CBRLNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends July 31
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Sep 25, 2026
$69.02+0.05 (+0.07%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $1.56B
- P/E (TTM)
- 49.3
- Dividend yield
- 1.45%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2012 to 2026
Gross margin
69.1%−0.3 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-0.4%−13.4 pts over 5 years
Net margin
1.0%−8.1 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2026
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -4.7% | -1.2% | +3.3% | +1.3% | |
| Gross profit | -4.6% | -0.3% | +3.2% | +1.5% | |
| Net income | -31.7% | -31.6% | -34.1% | -16.4% | |
| EPS, diluted | -32.0% | -32.0% | -33.4% | -15.8% | |
| Free cash flow | +48.0% | -10.5% | -17.4% | -5.6% | |
| Dividend per share | 0.0% | -42.3% | 0.0% | -18.5% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2017 | FY2021 | FY2026 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 37.7% | 47.0% | 6.7% | |
| Return on assets | 13.4% | 10.3% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.58 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.73 | 0.49 | 0.71 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.60× | 0.38× | 2.72× | |
| Interest coverage | 21.9× | – | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 5.8× | 6.2× | 6.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 3.8% | 2.5% | 3.5% | |
| Diluted shares | 24M | 24M | 23M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2022 to 2026, five years combined
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store generated $1.05B from operations and spent $1.17B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 54% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.05B
Used
$1.17B
Capital expenditure$630.55M54%Dividends$393.23M34%Share buybacks$148.99M13%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin1.0%
×Asset turnover1.59×
×Equity multiplier4.45×
=Return on equity, FY20266.7%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.0% | 1.59× | 4.45× | 6.7% |
| FY2025 | 1.3% | 1.61× | 4.79× | 10.3% |
| FY2024 | 1.2% | 1.58× | 4.74× | 8.9% |
| FY2023 | 2.9% | 1.53× | 4.53× | 19.9% |
| FY2022 | 4.0% | 1.39× | 3.99× | 22.4% |
| FY2021 | 9.0% | 1.14× | 4.56× | 47.0% |
| FY2020 | -1.3% | 1.22× | 4.03× | -6.3% |
| FY2019 | 7.3% | 1.98× | 2.62× | 37.7% |
| FY2018 | 8.2% | 1.99× | 2.71× | 44.0% |
| FY2017 | 6.9% | 1.94× | 2.82× | 37.7% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2026 against fiscal 2025
5of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2026. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$31.68M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$206.20M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year2.1% → 1.5%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$206.20M vs $31.68M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell15.5% → 16.7%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.50 → 0.58
- No dilutionShare count did not rise22M → 23M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year68.97% → 69.08%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.61 → 1.54