Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EAT scored 67.4, H scored 24.4 — EAT leads.
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EAT
Brinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · Quality-Growth
67.4
$193.87 · $8.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
43.0
EAT leads
H
Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Lodging · Quality-Growth
24.4
$161.94 · $15.3B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestEAT17.8x
Fastest growthEAT+7.9%
Strongest balance sheetH1.24
Highest qualityEAT81 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EAT
stronger →← stronger
H
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
51
73
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
52
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
6
EAT is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EAT
H
$558mC+
FCF
$252mC
+7.9%B
Rev
+6.8%C+
3.96D
D/E
1.24B
17.8xB
P/E
199.9xD
1.70C+
PEG
1.09B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
EAT
H
3% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
245% above
~8%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~50%/yr
-10%
1-yr DCF upside
-78%
-3%
5-yr DCF upside
-71%
+8%
10-yr DCF upside
-58%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
EAT
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
H
Why this score
Buying back stock
Cyclical growth
The companies
EATBrinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · $193.87 · beta 1.26
Why now
Restaurants · market cap $8.1b. Down 24% from 52-week high of $254.99 — deep drawdown territory. 22 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $262.59 (implying +35% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 114% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 3.96 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
HHyatt Hotels Corporation
Lodging · $161.94 · beta 1.40
Why now
Lodging · market cap $15.3b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $206.86 — deep drawdown territory. 24 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $196.88 (implying +22% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($346m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Trailing P/E 199.9x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Net margin 2.3% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 2% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where EAT and H diverge
On the headline score the gap is 43.0 points in favor of EAT. The widest single difference is Value, where EAT leads by 46.0 points.
ValueEAT 51.7 · H 5.7EAT +46.0
QualityEAT 80.8 · H 50.7EAT +30.1
GrowthEAT 73.4 · H 50.0EAT +23.4
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is EAT or H the better stock?
EAT scores higher: EAT 67.4, H 24.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do EAT and H differ most?
The widest gap is value, where EAT leads by 46 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. EAT leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are EAT and H scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.