Brinker International (EAT) Competitors $181.91 -2.11 (-1.15%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$182.00 +0.09 (+0.05%) As of 07/2/2025 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. DRI, DPZ, TXRH, CAKE, WEN, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, and BHShould you be buying Brinker International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brinker International include Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), and Biglari (BH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Brinker International vs. Its Competitors Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Cheesecake Factory Wendy's Papa John's International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Biglari Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Is EAT or DRI more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 8.69% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 6.50%. Brinker International's return on equity of 333.03% beat Darden Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brinker International6.50% 333.03% 14.37% Darden Restaurants 8.69%51.81%9.23% Do analysts prefer EAT or DRI? Brinker International currently has a consensus price target of $144.75, suggesting a potential downside of 20.43%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $224.60, suggesting a potential upside of 2.39%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Darden Restaurants 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.64 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EAT or DRI? 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Brinker International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor EAT or DRI? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 25 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 8 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.69 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brinker International 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EAT or DRI? Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Brinker International. Darden Restaurants 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 RatioBrinker International$4.42B1.83$155.30M$7.2525.09Darden Restaurants$12.08B2.13$1.05B$8.8824.70 Which has more risk and volatility, EAT or DRI? Brinker International has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDarden Restaurants beats Brinker International on 10 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$8.18B$11.95B$26.58B$20.53BDividend YieldN/A3.72%175.55%3.77%P/E Ratio25.0939.9229.7627.85Price / Sales1.832.154.7237.49Price / Cash22.8518.0345.9721.91Price / Book204.3911.515.894.55Net Income$155.30M$400.87M$872.48M$984.95M7 Day Performance0.02%4.62%4.10%2.31%1 Month Performance4.93%7.43%5.06%4.85%1 Year Performance157.74%8.07%21.62%13.81% Brinker International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EATBrinker International4.063 of 5 stars$181.91-1.1%$144.75-20.4%+156.1%$8.18B$4.42B25.0968,852DRIDarden Restaurants4.7355 of 5 stars$220.14-2.5%$219.27-0.4%+49.5%$25.76B$12.08B24.79191,105Insider TradeDPZDomino's Pizza3.4171 of 5 stars$455.96+1.9%$487.17+6.8%-7.9%$15.61B$4.71B26.1410,700Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.6753 of 5 stars$186.97-3.1%$191.71+2.5%+14.0%$12.41B$5.37B28.8695,000Analyst ForecastCAKECheesecake Factory4.1273 of 5 stars$60.06+0.1%$54.00-10.1%+72.5%$2.98B$3.58B18.8547,900WENWendy's4.9794 of 5 stars$12.27+2.1%$16.34+33.2%-28.5%$2.36B$2.25B13.0514,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPZZAPapa John's International2.1215 of 5 stars$48.87-1.4%$51.25+4.9%+10.3%$1.60B$2.06B20.8511,400Positive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.1336 of 5 stars$59.51-0.2%$53.86-9.5%+67.1%$1.32B$3.47B23.0377,600BJRIBJ's Restaurants2.5792 of 5 stars$44.36-3.5%$37.20-16.1%+26.6%$981.77M$1.36B47.2221,000BLMNBloomin' Brands3.286 of 5 stars$8.97-5.7%$13.75+53.4%-46.4%$762.25M$3.95B-299.0781,000Positive NewsBHBiglari1.283 of 5 stars$290.47+2.8%N/A+57.7%$662.27M$362.11M-1.322,535 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Darden Restaurants Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Texas Roadhouse Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Wendy's Competitors Papa John's International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Biglari 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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