What is Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's earnings per share (EPS)?

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) reported diluted earnings per share of $2.06 for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 12.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store Financials

CBRL

FY2025 annual

Revenue $3.5B +0.4% YoY

Net Income $46.4M +13.3% YoY

EPS (Diluted) $2.06 +12.6% YoY

Free Cash Flow $59.8M +46.9% YoY

Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Data as of May 1, 2026 Currency USD FYE August

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) reported $3.5B in revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 0.4% from the prior fiscal year. This page shows its income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 15 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Rhea AI CBRL FY2025 2026-08-15

Revenue has flattened while operating costs absorb gross profit, leaving thin operating returns despite meaningful cash generation before reinvestment.

Across FY2023-FY2025, the nearly flat sales base gave the company little room to absorb higher overhead. In FY2025, operating margin was only 1.6% against gross margin of 69.0%, showing that profitability is being compressed below the gross-profit line rather than by product costs.

FY2025 operating cash flow of $219M exceeded net income of $46M, indicating that accounting profit understates cash produced. However, capital expenditures of $159M consumed most of that cash, leaving only $60M of free cash flow for other uses.

Debt-to-equity fell from 1.1x in FY2024 to 0.7x in FY2025, reducing long-term leverage. Yet the current ratio was only 0.5x while current liabilities reached $626M, making short-term funding capacity tighter than the debt ratio alone suggests.

Financial Health Signals

Financial Health Score 35/100

Scored against operating companies for FY2025. Each of the six dimensions is a percentile rank within that peer group; the overall is their average, with missing dimensions counted as zero out of six. A high score means strong standing among peers, not absolute cross-industry strength. How this score is calculated →

Health score ≠ stock price. This rates the quality of Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's business: profitability, growth, balance sheet strength. It doesn't tell you whether the stock is a good buy at today's price. Not financial advice. Use it alongside valuation analysis and your own research.

Profitability

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store has an operating margin of 1.6%, meaning the company retains $2 of operating profit per $100 of revenue. This results in a moderate score of 48/100, indicating healthy but not exceptional operating efficiency. This is up from 1.3% the prior year.

Growth

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's revenue grew a modest 0.4% year-over-year to $3.5B. This slow but positive growth earns a score of 34/100.

Leverage

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store has a moderate D/E ratio of 0.73. This balance of debt and equity financing earns a leverage score of 34/100.

Liquidity

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's current ratio of 0.50 is below the typical benchmark, resulting in a score of 5/100. This tight liquidity could limit financial flexibility if cash inflows slow.

Cash Flow

While Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store generated $218.9M in operating cash flow, capex of $159.1M consumed most of it, leaving $59.8M in free cash flow. This results in a low score of 35/100, reflecting heavy capital investment rather than weak cash generation.

Returns

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's ROE of 10.1% shows moderate profitability relative to equity, earning a score of 51/100. This is up from 9.3% the prior year.

Altman Z-Score Grey Zone

2.27

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store scores 2.27, placing it in the grey zone between 1.81 and 2.99. This signals moderate financial risk that warrants monitoring.

Distress-screening estimate for non-financial companies. Not computed for banks or insurers, where the Altman model does not apply.

Piotroski F-Score Strong

7/9

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store passes 7 of 9 financial strength tests. All 4 profitability signals pass (positive income, cash flow, and earnings quality), 1 of 3 leverage/liquidity signals pass, both operating efficiency signals pass.

Earnings Quality Cash-Backed

4.72x

For every $1 of reported earnings, Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store generates $4.72 in operating cash flow ($218.9M OCF vs $46.4M net income). This indicates profits are well-supported by actual cash generation, not accounting adjustments.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue

$3.5B

YoY+0.4%

5Y CAGR+6.7%

10Y CAGR+2.1%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store generated $3.5B in revenue in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 0.4% from the prior year.

EBITDA

$177.3M

YoY+13.0%

5Y CAGR-4.4%

10Y CAGR-6.0%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's EBITDA was $177.3M in fiscal year 2025, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents an increase of 13.0% from the prior year.

