BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. vs SHAKE SHACK INC., two Restaurants stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Brinker International and Shake Shack both grow their footprints, but Brinker does it far more cheaply. The Chili's operator keeps 8.07% of revenue, generates a robust 6.61% free cash flow yield, pays a 0.66% dividend, and trades at 16.8 times earnings. Shake Shack, the better-burger chain, keeps just 2.76% of sales, yields a thin 0.69% in cash, and trades at 58.1 times. Both carry similar leverage, Brinker at 1.11 and Shake Shack at 0.45 debt-to-equity. Shake Shack's premium multiple reflects its earlier growth stage, while Brinker's low price reflects a mature operator throwing off real cash. Brinker is larger at $7.6B versus $2.3B.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | EAT | SHAK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $185.18 | $58.61 |
| Market cap | $8.2B | $2.4B |
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +12.0% | — |
| P/E | 18.1 | 59.8 |
| P/B | 20.30 | 4.26 |
| P/S | 1.44 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.5 | 13.8 |
| Revenue growth | +12.4% | +16.2% |
| Operating margin | 11.3% | -0.7% |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 114.0% | 7.4% |
| Return on assets | 16.7% | 2.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 54.9% | 5.6% |
| FCF yield | 6.1% | 0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.11 | 0.45 |
| Current ratio | 0.40 | 1.69 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.36 | 1.97 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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