Brinker International (EAT) Competitors $150.08 +6.31 (+4.39%) As of 09:44 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, WEN, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, and JACKShould 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), Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), and Jack in the Box (JACK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Brinker International vs. Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Jack in the Box Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership. Is DRI or EAT a better dividend stock? Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Brinker International pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Darden Restaurants pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brinker International pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is DRI or EAT more profitable? Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.01% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 5.45%. Brinker International's return on equity of 879.47% beat Darden Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Darden Restaurants9.01% 50.12% 9.30% Brinker International 5.45%879.47%11.82% Which has more volatility and risk, DRI or EAT? Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brinker International has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DRI or EAT? Darden Restaurants currently has a consensus price target of $201.38, indicating a potential upside of 1.08%. Brinker International has a consensus price target of $139.39, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Darden Restaurants 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DRI or EAT? Darden Restaurants received 469 more outperform votes than Brinker International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Darden Restaurants an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDarden RestaurantsOutperform Votes118166.42% Underperform Votes59733.58% Brinker InternationalOutperform Votes71257.79% Underperform Votes52042.21% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DRI or EAT? 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Brinker International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, DRI or EAT? 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 RatioDarden Restaurants$11.76B1.98$1.03B$8.8722.46Brinker International$4.83B1.36$155.30M$5.7725.61 Does the media prefer DRI or EAT? In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 7 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 20 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 1.04 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Darden Restaurants 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brinker International 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDarden Restaurants beats Brinker International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 InternationalEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.56B$8.89B$23.21B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A5.24%170.23%4.25%P/E Ratio25.6126.0121.6331.06Price / Sales1.361.844.0326.47Price / Cash19.0619.1719.4117.54Price / Book49.925.435.594.29Net Income$155.30M$318.00M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance12.68%5.22%5.94%6.63%1 Month Performance6.04%-8.24%-4.41%-6.86%1 Year Performance228.28%-3.85%0.89%1.19% Brinker International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EATBrinker International3.6157 of 5 stars$150.08+4.4%$139.39-7.1%+226.6%$6.60B$4.83B25.7762,000Positive NewsGap UpDRIDarden Restaurants4.1891 of 5 stars$190.39-1.0%$201.38+5.8%+30.2%$22.31B$11.76B21.82179,000Positive NewsDPZDomino's Pizza2.67 of 5 stars$440.79-0.8%$503.04+14.1%-3.9%$15.14B$4.71B27.1111,000Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.6485 of 5 stars$155.40-2.8%$192.23+23.7%+9.8%$10.39B$5.37B24.1791,000Positive NewsWENWendy's4.7742 of 5 stars$13.22-0.6%$18.08+36.8%-28.9%$2.66B$2.25B13.9714,500CAKECheesecake Factory4.3823 of 5 stars$44.39-2.8%$52.13+17.4%+40.5%$2.32B$3.58B14.0247,900Gap UpPZZAPapa Johns International4.3236 of 5 stars$35.13-3.3%$55.25+57.3%-49.8%$1.15B$2.06B12.2412,000Positive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.2172 of 5 stars$36.32-2.4%$57.13+57.3%-25.4%$809.28M$3.51B20.0877,600Gap DownBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.6478 of 5 stars$30.29-4.0%$40.40+33.4%-2.6%$688.92M$1.36B44.6022,200Positive NewsBLMNBloomin' Brands3.9753 of 5 stars$6.41-5.8%$14.50+126.4%-71.2%$547.72M$3.95B-58.6287,000Positive NewsJACKJack in the Box4.444 of 5 stars$24.82+1.9%$47.82+92.7%-59.0%$468.60M$1.57B-12.748,168 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Darden Restaurants Competitors Domino's Pizza Competitors Texas Roadhouse Competitors Wendy's Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Papa Johns International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Jack in the Box 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 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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