Net Income

$46.4M

YoY+13.3%

10Y CAGR-11.9%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store reported $46.4M in net income in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 13.3% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)

$2.06

YoY+12.6%

10Y CAGR-11.3%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store earned $2.06 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 12.6% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow

$59.8M

YoY+46.9%

10Y CAGR-13.1%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store generated $59.8M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2025, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 46.9% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt

$39.6M

YoY+229.4%

5Y CAGR-38.1%

10Y CAGR-17.3%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store held $39.6M in cash against $335.5M in long-term debt as of fiscal year 2025.

Dividends Per Share

$1.00

YoY-75.9%

5Y CAGR-23.8%

10Y CAGR-17.8%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store paid $1.00 per share in dividends in fiscal year 2025. This represents a decrease of 75.9% from the prior year.

Shares Outstanding

22M

YoY+0.3%

5Y CAGR-1.2%

10Y CAGR-0.7%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store had 22M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2025. This represents an increase of 0.3% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin

69.0%

YoY+0.3pp

5Y CAGR-0.1pp

10Y CAGR+1.5pp

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's gross margin was 69.0% in fiscal year 2025, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is up 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin

1.6%

YoY+0.3pp

5Y CAGR-2.5pp

10Y CAGR-7.4pp

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's operating margin was 1.6% in fiscal year 2025, reflecting core business profitability. This is up 0.3 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin

1.3%

YoY+0.1pp

5Y CAGR+2.6pp

10Y CAGR-4.4pp

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's net profit margin was 1.3% in fiscal year 2025, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is up 0.1 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity

10.1%

YoY+0.8pp

5Y CAGR+17.8pp

10Y CAGR-20.4pp

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store's ROE was 10.1% in fiscal year 2025, measuring profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity. This is up 0.8 percentage points from the prior year.

Capital Allocation

Capital Expenditures

$159.1M

YoY+24.0%

5Y CAGR-11.8%

10Y CAGR+5.8%

Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store invested $159.1M in capex in fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents an increase of 24.0% from the prior year.

R&D Spending

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

Share Buybacks

Not reported for fiscal year 2025.

CBRL Income Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

CBRL annual income statement

Metric	TTM	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16	FY15	FY14	FY13	FY12	FY11
Revenue	$3.4B	$3.5B+0.4%	$3.5B+0.8%	$3.4B+5.4%	$3.3B+15.8%	$2.8B+11.8%	$2.5B-17.9%	$3.1B+1.4%	$3.0B+3.6%	$2.9B+0.5%	$2.9B+2.5%	$2.8B+5.9%	$2.7B+1.5%	$2.6B+2.5%	$2.6B+6.0%	$2.4B
Cost of Revenue	$1.1B	$1.1B-0.6%	$1.1B-3.5%	$1.1B+7.4%	$1.0B+21.3%	$865.3M+10.9%	$779.9M-16.2%	$931.1M-0.5%	$935.4M+4.9%	$891.3M-4.0%	$928.2M+0.4%	$924.2M+5.9%	$872.8M+2.1%	$854.7M+3.3%	$827.5M+7.1%	$772.5M
Gross Profit	$2.3B	$2.4B+0.8%	$2.4B+2.9%	$2.3B+4.4%	$2.2B+13.4%	$2.0B+12.2%	$1.7B-18.6%	$2.1B+2.2%	$2.1B+3.0%	$2.0B+2.6%	$2.0B+3.4%	$1.9B+5.9%	$1.8B+1.2%	$1.8B+2.1%	$1.8B+5.5%	$1.7B
SG&A Expenses	$207.3M	$217.5M+5.0%	$207.1M+18.9%	$174.1M+10.6%	$157.4M+6.5%	$147.8M+0.6%	$147.0M-3.8%	$152.8M+6.3%	$143.8M+1.7%	$141.4M-1.1%	$143.0M-3.1%	$147.5M+14.0%	$129.4M-9.7%	$143.3M-2.0%	$146.2M+5.0%	$139.2M
Operating Income	$18.2M	$55.0M+22.0%	$45.1M-62.6%	$120.6M-21.2%	$153.0M-58.3%	$366.7M+253.9%	$103.6M-63.4%	$282.8M-3.7%	$293.6M-6.2%	$313.2M+11.7%	$280.5M+10.0%	$254.9M+22.3%	$208.4M+3.4%	$201.5M+5.5%	$191.0M+14.2%	$167.2M
Interest Expense	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	$16.5M+8.7%	$15.2M+6.3%	$14.3M+1.6%	$14.1M-15.8%	$16.7M-5.0%	$17.6M-50.9%	$35.7M-20.0%	$44.7M-13.2%	$51.5M
Income Tax	-$5.1M	-$8.7M+48.3%	-$16.7M-467.1%	$4.6M-60.3%	$11.5M-79.5%	$56.0M+295.4%	-$28.7M-166.8%	$43.0M+39.5%	$30.8M-68.2%	$97.0M+25.8%	$77.1M+3.8%	$74.3M+26.5%	$58.7M+21.0%	$48.5M+12.3%	$43.2M+41.7%	$30.5M
Net Income	$55.7M	$46.4M+13.3%	$40.9M-58.7%	$99.0M-24.9%	$131.9M-48.2%	$254.5M+883.7%	-$32.5M-114.5%	$223.4M-9.8%	$247.6M+22.6%	$201.9M+6.7%	$189.3M+15.5%	$163.9M+24.0%	$132.1M+12.7%	$117.3M+13.8%	$103.1M+21.0%	$85.2M
EPS (Diluted)	—	$2.06+12.6%	$1.83-58.9%	$4.45-21.5%	$5.67-47.1%	$10.71+887.5%	-$1.36-114.7%	$9.27-9.9%	$10.29+22.9%	$8.37+6.5%	$7.86+15.2%	$6.82+23.8%	$5.51+12.4%	$4.90+11.4%	$4.40+21.9%	$3.61

