Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. engages in the development and operation of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept in the United States. The Cracker Barrel stores consist of restaurants with a gift shop. Its restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services. The company gift shops offer various decorative and functional items, such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, food, cookware, and various other gift items, as well as various candies, preserves, and other food items. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Ticker: CBRL
Exchange: Nasdaq
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Market cap: $1.45B
52-week range: $24.85 - $73.67

Valuation

Share price: $64.81 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 45.64x
Price to book: 3.03x
Price to free cash flow: 16.38x
Enterprise value: $2.45B
Book value per share: $21.39

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	-4.58%
5 days	-7.48%
1 month	+15.07%
3 months	+11.32%
6 months	+110.97%
Year to date	+155.16%
1 year	+108.39%
3 years	-2.13%
5 years	-55.61%
10 years	-50.89%
All time	+10,973.39%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float: 29.09%
Shares short: 5.50M
Days to cover: 6.11
Change since prior report: +4.10%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 6.62%
Return on invested capital: -0.41%
Return on assets: 1.57%
Return on capital employed: -0.81%
Gross margin: 69.08%
Net margin: 0.95%
EBITDA margin: 3.33%
Revenue growth: -4.74%
Net income growth: -31.70%
Free cash flow growth: 47.97%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 6.10%
Current ratio: 0.58x
Net debt to EBITDA: 5.85x

Latest reported year

Period end: Jul 31, 2026
Fiscal year: 2026
Revenue: $3.32B
Cost of revenue: $1.03B
Gross profit: $2.29B
EBITDA: $110.64M
Net income: $31.68M
Earnings per share: $1.42
Interest expense: $14.38M
Shares outstanding: 22.33M

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2026-07-31	$3.32B	$2.29B	$31.68M	$1.42
2025-08-01	$3.48B	$2.40B	$46.38M	$2.08
2024-08-02	$3.47B	$2.38B	$40.93M	$1.84
2023-07-28	$3.44B	$2.32B	$99.05M	$4.47
2022-07-29	$3.27B	$2.22B	$131.88M	$5.69
2021-07-30	$2.82B	$1.96B	$254.51M	$10.74
2020-07-31	$2.52B	$1.74B	-$32.48M	-$1.36
2019-08-02	$3.07B	$2.14B	$223.40M	$9.29
2018-08-03	$3.03B	$2.10B	$247.62M	$10.31
2017-07-28	$2.93B	$2.03B	$201.90M	$8.40

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2026-07-31	69.08%	0.95%	6.62%	-0.41%
2025-08-01	68.97%	1.33%	10.05%	3.35%
2024-08-02	68.66%	1.18%	9.30%	2.75%
2023-07-28	67.25%	2.88%	20.47%	7.04%
2022-07-29	67.87%	4.04%	25.78%	8.27%
2021-07-30	69.33%	9.02%	38.35%	17.36%
2020-07-31	69.08%	-1.29%	-7.76%	5.07%
2019-08-02	69.69%	7.27%	36.94%	23.88%
2018-08-03	69.13%	8.17%	42.56%	26.77%
2017-07-28	69.54%	6.90%	37.08%	22.89%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2026-07-31	$36.53M	$337.23M
2025-08-01	$39.64M	$335.46M
2024-08-02	$12.04M	$476.58M
2023-07-28	$25.15M	$414.90M
2022-07-29	$45.10M	$423.25M
2021-07-30	$144.59M	$327.25M
2020-07-31	$437.00M	$910.00M
2019-08-02	$36.88M	$400.00M
2018-08-03	$114.66M	$400.00M
2017-07-28	$161.00M	$400.00M

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow	Stock-based compensation
2026-07-31	$88.42M	$9.45M
2025-08-01	$59.76M	$11.74M
2024-08-02	$40.69M	$10.30M
2023-07-28	$123.47M	$9.04M
2022-07-29	$106.91M	$8.20M
2021-07-30	$230.49M	$8.73M
2020-07-31	-$136.33M	$6.39M
2019-08-02	$224.50M	$8.18M
2018-08-03	$178.37M	$6.98M
2017-07-28	$210.18M	$8.46M

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Oct 16, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $1.00

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-10-16	$0.25
2026-07-17	$0.25
2026-04-10	$0.25
2026-01-16	$0.25
2025-10-17	$0.25
2025-07-18	$0.25
2025-04-11	$0.25
2025-01-17	$0.25

Investor relations

Next earnings report

Next confirmed report: Dec 8, 2026

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2026-09-23	Jul 2026	$0.20
2026-06-09	Apr 2026	-$0.45
2026-03-04	Jan 2026	-$0.10
2025-12-09	Oct 2025	-$0.78
2025-09-17	Jul 2025	$0.78
2025-06-05	Apr 2025	$0.17
2025-03-06	Jan 2025	$1.01
2024-11-28	-	-

Filings and sources

Company website: crackerbarrel.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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