eat-20260917
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2026
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DE | 1-10275 | 75-1914582 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 Olympus Blvd | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dallas | TX | 75019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
| (972) | 980-9917 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Common Stock, $0.10 par value | EAT | NYSE | ||||||||||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425). | ||||
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12). | ||||
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)). | ||||
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)). | ||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 17, 2026, Brinker International, Inc. (the “Company”) will be hosting an investor day at its corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas beginning at 8:30 a.m. Central time. The event can be accessed via live webcast under the “Events & Presentations” tab of the Company’s website at https://investors.brinker.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx.
In connection with the investor day, the Company issued a press release on September 17, 2026 introducing its financial targets through fiscal 2029. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. This current report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein (including the information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto).
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., a Delaware corporation | |||||||||||
| Dated: September 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ KEVIN D. HOCHMAN | |||||||||
| Kevin D. Hochman, | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer and President | |||||||||||
| and President of Chili’s Grill & Bar & Maggiano’s Little Italy | |||||||||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | |||||||||||