Metric	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24
Revenue	$797.4M-8.9%	$874.8M+9.7%	$797.2M-13.0%	$915.9M+11.5%	$821.1M-13.5%	$949.4M+12.3%	$845.1M-3.2%	$873.1M
Cost of Revenue	$241.0M-17.7%	$292.7M+17.8%	$248.4M-9.8%	$275.5M+11.4%	$247.3M-20.2%	$309.8M+19.7%	$258.9M-3.7%	$268.8M
Gross Profit	$556.4M-4.4%	$582.2M+6.1%	$548.8M-14.3%	$640.4M+11.6%	$573.9M-10.3%	$639.6M+9.1%	$586.2M-3.0%	$604.3M
SG&A Expenses	$49.4M+2.8%	$48.0M+0.2%	$48.0M-22.5%	$61.9M+34.4%	$46.0M-25.4%	$61.7M+3.4%	$59.6M+47.8%	$40.4M
Operating Income	$6.7M+1351.4%	$463K+101.4%	-$32.8M-174.8%	$43.8M+195.1%	$14.9M-49.0%	$29.1M+311.9%	$7.1M-73.4%	$26.6M
Income Tax	$7.7M+257.9%	-$4.9M+59.2%	-$11.9M-396.8%	$4.0M+248.4%	-$2.7M-239.4%	$1.9M+153.9%	-$3.6M-221.9%	$3.0M
Net Income	$42.8M+3239.4%	$1.3M+105.2%	-$24.6M-168.0%	$36.2M+188.1%	$12.6M-43.4%	$22.2M+358.4%	$4.8M-74.2%	$18.8M
EPS (Diluted)	$1.90+3066.7%	$0.06+105.5%	-$1.10	N/A	$0.56-43.4%	$0.99+350.0%	$0.22	N/A

Not reported in any period shown, so not listed: R&D Expenses.

TTM is the trailing twelve months, Q4 FY2025 through Q3 FY2026, summed from the four most recent quarterly filings. A row marked — cannot be summed at all, because a quarter in the window reports no per-share figure; a row marked N/A could be summed, but a quarter in the window does not report that metric.

