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Chili's? More like Chilli's as the fan favorite grill & bar introduces a new lineup of frozen margaritas with a focus on quality ingredients and popular flavors DALLAS , June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chili's® Grill & Bar, the seller of more margaritas than any restaurant brand in the U.S. — with more than 25 million sold last year alone — is raising the bar with three new, premium frozen choices. Made with PATRÓN Silver tequila, the lineup features something for everyone: PATRÓN Frozen Marg – Timeless and smooth, Chili's new frozen margarita features PATRÓN Silver, triple sec, lime juice and agave and starts at just $10.

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Chili's parent Brinker International trades near a buy point following its May rally. Comparable sales, traffic spiked in recent quarter.

Chili's brand continues to drive exceptional growth, with strong traffic and sales outpacing industry peers, fueling Brinker International's outperformance versus the S&P 500. Operational improvements and strategic marketing have led to significant margin expansion and amplified EPS growth, prompting management to raise revenue and EPS guidance. Maggiano's turnaround is in the early stages, but applying Chili's successful playbook could unlock the next phase of growth and surprise the market in FY26.

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I rate Brinker International a strong buy due to significant improvements in factor grades, now mostly in A territory, signaling robust fundamentals. The stock has already delivered a ~230% return since last year, and I see further upside as current valuations remain attractive and undervalued. Brinker excels with strong sales growth, driven by Chili's effective value promotions and operational efficiencies, resulting in improved profitability and earnings.

I believe the company's robust earnings growth and room to expand margins support my (cautious) buy rating. Brinker is showing strong same-store sales growth and improved margins through operational optimizations. With pricing power and revenue/restaurant growth, a path to an 8% earnings yield by 2030 is reasonable.

As restaurant stocks serve up tasty breakouts, Chili's parent Brinker stock tests a new move of its own, boosted by big growth.