10 million compared to the $12.26 million average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.1% year over year.
- Total Revenue- Company Restaurant Sales: $1.41 billion compared to the $1.35 billion average estimate based on nine analysts. The reported number represents a change of +27.4% year over year.
- Revenue- Company sales- Chili's: $1.29 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.25 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +30.7%.
- Revenue- Company sales- Maggiano's: $120.80 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $125.48 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.3%.
- Franchise revenues- Chili?s: $11.90 million compared to the $12.85 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6.3% year over year.
- Total Revenue- Chili's: $1.30 billion versus $1.25 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +30.5% change.
- Total Revenue- Maggiano's: $121 million compared to the $125.63 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.3% year over year.
- Franchise revenues- Maggiano's: $0.20 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $0.15 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
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Shares of Brinker International have returned +7.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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