CBRL Balance Sheet

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

CBRL annual balance sheet

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16	FY15	FY14	FY13	FY12	FY11
Total Assets	$2.2B0.0%	$2.2B-2.6%	$2.2B-3.3%	$2.3B-4.0%	$2.4B-6.0%	$2.5B+60.9%	$1.6B+3.5%	$1.5B+0.4%	$1.5B+1.6%	$1.5B-5.0%	$1.6B+10.1%	$1.4B+3.2%	$1.4B-2.2%	$1.4B+8.2%	$1.3B
Current Assets	$313.1M+12.5%	$278.2M-1.4%	$282.3M-11.0%	$317.3M-10.3%	$353.6M-45.0%	$643.0M+165.3%	$242.4M-21.0%	$306.8M-14.5%	$358.9M+0.9%	$355.7M-22.1%	$456.8M+38.6%	$329.6M+9.1%	$302.2M-10.4%	$337.3M+37.2%	$245.9M
Cash & Equivalents	$39.6M+229.4%	$12.0M-52.1%	$25.1M-44.2%	$45.1M-68.8%	$144.6M-66.9%	$437.0M+1084.8%	$36.9M-67.8%	$114.7M-28.8%	$161.0M+6.6%	$151.0M-43.1%	$265.5M+122.4%	$119.4M-1.9%	$121.7M-19.9%	$152.0M+190.7%	$52.3M
Inventory	$180.6M-0.2%	$181.0M-4.4%	$189.4M-11.2%	$213.2M+54.2%	$138.3M-0.6%	$139.1M-10.2%	$155.0M-0.8%	$156.3M-0.1%	$156.4M+2.7%	$152.3M-0.5%	$153.1M-7.5%	$165.4M+12.8%	$146.7M+2.4%	$143.3M+1.2%	$141.5M
Accounts Receivable	$35.1M-10.5%	$39.2M+28.8%	$30.4M-5.6%	$32.2M+17.8%	$27.4M+35.8%	$20.2M-11.4%	$22.8M+16.7%	$19.5M+7.6%	$18.1M-6.6%	$19.4M+7.4%	$18.1M-20.5%	$22.7M+42.4%	$15.9M+9.1%	$14.6M+19.0%	$12.3M
Goodwill	N/A	N/A	$4.7M0.0%	$4.7M0.0%	$4.7M0.0%	$4.7M	$0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Liabilities	$1.7B-1.2%	$1.7B-0.7%	$1.7B-2.8%	$1.8B+3.2%	$1.7B-18.7%	$2.1B+117.7%	$976.5M+3.3%	$945.6M-3.3%	$977.4M+0.6%	$971.2M-6.4%	$1.0B+14.9%	$903.6M-0.1%	$904.3M-12.7%	$1.0B-0.6%	$1.0B
Current Liabilities	$625.6M+37.7%	$454.2M-7.1%	$489.0M-2.7%	$502.3M+8.0%	$465.3M+3.1%	$451.1M+14.9%	$392.5M+7.6%	$364.6M-3.0%	$375.8M+1.9%	$368.8M-17.2%	$445.6M+29.4%	$344.4M+9.0%	$316.1M-0.9%	$319.1M+19.5%	$267.1M
Long-Term Debt	$335.5M-29.6%	$476.6M+14.9%	$414.9M-2.0%	$423.2M+29.3%	$327.3M-64.0%	$910.0M+127.5%	$400.0M0.0%	$400.0M0.0%	$400.0M0.0%	$400.0M0.0%	$400.0M+6.7%	$375.0M-6.3%	$400.0M-23.8%	$525.0M-4.6%	$550.1M
Total Equity	$461.7M+4.9%	$440.1M-9.0%	$483.8M-5.4%	$511.5M-22.9%	$663.6M+58.6%	$418.4M-30.8%	$604.7M+3.9%	$581.8M+6.8%	$544.5M+3.4%	$526.4M-2.2%	$538.3M+1.8%	$528.6M+9.2%	$484.0M+26.5%	$382.7M+42.8%	$268.0M
Retained Earnings	$451.0M+5.5%	$427.4M-10.9%	$479.7M-6.2%	$511.3M-22.9%	$663.4M+51.3%	$438.5M-21.9%	$561.6M+5.4%	$532.8M+8.1%	$492.8M+0.9%	$488.5M+0.6%	$485.7M-1.5%	$493.2M+12.4%	$438.7M+17.0%	$374.9M+25.5%	$298.8M

