Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) AI Stock Analysis

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. develops and operates the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept across the United States. Each store combines a restaurant with a gift shop. The restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner through dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services. Gift shops offer decorative and functional items such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, cookware, candies, and specialty foods. As of September 14, 2022, Cracker Barrel operated 664 stores across 45 states. Founded in 1969, the company is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, and employs 74,500 people.

Over the past five fiscal years, annual revenue moved from $3.27B in FY2022 to a peak of $3.48B in FY2025 before declining 4.7% to $3.32B in FY2026. The 5-year revenue CAGR from FY2021 to FY2026 was 3.3%. Gross margin decreased from 32.7% in FY2022 to 6.3% in FY2026, while operating margin fell from 4.7% to -0.0%. Net income contracted from $131.9M in FY2022 to $31.7M in FY2026, with diluted EPS decreasing from $6.09 to $0.79. In the latest quarter ended July 31, 2026, quarterly revenue fell 2.2% year-over-year, but quarterly earnings grew 85.1%.

As of July 31, 2026, Cracker Barrel held $36.5M in cash and short-term investments alongside $1.04B in total debt, resulting in net debt of $999.5M. Shareholders' equity stood at $478.2M, with a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. In FY2026, the company generated $206.2M in operating cash flow and $90.9M in free cash flow. Capital allocation in FY2026 included $115.3M in capital expenditures, $23.1M in dividends paid, and $1.9M in share buybacks.

Cracker Barrel trades at a trailing P/E of 49.3x and a forward P/E of 48.5x, both above the median of its US-listed Consumer Cyclical peers of 18.0x and 14.1x, respectively. Its EV/EBITDA multiple is 12.4x compared to the peer median of 11.1x, while its price-to-sales ratio of 0.5x sits below the peer median of 0.7x. Over the past year, the stock returned 76.4%, outperforming the S&P 500 return of 16.8%. Over five years, the stock returned -36.9%, trailing the S&P 500 return of 83.0%.

Cracker Barrel pays a quarterly dividend with an annualized forward rate of $1.00 per share, representing a dividend yield of 1.45%. The company has paid dividends for 42 consecutive years. Its payout ratio stands at 126.6%, and its 5-year annualized dividend growth rate was -23.8%. The most recent ex-dividend date occurred on October 16, 2026.

Wall Street analysts coverage consists of 2 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 4 Hold, 1 Sell, and 2 Strong Sell recommendations. The mean price target is $50.71, sitting 26.5% below the last close of $68.97. For the fiscal year ending July 31, 2027, consensus estimates project EPS of $1.97 and revenue of $3.38B. Cracker Barrel beat EPS estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, and its next earnings date is December 8, 2026.

This page is an AI-written research summary of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL). The text was generated on October 30, 2026 from Quotelinks data as of October 16, 2026 (company profile, annual results, latest balance sheet, valuation, price performance and analyst estimates). An automatic check rejects any draft that contains a figure not found in that data. It is not investment advice; verify figures on the linked tabs before making decisions.

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