Brinker International, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
EAT · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 5 days, change -0 days YoY
AR growth 21.1% vs revenue growth 21.9%
Revenue 21.9%, CFFO 60.9%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
Inventory 2.0% vs COGS 16.2%. Normal
CapEx growth 33.4% vs revenue 21.9%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 22.6%, excellent (<30%)
Gross margin 18.2%, change +4.0pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 1.77. Profits backed by cash
FCF $0.4B, FCF/NI = 1.08
Accruals ratio = -11.0%. Low accruals
Cash $0.0B covers only 1% of debt $1.7B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $0.2B = 57% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 2.4x. Healthy
Other assets 1.4% vs revenue 21.9%. Normal
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -1% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.88 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25