Metric	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24
Total Assets	$2.1B-0.8%	$2.1B-2.2%	$2.2B-0.5%	$2.2B+1.1%	$2.1B-0.5%	$2.1B-2.0%	$2.2B+1.5%	$2.2B
Current Assets	$290.6M+2.4%	$283.7M-7.1%	$305.6M-2.4%	$313.1M+13.1%	$276.8M-1.2%	$280.3M-9.7%	$310.4M+11.6%	$278.2M
Cash & Equivalents	$26.1M+203.9%	$8.6M-4.1%	$8.9M-77.5%	$39.6M+303.9%	$9.8M-5.1%	$10.3M-10.3%	$11.5M-4.2%	$12.0M
Inventory	$179.9M-0.2%	$180.3M-13.8%	$209.1M+15.8%	$180.6M+7.0%	$168.7M-2.5%	$173.0M-14.3%	$201.9M+11.6%	$181.0M
Accounts Receivable	$34.7M-1.9%	$35.4M+12.8%	$31.3M-10.7%	$35.1M-6.3%	$37.4M-1.5%	$38.0M-4.7%	$39.9M+1.8%	$39.2M
Total Liabilities	$1.6B-3.3%	$1.7B-2.6%	$1.7B+1.3%	$1.7B+1.8%	$1.7B-1.1%	$1.7B-3.6%	$1.8B+1.8%	$1.7B
Current Liabilities	$580.1M-0.2%	$581.0M-2.2%	$593.9M-5.1%	$625.6M+47.9%	$423.0M-6.9%	$454.2M+1.4%	$448.1M-1.3%	$454.2M
Long-Term Debt	$336.8M-11.8%	$381.8M-4.8%	$400.9M+19.5%	$335.5M-31.5%	$489.4M+3.8%	$471.5M-10.5%	$527.0M+10.6%	$476.6M
Total Equity	$465.5M+9.3%	$425.8M-0.7%	$428.8M-7.1%	$461.7M-1.6%	$469.3M+1.8%	$460.9M+4.6%	$440.7M+0.1%	$440.1M
Retained Earnings	$453.5M+8.9%	$416.4M-1.1%	$420.9M-6.7%	$451.0M+0.2%	$449.9M+1.6%	$443.0M+3.9%	$426.5M-0.2%	$427.4M

CBRL Cash Flow Statement

Figures in USD, abbreviated K (thousand), M (million), B (billion), T (trillion). Negative values carry a minus sign and red type.

CBRL annual cash flow statement

Metric	TTM	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16	FY15	FY14	FY13	FY12	FY11
Operating Cash Flow	$194.7M	$218.9M+29.5%	$169.0M-32.5%	$250.5M+22.0%	$205.3M-32.0%	$301.9M+87.5%	$161.0M-55.6%	$362.8M+9.7%	$330.6M+3.1%	$320.8M+18.2%	$271.4M-18.8%	$334.1M+88.1%	$177.6M-14.8%	$208.5M-5.2%	$219.8M+59.0%	$138.2M
Capital Expenditures	$135.5M	$159.1M+24.0%	$128.3M+1.0%	$127.0M+29.1%	$98.3M+37.7%	$71.4M-76.0%	$297.3M+115.0%	$138.3M-9.2%	$152.2M+37.7%	$110.6M-3.0%	$114.0M+25.5%	$90.9M-0.9%	$91.6M+23.2%	$74.4M-8.0%	$80.9M+3.8%	$78.0M
Free Cash Flow	$59.2M	$59.8M+46.9%	$40.7M-67.0%	$123.5M+15.5%	$106.9M-53.6%	$230.5M+269.1%	-$136.3M-160.7%	$224.5M+25.9%	$178.4M-15.1%	$210.2M+33.6%	$157.4M-35.3%	$243.2M+182.9%	$86.0M-35.9%	$134.1M-3.5%	$138.9M+130.5%	$60.3M
Investing Cash Flow	-$131.9M	-$156.7M-26.0%	-$124.3M0.0%	-$124.3M-26.2%	-$98.5M-225.7%	$78.3M+149.8%	-$157.2M+34.9%	-$241.6M-59.7%	-$151.2M-38.0%	-$109.6M+2.6%	-$112.5M-27.0%	-$88.6M+0.2%	-$88.8M-21.0%	-$73.4M+7.7%	-$79.5M-14.5%	-$69.5M
Financing Cash Flow	-$46.6M	-$34.6M+40.1%	-$57.8M+60.5%	-$146.1M+29.2%	-$206.2M+69.3%	-$672.6M-269.7%	$396.3M+299.2%	-$199.0M+11.8%	-$225.7M-12.2%	-$201.1M+26.4%	-$273.4M-175.1%	-$99.3M-9.0%	-$91.2M+44.9%	-$165.3M-307.4%	-$40.6M+36.7%	-$64.1M
Dividends Paid	$23.1M	$23.1M-80.1%	$116.1M0.0%	$116.1M+1.1%	$114.8M+262.6%	$31.7M-66.5%	$94.5M-51.1%	$193.5M-6.6%	$207.2M+5.2%	$196.9M-23.0%	$255.5M+167.0%	$95.7M+33.9%	$71.5M+57.5%	$45.4M+102.9%	$22.4M+12.7%	$19.8M
Share Buybacks	N/A	N/A	N/A	$17.4M-86.7%	$131.5M+275.8%	$35.0M-36.4%	$55.0M	$0-100.0%	$14.8M	$0-100.0%	$14.7M	$0-100.0%	$12.5M+249.4%	$3.6M-76.1%	$14.9M-55.5%	$33.6M

