Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
BLMN · Retail-Eating Places · 85.6M shares · +2%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $59M (gross $71M, SBC $12M)
Reference price $5.69 · est. market cap ~$487M — last insider purchase, 2026-03-11 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)
Grade
C56Casual-dining operator in a turnaround with near-zero returns and high leverage but still cash-generative.
Strengths
- Gross margin 70.2% (73rd pct) and positive FCF of $97M (72nd pct)
- Scaled, recognizable brand portfolio (Outback, Carrabba's, Fleming's) with franchise royalty stream
Risks
- Returns are weak — ROE 2.5% (31st pct), ROA 0.26% (40th), operating income collapsed to $37M from $140M
- Debt/equity 2.36 (92nd pct) and current ratio 0.31 (19th); dividend suspended amid a multi-year turnaround
Notable findings
- RestatementSale of Majority Ownership of our Brazil Operations - On December 30, 2024, we completed the sale of 67% of our Brazil operations (the “Brazil Sale Transaction”) and entered into amended and restated 8-K ↗
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- High leverageHigh leverage (debt/equity 2.36)
- Weak liquidityCurrent ratio 0.31 (<1)
- Insider buyingInsider buying — 2 open-market buy(s) by 2 insider(s) (cluster of 2 insiders, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
70.2%
Operating margin
0.9%
Net margin
0.2%
Return on equity
2.5%
Return on assets
0.3%
ROIC
2.6%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
8.7%
Debt / equity
2.4×
Net debt / EBITDA
3.4×
Current ratio
0.3×
Free cash flow
$97M
EBITDA
$215M
Tangible book value
-$277M
Cash & investments
$59M
Stock comp / revenue
0.2%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | Lal Rohit | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Marein-Efron Melanie | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Levy Tara Walpert | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | MOHAN RAJENDRA M | Option exercise | 31K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | GEORGE DAVID C | Option exercise | 25K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | MAHONEY JOHN | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | DINKINS JAMES L | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Keating Colleen | Option exercise | 5.6K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Sagal Jonathan | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-04-22 | Kunkel Julie T. | Option exercise | 20K | — |
| 2026-03-11 | Lal Rohit | Buy | 10K | $5.69 |
| 2026-03-05 | Kunkel Julie T. | Buy | 1.0K | $6.46 |
| 2026-03-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 2.0K | $6.35 |
| 2026-03-03 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 4.9K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 1.2K | $6.35 |
| 2026-03-03 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 3.2K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $6.35 |
| 2026-03-03 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 6.5K | — |
| 2026-03-03 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 2.6K | $6.35 |
| 2026-03-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 8.1K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 6.3K | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Spanos Mike | Tax withheld | 34K | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 9.7K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Spanos Mike | Option exercise | 86K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.8K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 432 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 326 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 11K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 2.6K | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 594 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 527 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 597 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 5.7K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 2.4K | — |
| 2026-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 958 | $6.12 |
| 2026-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 16K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 401 | $6.47 |
| 2026-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 388 | $6.47 |
| 2026-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 776 | $6.47 |
| 2026-02-22 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $6.47 |
| 2026-02-22 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 2.4K | — |
| 2026-02-22 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 1.1K | $6.47 |
| 2026-02-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 8.3K | — |
| 2026-02-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 2.5K | $6.19 |
| 2025-11-11 | Hafner Patrick M | Sell | 4.3K | $6.41 |
| 2025-11-11 | Kunkel Julie T. | Buy | 1.5K | $6.37 |
| 2025-11-10 | Christel Eric C | Buy | 150K | $6.38 |
| 2025-11-01 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 4.9K | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 4.0K | — |
| 2025-11-01 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 979 | $6.83 |
| 2025-11-01 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 1.9K | $6.83 |
| 2025-10-13 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 8.1K | — |
| 2025-10-13 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 3.2K | $7.26 |
| 2025-10-01 | Spanos Mike | Option exercise | 60K | — |
| 2025-10-01 | Spanos Mike | Tax withheld | 24K | $7.11 |
| 2025-09-03 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 5.1K | $6.99 |
| 2025-09-03 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 9.7K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $6.99 |
| 2025-09-03 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 9.7K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $6.99 |
| 2025-09-03 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 16K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 6.4K | $6.99 |
| 2025-09-03 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 6.5K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 2.6K | $6.99 |
| 2025-09-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 16K | — |
| 2025-09-03 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 3.9K | $6.99 |
| 2025-05-02 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 609 | $8.09 |
| 2025-05-02 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-05-01 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $8.00 |
| 2025-05-01 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 6.0K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | DINKINS JAMES L | Option exercise | 3.4K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Lal Rohit | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Kunkel Julie T. | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Sagal Jonathan | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | JACKSON LAWRENCE V | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Marein-Efron Melanie | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | GEORGE DAVID C | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | MOHAN RAJENDRA M | Option exercise | 9.1K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | MAHONEY JOHN | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Levy Tara Walpert | Option exercise | 5.9K | — |
| 2025-03-25 | Lal Rohit | L | 257 | $8.18 |
| 2025-03-14 | Trevisan Suzann | Option exercise | 9.7K | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Trevisan Suzann | Tax withheld | 2.4K | $8.55 |
| 2025-03-05 | Spanos Mike | Buy | 118K | $8.63 |
| 2025-03-04 | Hafner Patrick M | Sell | 9.6K | $8.32 |
| 2025-02-28 | Trevisan Suzann | Tax withheld | 561 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Trevisan Suzann | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Trevisan Suzann | Tax withheld | 396 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 524 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 350 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 396 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Kunkel Julie T. | Buy | 1.5K | $9.94 |
| 2025-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.8K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 528 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 396 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 2.0K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 594 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Lal Rohit | Buy | 10K | $9.62 |
| 2025-02-28 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 535 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 2.4K | — |
| 2025-02-28 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 713 | $9.38 |
| 2025-02-28 | Trevisan Suzann | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 2.4K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 711 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Trevisan Suzann | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Trevisan Suzann | Tax withheld | 414 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 414 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 388 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 731 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 1.7K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 517 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 388 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 388 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 2.6K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 776 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-22 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.4K | — |
| 2025-02-22 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 401 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Lefferts Kelly | Option exercise | 2.5K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Lefferts Kelly | Tax withheld | 730 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 1.5K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 438 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Graff Mark E | Option exercise | 2.2K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Graff Mark E | Tax withheld | 658 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 750 | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 223 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Healy William Michael | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Healy William Michael | Tax withheld | 466 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Hafner Patrick M | Option exercise | 1.5K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Hafner Patrick M | Tax withheld | 438 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Pace Philip J | Option exercise | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Pace Philip J | Tax withheld | 356 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 1.3K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 384 | $11.84 |
| 2025-02-21 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Option exercise | 1.9K | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Gonzalez Lissette R | Tax withheld | 575 | $11.84 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-24 | Shareholder voteExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-25 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-13 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-12 | Exec/director changeReg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-12-12 | Exec/director changeExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-06 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-10-06 | Reg FDExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-29 | 0001546417-26-000026 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-06 | 2026-05-06 | 0001546417-26-000023 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-24 | 2026-04-22 | 0001546417-26-000019 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-25 | 2025-12-28 | 0001546417-26-000009 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-25 | 2026-02-25 | 0001546417-26-000006 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-13 | 2026-02-10 | 0001546417-26-000004 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-11 | 0001546417-26-000002 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-08 | 0001546417-25-000143 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-06 | 2025-11-06 | 0001546417-25-000139 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-06 | 2025-09-28 | 0001546417-25-000141 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-01 | 0001546417-25-000137 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | 0001546417-25-000134 ↗ |