Brinker International (EAT) Competitors $155.71 -1.89 (-1.20%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$155.88 +0.17 (+0.11%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock EAT vs. CAKE, LOCO, PLAY, TXRH, WING, ARCO, DRI, SHAK, YUMC, and DPZShould you be buying Brinker International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brinker International include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), El Pollo Loco (LOCO), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Wingstop (WING), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Shake Shack (SHAK), Yum China (YUMC), and Domino's Pizza (DPZ). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry. Brinker International vs. Its Competitors Cheesecake Factory El Pollo Loco Dave & Buster's Entertainment Texas Roadhouse Wingstop Arcos Dorados Darden Restaurants Shake Shack Yum China Domino's Pizza Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Is CAKE or EAT more profitable? Brinker International has a net margin of 6.50% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.33%. Brinker International's return on equity of 333.03% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cheesecake Factory4.33% 46.15% 5.99% Brinker International 6.50%333.03%14.37% Do analysts recommend CAKE or EAT? Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus target price of $61.06, indicating a potential downside of 2.11%. Brinker International has a consensus target price of $156.41, indicating a potential upside of 0.45%. Given Brinker International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brinker International is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Do institutionals & insiders believe in CAKE or EAT? 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Brinker International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, CAKE or EAT? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brinker International has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CAKE or EAT? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 56 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 13 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.60 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 13 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 26 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brinker International 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CAKE or EAT? Cheesecake Factory has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brinker International. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brinker International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheesecake Factory$3.58B0.86$156.78M$3.2519.19Brinker International$4.42B1.57$155.30M$7.2521.48 SummaryBrinker International beats Cheesecake Factory on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brinker International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EAT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart EAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrinker InternationalRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.01B$11.36B$26.86B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A3.92%177.15%3.67%P/E Ratio21.4830.7227.8229.03Price / Sales1.572.058.4066.13Price / Cash19.5717.4253.6622.84Price / Book174.9610.005.434.43Net Income$155.30M$400.87M$880.44M$994.22M7 Day Performance1.55%-5.00%-5.17%-3.39%1 Month Performance-14.40%-6.92%-2.40%-2.09%1 Year Performance162.45%3.44%17.98%10.09% Brinker International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EATBrinker International4.2572 of 5 stars$155.71-1.2%$156.41+0.5%+144.6%$7.01B$4.42B21.4868,852Positive NewsGap DownCAKECheesecake Factory4.273 of 5 stars$64.01+2.1%$59.38-7.2%+69.3%$3.17B$3.58B20.0547,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionLOCOEl Pollo Loco3.916 of 5 stars$10.49-1.3%$15.50+47.7%-12.0%$315.83M$473.01M12.364,143News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap UpPLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.8841 of 5 stars$30.41+1.5%$33.83+11.3%-21.4%$1.05B$2.13B30.0223,420Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.4889 of 5 stars$183.16-0.5%$194.10+6.0%+5.7%$12.18B$5.37B28.3495,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑WINGWingstop2.9015 of 5 stars$324.83-1.4%$355.80+9.5%-2.5%$9.07B$625.81M54.471,335Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionARCOArcos Dorados3.924 of 5 stars$7.23-0.9%$8.80+21.8%-31.6%$1.52B$4.47B11.1098,615News CoverageDRIDarden Restaurants4.9085 of 5 stars$207.22-1.1%$225.19+8.7%+40.0%$24.23B$12.08B23.31191,105News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSHAKShake Shack4.0046 of 5 stars$134.42-0.3%$126.86-5.6%+9.2%$5.74B$1.25B480.3712,826Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.3272 of 5 stars$47.62+1.7%$48.70+2.3%+55.5%$17.67B$11.30B19.91351,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDPZDomino's Pizza3.3899 of 5 stars$460.71-1.1%$487.84+5.9%+9.3%$15.79B$4.71B26.4410,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cheesecake Factory Competitors El Pollo Loco Competitors Dave & Buster's Entertainment Competitors Texas Roadhouse Competitors Wingstop Competitors Arcos Dorados Competitors Darden Restaurants Competitors Shake Shack Competitors Yum China Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:EAT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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