Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. YETI scored 66.3, EAT scored 67.4 — EAT leads.
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YETI
YETI Holdings, Inc.
Leisure · Quality-Growth
66.3
$39.79 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
1.1
EAT leads
EAT
Brinker International, Inc.
Restaurants · Quality-Growth
67.4
$193.87 · $8.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestYETI17.4x
Fastest growthEAT+7.9%
Strongest balance sheetYETI0.42
Highest qualityYETI90 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueYETI-1%
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)
YETI
stronger →← stronger
EAT
90
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
81
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
73
65
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
52
YETI is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
YETI
EAT
$257mC
FCF
$558mC+
+6.2%C+
Rev
+7.9%B
0.42B+
D/E
3.96D
17.4xB
P/E
17.8xB
1.27B
PEG
1.70C+
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
YETI
EAT
1% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
3% above
~8%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~8%/yr
-8%
1-yr DCF upside
-10%
+1%
5-yr DCF upside
-3%
+14%
10-yr DCF upside
+8%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
YETI
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
Cyclical growth
EAT
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
YETIYETI Holdings, Inc.
Leisure · $39.79 · beta 1.68
Why now
Leisure · market cap $2.9b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $53.99 — deep drawdown territory. 15 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $54.93 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
ROE 29% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 144% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Beta 1.68 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
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.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where YETI and EAT diverge
On the headline score the gap is 1.1 points in favor of EAT. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
GrowthYETI 50.0 · EAT 73.4EAT +23.4
ValueYETI 64.7 · EAT 51.7YETI +13.0
QualityYETI 90.3 · EAT 80.8YETI +9.5
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 YETI the better stock?
EAT scores higher: EAT 67.4, YETI 66.3 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 YETI differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where EAT leads by 23 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are EAT and YETI 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.