Metric	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24
Operating Cash Flow	$94.7M+84.7%	$51.3M+195.9%	-$53.4M-152.3%	$102.2M+344.8%	$23.0M-76.6%	$98.1M+2331.8%	-$4.4M-106.3%	$69.5M
Capital Expenditures	$27.8M+3.8%	$26.8M-24.5%	$35.5M-22.0%	$45.5M+24.2%	$36.6M-4.0%	$38.1M-2.1%	$39.0M-17.9%	$47.5M
Free Cash Flow	$66.9M+173.3%	$24.5M+127.5%	-$88.9M-256.7%	$56.8M+516.8%	-$13.6M-122.7%	$60.0M+238.3%	-$43.3M-296.5%	$22.1M
Investing Cash Flow	-$26.1M+1.3%	-$26.4M+22.5%	-$34.1M+24.8%	-$45.3M-28.4%	-$35.3M+5.5%	-$37.3M+3.6%	-$38.8M+12.7%	-$44.4M
Financing Cash Flow	-$51.1M-102.8%	-$25.2M-144.4%	$56.8M+309.9%	-$27.1M-329.9%	$11.8M+119.0%	-$61.9M-245.2%	$42.6M+270.8%	-$25.0M
Dividends Paid	$5.6M-1.3%	$5.7M-9.6%	$6.3M+12.3%	$5.6M-0.2%	$5.6M-3.4%	$5.8M-5.2%	$6.1M-78.8%	$28.9M

CBRL Financial Ratios

Margins and returns are percentages; the remaining ratios are unitless multiples.

