Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) Key Metrics
CBRL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.54B
- Enterprise value
- $2.01B
- P/E (TTM)
- 49.3 10-yr median 18.7
- Forward P/E
- 48.5
- PEG ratio
- 1.56
- Price / sales
- 0.5 10-yr median 0.9
- Price / book
- 2.1 10-yr median 4.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.4 10-yr median 12.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.45% $1.00 a year
- Beta
- 1.21
CBRL key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended July 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsCBRL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CBRL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CBRL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CBRL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CBRL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CBRL valuation history
CBRL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CBRL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CBRL cash returned to shareholders
CBRL price vs earnings per share
CBRL key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.27B | $1.39B | $1.02B | $2.08B | $2.21B | $3.24B | $2.64B | $4.19B | $3.53B | $3.75B |
| Enterprise value | $2.27B | $2.53B | $2.21B | $3.21B | $3.36B | $4.22B | $3.82B | $4.63B | $3.81B | $3.99B |
| P/E ratio | 40.1 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 12.7 | — | 18.7 | 14.2 | 18.6 |
| Price / sales | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Price / book | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Price / free cash flow | 14.0 | 23.3 | 25.1 | 16.6 | 20.4 | 14.0 | — | 18.6 | 19.7 | 17.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 16.4 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.7 |
| EV / sales | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 25.0 | 42.4 | 54.4 | 25.7 | 31.1 | 18.2 | — | 20.6 | 21.3 | 18.9 |
| Earnings yield | 2.5% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 7.9% | −1.2% | 5.3% | 7.0% | 5.4% |
| Free cash flow yield | 7.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 7.2% | −5.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | 1.7% | 11.3% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.0% | 1.8% | 11.5% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 2.1% | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $56.39 | $62.00 | $45.83 | $93.20 | $95.07 | $136.18 | $110.47 | $173.71 | $146.50 | $155.45 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $147.20 | $155.08 | $155.50 | $154.63 | $140.57 | $118.71 | $105.71 | $127.49 | $125.87 | $121.33 |
| Earnings per share | $1.40 | $2.06 | $1.83 | $4.45 | $5.67 | $10.71 | −$1.36 | $9.27 | $10.29 | $8.37 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $9.15 | $9.74 | $7.57 | $11.25 | $8.83 | $12.70 | $6.75 | $15.06 | $13.73 | $13.30 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.03 | $2.66 | $1.82 | $5.62 | $4.65 | $9.75 | −$5.66 | $9.35 | $7.43 | $8.73 |
| Cash per share | $1.62 | $1.76 | $0.54 | $1.13 | $1.94 | $6.08 | $18.31 | $1.53 | $4.76 | $6.68 |
| Book value per share | $21.21 | $20.55 | $19.72 | $21.73 | $22.00 | $27.92 | $17.53 | $25.10 | $24.16 | $22.58 |
| Tangible book value per share | $21.06 | $19.47 | $18.63 | $20.47 | $20.89 | $26.83 | $16.46 | $25.10 | $24.16 | $22.58 |
| Dividends per share | $1.03 | $1.03 | $5.20 | $5.21 | $4.94 | $1.33 | $3.96 | $8.03 | $8.60 | $8.16 |
| Capex per share | $5.12 | $7.08 | $5.75 | $5.63 | $4.18 | $2.95 | $12.40 | $5.71 | $6.30 | $4.57 |
| Debt per share | $45.95 | $52.51 | $53.87 | $52.27 | $51.63 | $47.38 | $68.06 | $19.99 | $16.62 | $16.73 |
| Shares outstanding | 22.5M | 22.5M | 22.3M | 22.3M | 23.2M | 23.8M | 23.9M | 24.1M | 24.1M | 24.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.4% | +0.6% | +0.2% | −4.2% | −2.2% | −0.4% | −1.0% | +0.1% | −0.2% | +0.2% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.7% | 10.3% | 8.9% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 47.0% | −6.3% | 37.7% | 44.0% | 37.7% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −0.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 8.5% | 18.5% | 4.2% | 24.8% | 31.6% | 26.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 10.3% | −1.6% | 14.4% | 16.2% | 13.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 10.8% | −1.3% | 14.1% | 16.2% | 13.3% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 8.2% | −5.4% | 7.3% | 5.9% | 7.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 6.51 | 4.72 | 4.13 | 2.53 | 1.56 | 1.19 | — | 1.62 | 1.34 | 1.59 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.04B | $1.18B | $1.20B | $1.16B | $1.20B | $1.13B | $1.62B | $481.7M | $400.2M | $403.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $36.5M | $39.6M | $12.0M | $25.1M | $45.1M | $144.6M | $437.0M | $36.9M | $114.7M | $161.0M |
| Net debt | $999.5M | $1.14B | $1.19B | $1.14B | $1.15B | $981.5M | $1.19B | $444.9M | $285.5M | $242.5M |
| Debt / equity | 2.17 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 2.41 | 2.35 | 1.70 | 3.88 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.74 |
| Debt / assets | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 8.23 | 5.90 | 7.02 | 4.79 | 4.29 | 2.01 | 5.38 | 1.14 | 0.74 | 0.61 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 1.43 | 0.62 | 0.84 | 0.95 |
| Quick ratio | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 1.12 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.54 |
| Interest coverage | -0.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 7.1 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 17.2 | 19.4 | 21.9 |
