Stocks · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store CBRL
$56.32 +1.00% Close, Oct 5, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $1.25B
Strong trend
Next earnings report: Dec 8, 2026
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Three things to know
- At 40.3× trailing earnings, the shares trade at the highest P/E of the company's past five years.
- Net debt is 5.8× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 83 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Consumer Cyclical sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 6, 2026.
Growth30Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 17%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 28%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 30%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 34%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 48%
Quality25Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 21%
- Gross marginBottom 35%
- Operating marginBottom 17%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 12%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 27%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 24%
- Interest coverBottom 13%
Value40Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 37%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 39%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 49%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 23%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 2%
Momentum93Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 23%
- 6-month returnTop 4%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 20%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 8%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 8%
Revisions41Weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 6%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 28%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 14%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 6%
Stability29Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 32%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 26%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 45%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 24%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -4.9% | -4.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -55.2% | -32.5% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 33.0% | 28.3% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 1.6% | -0.2% | ↓ |
| FCF margin | 1.7% | 2.7% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -4.7% | -4.9% | ↑ | Bottom 17% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -32.5% | -55.2% | ↑ | Bottom 28% |
| Gross margin | 28.3% | 33.0% | ↓ | Bottom 35% |
| Operating margin | -0.2% | 1.6% | ↓ | Bottom 17% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 1.3% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.7% | 1.7% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | -0.3% | — | Bottom 21% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -1.2% | — | Bottom 34% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -8.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.1%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -15.7 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 5.83×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- -0.4×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.86%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.16%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.01%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.4%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 25, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 4
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.3%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 7
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $53.00
- Target vs current price
- -5.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 31
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 26%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | +469.9% | +4.5% | +15.4% | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2026 | +164.4% | +6.1% | +27.1% | +42.0% | +60.2% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | +350.0% | -0.3% | -8.1% | -8.5% | +11.4% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | +5.1% | +1.4% | +0.0% | +6.4% | +10.6% |
| Sep 18, 2025 | -5.1% | -7.6% | -11.7% | -17.5% | -43.1% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | +241.2% | -7.2% | -3.7% | +15.8% | +3.5% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | +36.6% | +7.6% | +8.7% | +2.6% | +42.6% |
| Dec 4, 2024 | +32.4% | -1.8% | -6.6% | -1.4% | -28.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $0.99 | $0.17 | +469.9% | $849.3M |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $0.29 | -$0.45 | +164.4% | $797.4M |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $0.25 | -$0.10 | +350.0% | $874.8M |
| Dec 9, 2025 | -$0.74 | -$0.78 | +5.1% | $797.2M |
| Sep 18, 2025 | $0.74 | $0.78 | -5.1% | $868.0M |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $0.58 | $0.17 | +241.2% | $821.1M |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.01 | +36.6% | $949.4M |
| Dec 4, 2024 | $0.45 | $0.34 | +32.4% | $845.1M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 40.3× | 21.9× | 100th | Bottom 37% |
| P/E (forward) | 27.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.1× | — | — | Bottom 49% |
| EV / Sales | 0.68× | — | — | Top 23% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.29% | — | — | Top 39% |
| Earnings yield | 2.48% | — | — | Bottom 37% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 13.5× – 37.1× since Jul 31, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +27.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -32.5%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +78.4%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 2
- Days above the 200-day average
- 83
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -1.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.0%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +4.6%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +43.6%
- RSI (14)
- 62.2
- Relative volume
- 0.64×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 51.6%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 67th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.98
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.24
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -4.6%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -69.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2021 | Dec 30, 2025 | -85.9% | 1186 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | -13.4% | 4 days | 8 days (Nov 9, 2020) |
| Nov 24, 2020 | Jan 4, 2021 | -13.0% | 26 days | 22 days (Feb 4, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.25B
- P/E (TTM)
- 40.3
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.40
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.32B
- Dividend yield
- 2.22%
- 52-week range
- $24.85 – $60.26
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.27B | $3.44B | $3.47B | $3.48B | $3.32B |
| Gross profit | $1.07B | $1.11B | $1.11B | $1.15B | $209.0M |
| Operating income | $153.0M | $120.6M | $45.1M | $55.0M | -$1.6M |
| Net income | $131.9M | $99.0M | $40.9M | $46.4M | $31.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.67 | $4.45 | $1.83 | $2.06 | $1.40 |
| Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | Q4 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $845.1M | $949.4M | $821.1M | $868.0M | $797.2M | $874.8M | $797.4M | $849.3M |
| Net income | $4.8M | $22.2M | $12.6M | $6.8M | -$24.6M | $1.3M | $42.8M | $12.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.22 | $0.99 | $0.56 | $0.30 | -$1.10 | $0.06 | $1.90 | $0.54 |
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $205.3M | $250.5M | $169.0M | $218.9M | $206.2M |
| Capital expenditure | -$97.1M | -$125.4M | -$128.3M | -$159.1M | -$115.3M |
| Free cash flow | $108.1M | $125.1M | $40.7M | $59.8M | $90.9M |
| Dividends paid | -$114.8M | -$116.1M | -$116.1M | -$23.1M | -$23.1M |
| Net share buybacks | -$131.5M | -$17.4M | -$1.6M | $52,000 | -$1.9M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $36.5M
- Total assets
- $2.02B
- Total liabilities
- $1.54B
- Total debt
- $1.04B
- Net debt
- $999.5M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $478.2M
As of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 25, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.25 | Nov 12, 2026 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $0.25 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $0.25 | May 13, 2026 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $0.25 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $0.25 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $0.25 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | $0.25 | May 14, 2025 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | $0.25 | Feb 12, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 5,688,122
- Days to cover
- 6.75
- Change vs previous report
- +10.0%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Mar 22, 1993
- 3-for-2
- Mar 23, 1992
- 3-for-2
- Mar 25, 1991
- 3-for-2
- Apr 3, 1990
- 3-for-2
- Feb 14, 1989
- 3-for-2