CBRL annual financial ratios

Metric	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16	FY15	FY14	FY13	FY12	FY11
Gross Margin	69.0%+0.3pp	68.7%+1.4pp	67.3%-0.6pp	67.9%-1.5pp	69.3%+0.3pp	69.1%-0.6pp	69.7%+0.6pp	69.1%-0.4pp	69.5%+1.4pp	68.1%+0.7pp	67.5%0.0pp	67.5%-0.2pp	67.7%-0.3pp	67.9%-0.3pp	68.3%
Operating Margin	1.6%+0.3pp	1.3%-2.2pp	3.5%-1.2pp	4.7%-8.3pp	13.0%+8.9pp	4.1%-5.1pp	9.2%-0.5pp	9.7%-1.0pp	10.7%+1.1pp	9.6%+0.7pp	9.0%+1.2pp	7.8%+0.2pp	7.6%+0.2pp	7.4%+0.5pp	6.9%
Net Margin	1.3%+0.1pp	1.2%-1.7pp	2.9%-1.2pp	4.0%-5.0pp	9.0%+10.3pp	-1.3%-8.6pp	7.3%-0.9pp	8.2%+1.3pp	6.9%+0.4pp	6.5%+0.7pp	5.8%+0.9pp	4.9%+0.5pp	4.4%+0.4pp	4.0%+0.5pp	3.5%
Return on Equity	10.1%+0.8pp	9.3%-11.2pp	20.5%-5.3pp	25.8%-12.6pp	38.4%+46.1pp	-7.8%-44.7pp	36.9%-5.6pp	42.6%+5.5pp	37.1%+1.1pp	36.0%+5.5pp	30.4%+5.5pp	25.0%+0.8pp	24.2%-2.7pp	26.9%-4.9pp	31.8%
Return on Assets	2.1%+0.3pp	1.9%-2.6pp	4.5%-1.3pp	5.8%-4.9pp	10.6%+11.9pp	-1.3%-15.4pp	14.1%-2.1pp	16.2%+2.9pp	13.3%+0.6pp	12.6%+2.2pp	10.4%+1.2pp	9.2%+0.8pp	8.5%+1.2pp	7.3%+0.8pp	6.5%
Current Ratio	0.50-0.1x	0.610.0x	0.58-0.1x	0.63-0.1x	0.76-0.7x	1.43+0.8x	0.62-0.2x	0.84-0.1x	0.950.0x	0.96-0.1x	1.03+0.1x	0.960.0x	0.96-0.1x	1.06+0.1x	0.92
Debt-to-Equity	0.73-0.4x	1.08+0.2x	0.860.0x	0.83+0.3x	0.49-1.7x	2.17+1.5x	0.660.0x	0.690.0x	0.730.0x	0.760.0x	0.740.0x	0.71-0.1x	0.83-0.5x	1.37-0.7x	2.05
FCF Margin	1.7%+0.5pp	1.2%-2.4pp	3.6%+0.3pp	3.3%-4.9pp	8.2%+13.6pp	-5.4%-12.7pp	7.3%+1.4pp	5.9%-1.3pp	7.2%+1.8pp	5.4%-3.2pp	8.6%+5.4pp	3.2%-1.9pp	5.1%-0.3pp	5.4%+2.9pp	2.5%

Metric	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25	Q4'24
Gross Margin	69.8%+3.2pp	66.5%-2.3pp	68.8%-1.1pp	69.9%0.0pp	69.9%+2.5pp	67.4%-2.0pp	69.4%+0.1pp	69.2%
Operating Margin	0.8%+0.8pp	0.1%+4.2pp	-4.1%-8.9pp	4.8%+3.0pp	1.8%-1.3pp	3.1%+2.2pp	0.8%-2.2pp	3.0%
Net Margin	5.4%+5.2pp	0.1%+3.2pp	-3.1%-7.0pp	4.0%+2.4pp	1.5%-0.8pp	2.3%+1.8pp	0.6%-1.6pp	2.1%
Return on Equity	9.2%+8.9pp	0.3%+6.0pp	-5.7%-13.6pp	7.8%+5.2pp	2.7%-2.1pp	4.8%+3.7pp	1.1%-3.2pp	4.3%
Return on Assets	2.1%+2.0pp	0.1%+1.2pp	-1.1%-2.8pp	1.7%+1.1pp	0.6%-0.4pp	1.0%+0.8pp	0.2%-0.6pp	0.9%
Current Ratio	0.500.0x	0.490.0x	0.510.0x	0.50-0.2x	0.650.0x	0.62-0.1x	0.69+0.1x	0.61
Debt-to-Equity	0.72-0.2x	0.900.0x	0.94+0.2x	0.73-0.3x	1.040.0x	1.02-0.2x	1.20+0.1x	1.08
FCF Margin	8.4%+5.6pp	2.8%+14.0pp	-11.2%-17.3pp	6.2%+7.9pp	-1.7%-8.0pp	6.3%+11.5pp	-5.1%-7.7pp	2.5%

Note: The current ratio is below 1.0 (0.50), indicating current liabilities exceed current assets, which may suggest potential short-term liquidity concerns.

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Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) reported $3.5B in total revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 0.4% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

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Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) revenue grew by 0.4% year-over-year, from $3.5B to $3.5B in fiscal year 2025.

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Yes, Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) reported a net income of $46.4M in fiscal year 2025, with a net profit margin of 1.3%.

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As of fiscal year 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) had $39.6M in cash and equivalents against $335.5M in long-term debt.

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Cracker Barrel Old Ctry Store (CBRL) invested $159.1M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2025, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

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