CBRL Consumer Cyclical

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

$68.33-2.04%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026

Basics

Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Country: United States
Market cap: 1.5B USD
Enterprise value: 1.8B USD
Full-time employees: 74,500

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.21 vs a peer median of 0.63) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.58 vs a peer median of 1.48)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.21 vs peers 0.63) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.58 vs peers 1.48)

Ranks #1,389 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 8%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year low. -0.4% in FY Jul 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's operating margin fell to -0.4% in FY Jul 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.8× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 2.8× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.
Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 4.7% in the 12 months to July 2026 vs the 12 months before.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's revenue fell 4.7% in the 12 months to July 2026 vs the 12 months before.

StockQuotient Score

22/ 100

Oct 5 24 → Nov 4 22 (-2)

Valuation

Is the price right?

31/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ EBITDA yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield2.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.71Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0329

EBITDA yield6.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value50% base weight · Z-score -0.59Sector median: 0.0877 · MAD: 0.0461

Free cash flow yield5.8%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.06Sector median: 0.0614 · MAD: 0.0545

Other data (not scored)

Book yield31.3%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5650 · MAD: 0.3500

Growth

Is it growing?

19/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth
▼ 3-yr revenue

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-31.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.42Sector median: 0.0420 · MAD: 0.2537

3-year revenue growth-1.2%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.86Sector median: 0.0425 · MAD: 0.0636

Revenue growth-4.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.30Sector median: 0.0373 · MAD: 0.0653

Profitability

Does it earn well?

18/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-0.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.46Sector median: 0.0638 · MAD: 0.0461

Return on assets1.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.69Sector median: 0.0331 · MAD: 0.0254

Return on invested capital-1.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.43Sector median: 0.0733 · MAD: 0.0600

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin69.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3025 · MAD: 0.1399

Return on equity6.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0746 · MAD: 0.0674

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Beta
▼ Debt / equity

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.21

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.92Sector median: 0.6345 · MAD: 0.2980

Current ratio0.58×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.62Sector median: 1.4800 · MAD: 0.5570

Debt / equity0.71×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.68Sector median: 0.4646 · MAD: 0.3556

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Oct 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 22/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 31/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 2.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 68% of peers).Earnings yield 2.1% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 68% of peers).
Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 19/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -31.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).Earnings per share growth -31.9% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).
How profitable is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 18/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin -0.4% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 85% of peers).Operating margin -0.4% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 85% of peers).
How risky is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?: Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.58× vs a peer median of 1.48× (weaker than 92% of peers).Current ratio 0.58× vs peers 1.48× (weaker than 92% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 · filed Oct 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended May 1, 2026

No major changes

Worth watching: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	3.3B USD	3.3B USD	−0.6%
Net income (12 months)	26.2M USD	31.7M USD	+20.9%
Operating margin	-0.6%	-0.4%	+0.3 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	59.2M USD	88.4M USD	+49.4%
Debt	486.6M USD	337.2M USD	−30.7%
Cash	26.1M USD	36.5M USD	+40.2%
Shares outstanding	22.4M	22.4M	+0.0%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Restaurants · 19 companies

Valuations in Restaurants are within their usual range since 2016.

40% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
12% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +13% and earnings +17% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −28% vs the whole market, against a usual −11%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jul 2022	FY Jul 2023	FY Jul 2024	FY Jul 2025	FY Jul 2026	Change
Operating margin	4.7%	3.5%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.4%	▼ 2.0 pts
Net margin	4.0%	2.9%	1.2%	1.3%	1.0%	▼ 0.4 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	5.7%	4.5%	1.9%	2.1%	1.6%	▼ 0.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	25.8%	20.5%	9.3%	10.0%	6.6%	▼ 3.4 pts
Free cash flow margin	3.3%	3.6%	1.2%	1.7%	2.7%	▲ 0.9 pts
Current ratio	0.63×	0.58×	0.61×	0.50×	0.58×	▲ 16%
Quick ratio	0.21×	0.19×	0.21×	0.21×	0.24×	▲ 11%
Debt to equity	0.83×	0.86×	1.08×	1.05×	0.71×	▼ 33%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.21 vs a peer median of 0.63) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.58 vs a peer median of 1.48)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.21 vs peers 0.63) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.58 vs peers 1.48)

Ranks #1,389 of 1,502 consumer cyclical companies (bottom 8%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Operating margin at a 6-year low. -0.4% in FY Jul 2026, the weakest of the last 6 years.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's operating margin fell to -0.4% in FY Jul 2026, its lowest in the 6 years of filings we have.

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 2.8× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 2.8× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Revenue is falling. Revenue fell 4.7% in the 12 months to July 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's revenue fell 4.7% in the 12 months to July 2026 vs the 12 months before.

Questions investors ask about Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Oct 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 22/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 31/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings yield 2.1% vs a peer median of 4.4% (weaker than 68% of peers).Earnings yield 2.1% vs peers 4.4% (weaker than 68% of peers).

Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 19/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Earnings per share growth -31.9% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).Earnings per share growth -31.9% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 83% of peers).

How profitable is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 18/100 against 1,612 consumer cyclical peers. Operating margin -0.4% vs a peer median of 6.4% (weaker than 85% of peers).Operating margin -0.4% vs peers 6.4% (weaker than 85% of peers).

How risky is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?

Higher risk relative to 1,612 consumer cyclical peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.58× vs a peer median of 1.48× (weaker than 92% of peers).Current ratio 0.58× vs peers 1.48× (weaker than 92% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

3.3B USD

3.3B USD

−0.6%

Net income (12 months)

26.2M USD

31.7M USD

+20.9%

Operating margin

-0.6%

-0.4%

+0.3 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

59.2M USD

88.4M USD

+49.4%

Debt

486.6M USD

337.2M USD

−30.7%

Cash

26.1M USD

36.5M USD

+40.2%

Shares outstanding

22.4M

22.4M

+0.0%

Key ratios

FY Jul 2022

FY Jul 2023

FY Jul 2024

FY Jul 2025

FY Jul 2026

Change

Operating margin

4.7%

3.5%

1.3%

1.6%

-0.4%

▼ 2.0 pts

Net margin

4.0%

2.9%

1.2%

1.3%

1.0%

▼ 0.4 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

5.7%

4.5%

1.9%

2.1%

1.6%

▼ 0.6 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

25.8%

20.5%

9.3%

10.0%

6.6%

▼ 3.4 pts

Free cash flow margin

3.3%

3.6%

1.2%

1.7%

2.7%

▲ 0.9 pts

Current ratio

0.63×

0.58×

0.61×

0.50×

0.58×

▲ 16%

Quick ratio

0.21×

0.19×

0.21×

0.24×

▲ 11%

Debt to equity

0.83×

0.86×

1.08×

1.05×

0.71×

▼ 33%