Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 29, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Kim Sanders - Vice President of Investor Relations Kevin Hochman - President and Chief Executive Officer, President of Chili's Mika Ware - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants David Palmer - Evercore ISI Dennis Geiger - UBS Chris O'Cull - Stifel Jeff Farmer - Gordon Haskett Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Brian Vaccaro - Raymond James Christine Cho - Goldman Sachs Katherine Griffin - Bank of America Andrew Strelzik - BMO Jon Tower - Citi Jim Sanderson - Northcoast Research Operator Good day, and welcome to Brinker International's Q2 F '25 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants have been placed on a listen-only mode.
EAT's second-quarter fiscal 2025 top line indicates favorable comparable restaurant sales, driven by menu pricing, higher traffic and a favorable menu item mix.
Shares of Brinker International (EAT) soared to an all-time high Wednesday when the restaurant chain operator beat profit and sales estimates and boosted its guidance as diners flocked to its Chili's locations.
EAT, LFST and MC made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on January 29, 2024.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Brinker International (EAT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Brinker International (EAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.80 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.80 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.99 per share a year ago.
Brinker, the parent company of Maggiano's and Chili's, saw its stock rising premarket after earnings crushed estimates for its fiscal second quarter.
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EAT's fiscal second-quarter margins are likely to have benefited from strategic pricing initiatives, effective cost management and a focus on higher-margin menu items.
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EAT's fiscal second-quarter performance is likely to have benefited from effective marketing strategies, improved menu pricing and a favorable menu item mix.
The stock of Chili's parent Brinker has rallied so much that a longtime bull downgraded it ahead of earnings, saying valuations leave “little room for error.”