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CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC CBRL

Nasdaq · stock · Retail-Eating Places · website · IPO 1981-11-05 · LEI

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.2B
P / E25.5×
P / S0.3×
P / B2.6×
P / FCF19.8×
Dividend yield1.96%
Net margin1.3%
Return on equity10.0%
FCF margin1.7%
Net debt$295.8M
Net debt / EBITDA1.7×
Enterprise value USD$1.5B
EV / EBITDA8.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.7%
Return on capital3.6%
Graham number -47.5%$30.86

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($30.86); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.50% 6.90% 8.20% 7.30% -1.30% 9.00% 4.00% 2.90% 1.20% 1.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.60% 10.70% 9.70% 9.20% 4.10% 13.00% 4.70% 3.50% 1.30% 1.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
36.00% 37.10% 42.60% 36.90% -7.80% 38.40% 25.80% 20.50% 9.30% 10.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
24.1M 24.1M 24.1M 24.1M 23.9M 23.8M 23.2M 22.3M 22.3M 22.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$249.0M $239.0M $285.3M $363.1M $473.0M $182.7M $378.1M $389.8M $464.5M $295.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.60% 13.30% 16.20% 14.10% -1.30% 10.60% 5.70% 4.50% 1.90% 2.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.40% 7.20% 5.90% 7.30% -5.40% 8.20% 3.30% 3.60% 1.20% 1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.76× 0.73× 0.69× 0.66× 2.18× 0.49× 0.83× 0.86× 1.08× 0.73× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$7.86 $8.37 $10.29 $9.27 -$1.36 $10.71 $5.67 $4.45 $1.83 $2.06 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC trades at about 28.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–29×, median 19×).

13.4× 29×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.4×–29×); dot = today's 28.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin1.6%1.3%3.5%4.7%13.0%4.1%9.2%9.7%10.7%9.6%
Net margin1.3%1.2%2.9%4.0%9.0%-1.3%7.3%8.2%6.9%6.5%
FCF margin1.7%1.2%3.6%3.3%8.2%-5.4%7.3%5.9%7.2%5.4%
Return on assets2.1%1.9%4.5%5.7%10.6%-1.3%14.1%16.2%13.3%12.6%
Return on equity10.0%9.3%20.5%25.8%38.4%-7.8%36.9%42.6%37.1%36.0%
Debt / equity0.73×1.08×0.86×0.83×0.49×2.18×0.66×0.69×0.73×0.76×
Current ratio0.500.610.580.630.761.430.620.840.950.96

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-01. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.