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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 / E37.3×
P / S0.4×
P / B2.5×
P / FCF13.4×
Dividend yield1.96%
Net margin1.0%
Return on equity6.6%
FCF margin2.7%
Net debt$300.7M
Net debt / EBITDA2.7×
Enterprise value USD$1.5B
EV / EBITDA13.4×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-0.8%
Return on capital-0.8%
Graham number -50.1%$25.85

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 ($25.85); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.90% 8.20% 7.30% -1.30% 9.00% 4.00% 2.90% 1.20% 1.30% 1.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
10.70% 9.70% 9.20% 4.10% 13.00% 4.70% 3.50% 1.30% 1.60% -0.40% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
37.10% 42.60% 36.90% -7.80% 38.40% 25.80% 20.50% 9.30% 10.00% 6.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
24.1M 24.1M 24.1M 23.9M 23.8M 23.2M 22.3M 22.3M 22.5M 22.5M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$239.0M $285.3M $363.1M $473.0M $182.7M $378.1M $389.8M $464.5M $295.8M $300.7M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
13.30% 16.20% 14.10% -1.30% 10.60% 5.70% 4.50% 1.90% 2.10% 1.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.20% 5.90% 7.30% -5.40% 8.20% 3.30% 3.60% 1.20% 1.70% 2.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.73× 0.69× 0.66× 2.18× 0.49× 0.83× 0.86× 1.08× 0.73× 0.71× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$8.37 $10.29 $9.27 -$1.36 $10.71 $5.67 $4.45 $1.83 $2.06 $1.40 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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 37× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.4×–39.5×, median 19×).

13.4× 39.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.4×–39.5×); dot = today's 37×.

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)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin-0.4%1.6%1.3%3.5%4.7%13.0%4.1%9.2%9.7%10.7%
Net margin1.0%1.3%1.2%2.9%4.0%9.0%-1.3%7.3%8.2%6.9%
FCF margin2.7%1.7%1.2%3.6%3.3%8.2%-5.4%7.3%5.9%7.2%
Return on assets1.6%2.1%1.9%4.5%5.7%10.6%-1.3%14.1%16.2%13.3%
Return on equity6.6%10.0%9.3%20.5%25.8%38.4%-7.8%36.9%42.6%37.1%
Debt / equity0.71×0.73×1.08×0.86×0.83×0.49×2.18×0.66×0.69×0.73×
Current ratio0.580.500.610.580.630.761.430.620.840.95

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