EAT BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC
Last updated: Mar 16, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q2 2026: $10M, Q1 2026: $75M, Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $10M vs trailing avg $25M (-59%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.
Negative FCF ($-248M), cannot compute buyback ratio
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?
Need both buyback and insider purchase data
Insider Net Direction
Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $17M (net selling)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
Company buying back stock while insiders sold 16698166.7x more than bought. 6 C-suite officers among sellers
- Fuller Daniel S (SVP, Chief Legal Officer) sold 4,042 shares on 2026-02-06
- Comings Douglas N. (SVP & COO, Chili's) sold 1,300 shares on 2026-02-09
- Ware Michaela M (EVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,000 shares on 2026-02-05
- White Aaron M (EVP, COO and CPO) sold 7,000 shares on 2026-02-04
- Felix George S (SVP, Chief Marketing Officer) sold 10,431 shares on 2026-02-03
- Hochman Kevin (Pres. & CEO) sold 66,000 shares on 2026-01-29