EAT NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Brinker International Inc · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Latest close 187.0 USD
-1.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 9.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 59/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 13d.

Setup score 67 out of 100
Latest Close 187.0 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.3% latest completed week
4W Return 9.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 26.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 4-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 9.1%. Indicator stack 32/84 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 58.38% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Volatility 46/100 conviction; expected move 14.3%. News sentiment 59/100 49 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 13d Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.3%, after a 9.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.5812-week average 0.41

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.58Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 9.1% over four weeks, 26.2% over 12 weeks, and 21.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 4 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.3%
4W9.1%
12W26.2%
26W14.9%
52W21.8%
Active trend streak4 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.28Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change132.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership16.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change112.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength66/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum70/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Growth97/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework62/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
17.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
10.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
46.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
23.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
38.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
15.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

EAT shows volatility options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.26, expected move of 14.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction46/100
Expected move14.3%
Put/call volume0.26
Pressure47
Speculation21
Volatility83
Trend agreement51
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Insider activity9 / 6

9 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

22 positive · 24 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings13dNext report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move14.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-4.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.4%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-12.3%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week-1.3%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -5.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape62/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis41/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 5/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.58; 8 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 58.38%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 58.38% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors66/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Cornerstone Growth rank 43; Buyback Yield rank 13; Small Cap Core rank 64 SVQF62/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 385.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options48/100

EAT shows volatility options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.26, expected move of 14.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 14.3% Sentiment59/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 49 relevant articles.

Chili's tells readers to ignore its July 1 summer release Insiders9 / 6

9 acquisitions and 6 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings13d

Next report is scheduled for 12 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026187.0 USD-1.3%154.9 USD108.2 USD1.2816.935.8MOn
17 Jul 2026189.3 USD2.2%153.6 USD107.2 USD1.3117.814.6MOn
10 Jul 2026185.3 USD4.2%152.3 USD106.2 USD1.2313.435.5MOn
3 Jul 2026177.7 USD3.6%150.9 USD105.3 USD1.0410.073.8MOn
26 Jun 2026171.5 USD4.0%149.7 USD104.4 USD0.557.965.6MOff
19 Jun 2026164.9 USD3.5%149.1 USD103.5 USD0.090.813.4MOff
12 Jun 2026159.3 USD13.4%148.1 USD102.7 USD-0.37-2.404.7MOff
5 Jun 2026140.5 USD-1.3%146.6 USD101.9 USD-0.68-14.073.9MOff
29 May 2026142.4 USD3.6%145.3 USD101.2 USD-0.65-15.803.7MOff
22 May 2026137.4 USD0.1%144.2 USD100.6 USD-0.51-18.324.9MOff
15 May 2026137.2 USD-1.1%143.8 USD99.94 USD-0.36-18.327.4MOff
8 May 2026138.7 USD-6.4%143.5 USD99.31 USD-0.26-17.785.8MOn
1 May 2026148.1 USD6.8%143.1 USD98.66 USD-0.22-10.5310.2MOn
24 Apr 2026138.7 USD-12.3%142.4 USD97.95 USD-0.41-15.697.0MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.