Why did Cracker Barrel (CBRL) stock move recently?

On 7/24/2026, Cracker Barrel moved +3.6% — CBRL rose on continued positive reaction to its July 20 8-K announcing a real estate transaction to cut costs and debt, exit of the Maple Street concept, and an improved fiscal 2026 outlook. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Cracker Barrel (CBRL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Cracker Barrel's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 38.6, a forward P/E of about 49.7, a price-to-book of about 2.6 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Cracker Barrel's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (3.43×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Cracker Barrel's revenue?

Cracker Barrel reported revenue of $3.5B for FY2025, with net profit of $46.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Cracker Barrel (CBRL)?

Cracker Barrel last traded at $54.82 (+1.4% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Cracker Barrel

CBRL · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerCBRL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

Employees76,730

HeadquartersLebanon, United States

Websitewww.crackerbarrel.com

Filings tracked14

About Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. develops and operates the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept in the United States. Its Cracker Barrel stores consist of restaurants with a gift shop. The company's restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services. Its gift shops offer various decorative and functional items, such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, food, cookware, and various other gift items, as well as various candies, preserves, and other food items. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

Who owns it

Insiders1.1%
Institutions98.9%
Public & other0.0%

369 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.90%
Shaw D.E. & Co., Inc.6.43%
American Century Companies Inc4.71%
Allianz Asset Management GmbH4.66%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.43%
Two Sigma Investments, LP4.39%
State Street Corporation4.03%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.3.05%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion3.43×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend2.9% → 1.3%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 1% · PAT -32%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $817.1M · EPS -0.37

Est. earnings growth +50.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $3.4B · EPS 1.10

Est. earnings growth +2569.8%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$3.5B

Net margin

1.3%

ROE

10.0%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+0.6%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-31.6%

EPS (FY2025)

2.06

Net profit (FY2025)

$46.4M

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Why it moved

Jul 24, 2026
CBRL rose on continued positive reaction to its July 20 8-K announcing a real estate transaction to cut costs and debt, exit of the Maple Street concept, and an improved fiscal 2026 outlook.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$3.5B	$46.4M	2.06	1.3%	10.0%
FY2024	$3.5B	$40.9M	1.83	1.2%	9.3%
FY2023	$3.4B	$99.0M	4.45	2.9%	20.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$797.4M	$42.8M	1.90	5.4%
2026Q1	$874.8M	$1.3M	0.06	0.1%
2025Q4	$797.2M	$-24.6M	-1.10	-3.1%
2025Q2	$821.1M	$12.6M	0.56	1.5%
2025Q1	$949.4M	$22.2M	0.99	2.3%
2024Q4	$845.1M	$4.8M	0.22	0.6%
2024Q2	$817.1M	$-9.2M	-0.41	-1.1%
2024Q1	$935.4M	$26.5M	1.19	2.8%
2023Q4	$823.8M	$5.5M	0.25	0.7%
2023Q2	$832.7M	$14.0M	0.63	1.7%
2023Q1	$933.9M	$30.5M	1.37	3.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/27/2026material
8-K — Material financial obligation, Costs from exit/disposal, Material impairment, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/20/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC6/9/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC6/9/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC5/1/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC3/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC3/4/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC1/12/2026material

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC12/9/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC12/9/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC11/24/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/2/2025material
10-K filing
SEC9/26/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC9/17/2025material

In the news

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