Brinker International, Inc dividend history

Brinker International, Inc's dividend was $1.14 a share in fiscal 2020, down 25.0% on the year before. That was 235.2% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $475M
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $560M
Diluted share count: −4.3%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 5.3%; dividends 0.0% + buybacks 5.3% of market value
Days sales outstanding: 4 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Brinker International, Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jun 2010	2011Jun 2011	2012Jun 2012	2013Jun 2013	2014Jun 2014	2015Jun 2015	2016Jun 2016	2017Jun 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jun 2021	2022Jun 2022	2023Jun 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	2026Jun 2026	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$0.470	$0.560	$0.640	$0.800	$0.960	$1.12	$1.28	$1.36	$1.52	$1.52	$1.14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+19.1%	+14.3%	+25.0%	+20.0%	+16.7%	+14.3%	+6.3%	+11.8%	0.0%	−25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	34	53	50	56	63	71	74	71	70	60	57	2	1	1	0	0	0	—
Share buybacks	23	422	287	333	240	306	285	371	303	168	32	4	101	5	26	90	444	475
Dividends ÷ net income	25.0%	37.7%	33.1%	34.5%	41.2%	36.4%	36.9%	46.9%	55.6%	38.9%	235.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	14.6%	28.0%	28.1%	35.4%	31.9%	31.0%	25.8%	33.3%	38.2%	133.7%	40.9%	0.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%	—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Brinker International, Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Brinker International, Inc.