Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. EAT scored 67.4, PENN scored 35.4 — EAT leads.
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EAT
Brinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · Quality-Growth
67.4
$193.87 · $8.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
32.0
EAT leads
PENN
PENN Entertainment, Inc.
Resorts & Casinos · Quality-Growth
35.4
$15.48 · $2.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthEAT+7.9%
Strongest balance sheetEAT3.96
Highest qualityEAT81 / 100
Largest discount to fair valuePENN-60%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
EAT
stronger →← stronger
PENN
81
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
30
73
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
52
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
29
EAT is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
EAT
PENN
$558mC+
FCF
$370mC
+7.9%B
Rev
+6.1%C+
3.96D
D/E
5.97D
17.8xB
P/E
—
1.70C+
PEG
1.01B+
—
P/S
0.3xA
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
PENN
3% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
60% below
~8%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-14%/yr
-10%
1-yr DCF upside
+122%
-3%
5-yr DCF upside
+153%
+8%
10-yr DCF upside
+203%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
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
PENN
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.
PENNPENN Entertainment, Inc.
Resorts & Casinos · $15.48 · beta 1.39
Why now
Resorts & Casinos · market cap $2.1b. Down 31% from 52-week high of $22.36 — deep drawdown territory. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $24.55 (implying +59% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
D/E 5.97 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Currently unprofitable (margin -12.7%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 31% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where EAT and PENN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 32.0 points in favor of EAT. The widest single difference is Quality, where EAT leads by 50.4 points.
QualityEAT 80.8 · PENN 30.4EAT +50.4
GrowthEAT 73.4 · PENN 50.0EAT +23.4
ValueEAT 51.7 · PENN 29.2EAT +22.5
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 PENN the better stock?
EAT scores higher: EAT 67.4, PENN 35.4 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 PENN differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where EAT leads by 50 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 PENN 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.