BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.

Overview and Growth

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. generated $3.96B of revenue in fiscal 2025, with net income of $8.24M and an operating cash inflow of $276.69M. Revenue of $3.96B sets the scale for evaluating how effectively sales translated into profit and cash during the year. Revenue was 0.1% above fiscal 2024 revenue of $3.95B, marking a year-over-year increase. The company reported diluted EPS of $0.10, adding a shareholder-level measure to the absolute income figures considered below. The company employed $3.17B of total assets, the balance-sheet base supporting its current operating and cash-flow results. Asset turnover was 1.25x, relating the company’s annual revenue directly to the total assets reported at the period end.

Profitability

After reported cost of revenue, the company retained $2.78B as gross profit before recognizing operating expenses and other items. The gross-profit relationship equaled 70.2% of revenue, quantifying the portion retained before operating expenses were recognized. Operating income was $37.16M, the earnings remaining from reported operations after the company’s recognized operating cost structure. Relative to revenue, operating income represented 0.9%, showing how efficiently sales converted into operating profit. The bottom-line result was net income of $8.24M, after the operating, financing, tax, and other items recognized for the period. Net margin was 0.2%, meaning that this portion of revenue remained as net income after all recognized expenses. An income-tax benefit of $26.70M improved the final result relative to pretax income or loss. Return on period-end equity was 2.4%, relating annual net income to the equity capital on the balance sheet. Return on period-end assets was 0.3%, connecting net income with the company’s total asset base.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

The company held $3.17B of assets against $2.83B of liabilities and $337.17M of equity, revealing how the asset base was financed. The near-term balance sheet paired $269.64M of current assets with $878.65M of current liabilities at the reporting date. Current assets covered only 0.31x of current liabilities, so current liabilities exceeded current assets at period end. The company held $59.46M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. The cash balance equaled 6.8% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. Borrowings totaled $787.42M, adding a fixed financing obligation alongside the company’s equity capital. Debt equaled 2.34x of book equity, describing the relative scale of borrowing and shareholder capital. Debt represented 24.8% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. Relative to total assets, liabilities measured 89.4%, complementing the separate equity-based view of the company’s capital structure. The cash-to-assets relationship was 1.9%, comparing reported cash and equivalents with the full positive asset balance. Total assets were 6.3% lower than fiscal 2024 assets of $3.38B, measuring the company’s own balance-sheet change. Against $139.45M of equity in fiscal 2024, the current book-equity balance moved 141.8% and ended higher.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities produced a cash inflow of $276.69M, giving the cash-flow counterpart to the accrual-based profit measures reported for the year. Operating cash flow equaled 33.59x of net income, showing how strongly accounting earnings converted into cash from operations. Capital expenditures used $179.92M, identifying the reported investment outflow deducted from operating cash flow in the free-cash-flow calculation. Relative to operating cash flow, capital expenditures measured 65.0%, connecting investment intensity with the company’s cash-generation base. Free cash flow came to $96.77M, leaving a positive amount after capital expenditures. Relative to revenue, free cash flow equaled 2.4%, showing how much sales converted into cash after investment. Free cash flow equaled 3.1% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 28, 2025. Analysis generated Sep 24, 2026.