| Working capital | −$200.4M | −$312.5M | −$176.0M | −$206.7M | −$185.0M | −$111.7M | $192.0M | −$150.1M | −$57.9M | −$17.0M |
| Invested capital | $1.48B | $1.60B | $1.63B | $1.62B | $1.67B | $1.65B | $1.61B | $1.05B | $867.3M | $787.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $474.8M | $437.3M | $415.7M | $455.7M | $485.6M | $637.7M | $392.7M | $604.7M | $581.8M | $544.5M |
| Net current asset value | −$1.27B | −$1.39B | −$1.44B | −$1.45B | −$1.47B | −$1.37B | −$1.48B | −$734.1M | −$638.8M | −$618.6M |
| Graham number | $25.89 | $30.90 | $28.52 | $46.64 | $53.00 | $82.02 | — | $72.35 | $74.78 | $65.21 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$61.97 | −$68.30 | −$70.88 | −$71.48 | −$69.15 | −$62.85 | −$66.31 | −$35.07 | −$30.66 | −$29.91 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $23.1M | $23.1M | $116.1M | $116.1M | $114.8M | $31.7M | $94.5M | $193.5M | $207.2M | $196.9M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.9M | $1.4M | $1.6M | $17.4M | $131.5M | $35.0M | $55.0M | $2.5M | $14.8M | $6.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 73.1% | 49.8% | 283.6% | 117.2% | 87.1% | 12.4% | — | 86.6% | 83.7% | 97.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 27.6% | 41.1% | 289.3% | 106.8% | 227.8% | 28.8% | — | 87.0% | 124.0% | 96.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 11.7% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 3.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 55.9% | 72.7% | 75.9% | 50.1% | 47.3% | 23.2% | 183.9% | 37.9% | 45.9% | 34.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.94 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 1.07 | 0.83 | 0.58 | 2.50 | 1.28 | 1.62 | 1.28 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | — | 30.8% | 29.9% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 20.2 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 31.5 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 31.5 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 29.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 18.9 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 25.3 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 24.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Receivables turnover | 77.17 | 71.85 | 87.28 | 109.83 | 109.62 | 73.88 | 70.31 | 145.41 | 144.73 | 100.99 |
| Payables turnover | 19.28 | 14.06 | 14.40 | 13.93 | 14.42 | 15.49 | 14.47 | 15.79 | 16.54 | 15.21 |
| Inventory turnover | 18.06 | 12.92 | 12.74 | 11.61 | 12.51 | 13.33 | 11.60 | 12.92 | 12.74 | 12.37 |
| Asset turnover | 1.59 | 1.61 | 1.58 | 1.53 | 1.39 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.98 | 1.99 | 1.94 |
| Average receivables | $43.0M | $48.5M | $39.8M | $31.3M | $29.8M | $38.2M | $35.9M | $21.1M | $20.9M | $29.0M |
| Average payables | $161.3M | $166.1M | $163.9M | $167.7M | $152.5M | $119.3M | $117.9M | $127.3M | $120.4M | $125.4M |
| Average inventory | $172.2M | $180.8M | $185.2M | $201.3M | $175.8M | $138.7M | $147.0M | $155.6M | $156.3M | $154.3M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from CBRL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed September 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CBRL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (July 31, 2026), Cracker Barrel traded at 40.1 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 18.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 49.3 and the forward P/E is 48.5. Cracker Barrel earned a return on equity of 6.7% and a return on invested capital of −0.1% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $1.0 billion of debt and $36.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $999.5 million. It returned $25.1 million to shareholders: $23.1 million in dividends and $1.9 million in share buybacks, 28% of free cash flow. The share count fell 6.5% from 24.1M to 22.5M over 9 years.
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CBRL key metrics FAQ
What is Cracker Barrel's P/E ratio?
Cracker Barrel's trailing P/E ratio is 49.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 48.5. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 40.1, compared with a 10-year median of 18.7.
What is Cracker Barrel's EV/EBITDA?
Cracker Barrel's enterprise value was 18.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $2.3 billion, EBITDA $121.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 12.4.
What is Cracker Barrel's return on equity?
Cracker Barrel's return on equity (ROE) was 6.7% in fiscal 2026: net income of $31.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $469.9 million.
What is Cracker Barrel's ROIC?
Cracker Barrel's return on invested capital was −0.1% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Cracker Barrel have?
Cracker Barrel had total debt of $1.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17 and $999.5 million of net debt (8.23 times EBITDA).
What is Cracker Barrel's dividend yield?
Cracker Barrel's forward dividend yield is 1.45%. Cracker Barrel paid $23.1 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($1.03 per share), a payout ratio of 73.1%.
Does Cracker Barrel buy back its shares?
Yes. Cracker Barrel spent $1.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed +0.4% over the year, to 22.5M..
What is Cracker Barrel's free cash flow yield?
Cracker Barrel generated $90.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 7.1% on its market value at year-end ($1.3 billion).
What is Cracker Barrel's current ratio?
Cracker Barrel's current ratio was 0.58 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.58 times current liabilities.