Brinker Non-GAAP EPS of $2.49 beats by $0.02, revenue of $1.46B beats by $20M

* Brinker press release [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20199056-brinker-international-reports-fourth-quarter-of-fiscal-2025-results-and-provides-fiscal-2026] (NYSE:EAT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EAT]): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.49 beats by $0.02.
* Revenue of $1.46B (+21.7% Y/Y) beats by $20M.

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Full Year Fiscal 2026 Guidance

We are providing the following guidance for fiscal 2026. The risks outlined in the Forward-Looking Statements paragraph of this press release, among other risks, could cause actual results to differ materially from forecasted results.

* Total revenues are expected to be in the range of $5.60 billion - $5.70 billion vs $5.36B consensus
* Net income per diluted share, excluding special items, non-GAAP, is expected to be in the range of $9.90 - $10.50 vs $8.87 consensus
* Capital expenditures are expected to be in the range of $270.0 million - $290.0 million; and
* Weighted average shares are expected to be in the range of 45.0 million - 46.0 million.

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Comparable Restaurant Sales

Q4:25 vs 24

FY:25 vs 24

Brinker

21.3 %

22.7 %

Chili's

23.7 %

25.3 %

Maggiano's

(0.4) %

1.5 %

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