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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q4 FY26 · 10-K filed Sep 25, 2026 · Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Q4 FY26 earnings results →

Q4 FY26 Revenue down 2% year over year to $849M · 1¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 1.5%

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store made $849M in Q4 FY26 (-2% Y/Y): Restaurant $698M, Retail $151M. Operating margin 1.5%, net earnings $12.2M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-K filed Sep 25, 2026.

Revenue$849M
Year over year-2%
Operating margin1.5%
Net earnings$12.2M
Operating cash flow$114M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $849.3M in Q4 FY26, down 2% year over year and up 7% from the previous quarter. Restaurant was the largest line at 82% of revenue.

Operating profit was $13.1M, a 1.5% margin (up 1.1 points year over year). Total costs fell 3% while revenue fell 2%. The fastest-growing cost line was General & admin (+30%). Net earnings were $12.2M, up 81% year over year. The effective tax rate was -19.8%.

Operating cash flow was $113.7M (up 11% year over year), 932% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $31.3M of depreciation and amortization and $6.3M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $63.9M. Capital expenditures of $27.7M left free cash flow of $86.0M.

Quarterly history

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store revenue by quarterCracker Barrel Old Country Store revenue by quarter$949MQ2 FY25$821MQ3 FY25$868MQ4 FY25$797MQ1 FY26$875MQ2 FY26$797MQ3 FY26$849MQ4 FY26
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store net earnings by quarterCracker Barrel Old Country Store net earnings by quarter$22.2MQ2 FY25$12.6MQ3 FY25$6.8MQ4 FY25−$24.6MQ1 FY26$1.3MQ2 FY26$42.8MQ3 FY26$12.2MQ4 FY26
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q4 FY2610-KSep 25, 2026$849M-2%1.5%$12.2M$114M
Q3 FY2610-QJun 9, 2026$797M-3%0.8%$42.8M$94.7M
Q2 FY2610-QMar 4, 2026$875M-8%0.1%$1.3M$51.3M
Q1 FY2610-QDec 9, 2025$797M-6%-4.1%−$24.6M−$53.4M
Q4 FY2510-KSep 26, 2025$868M-3%0.5%$6.8M$102M
Q3 FY2510-QJun 5, 2025$821M+0.5%1.8%$12.6M$23.0M
Q2 FY2510-QMar 6, 2025$949M+2%3.1%$22.2M$98.1M

Charts

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterCracker Barrel Old Country Store: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+2%Q2 FY25+0%-14%Q3 FY25-3%+6%Q4 FY25-6%-8%Q1 FY26-8%+10%Q2 FY26-3%-9%Q3 FY26-2%+7%Q4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Y/Y -2%, Q/Q +7%.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY26Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), FY26Operating cash flow$206MOther financing−$150MCapital spending−$118MAsset & business sales$81.1MDividends−$23.1MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$3.1MOther investing$2.5MTaxes on employees’ shares−$1.9M
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: profit against cash, quarter by quarterCracker Barrel Old Country Store: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$4.8M−$4.4MQ1 FY25$22.2M$98.1MQ2 FY25$12.6M$23.0MQ3 FY25$6.8M$102MQ4 FY25−$24.6M−$53.4MQ1 FY26$1.3M$51.3MQ2 FY26$42.8M$94.7MQ3 FY26$12.2M$114MQ4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Net income $12.2M, Operating cash flow $114M.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: diluted shares by fiscal yearCracker Barrel Old Country Store: diluted shares by fiscal year24MFY2123MFY2222MFY2322MFY2422MFY2523MFY26
-5.1% since FY21: buybacks shrank the count.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in its industry: growth against margin (41 companies, SIC 5812)Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in its industry: growth against margin (41 companies, SIC 5812)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +4%median 6%MCDARMKYUMCCMGDRIQSRQSPYUMTXRHEATCAKEBLMNPLAYPZZABJRICAVAFWRGRRGBJACKDINJMKEPTLOWINGSTKSSGNDLSLOCOBH-AKRUSRICKBDLGENKNATHARKRGTIMLVOREBNNROMBTBDBABBCBRL (-2%, 2%)
Retail-Eating Places; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is principally engaged in the operation and development of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® concept (“Cracker Barrel”). Originally founded in 1969, we are headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee and are organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee. We maintain a website at crackerbarrel.com. We make available free of charge through our website our periodic and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our reports and other materials filed with the SEC are also available at www.sec.gov. Information on our website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K or any other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Sep 25, 2026.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store against its Retail-Eating Places peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -2% against the peers' median +5%. Operating margin: 1.5% against the peers' median 13.0%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country StoreQ4 FY26$849M-2%1.5%
MCD McDonald'sQ3 2026$7.2B+1%50.2%
ARMK AramarkQ3 FY26$5.1B+9%4.3%
YUMC Yum China HoldingsQ3 2026$3.5B+8%13.0%
CMG Chipotle Mexican GrillQ3 2026$3.3B+10%13.7%
DRI Darden RestaurantsQ1 FY27$3.2B+5%10.0%
QSR Restaurant Brands InternationalQ3 2026$2.5B+3%27.6%
YUM Yum BrandsQ3 2026$2.1B+4%112.8%
TXRH Texas RoadhouseQ3 2026$1.6B+10%6.5%

Source: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 10-K on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1067294 · Retail-Eating Places

Guidance and outlook

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Revenue: guidance against what was reportedCracker Barrel Old Country Store Revenue: guidance against what was reportedguided rangereported (above / within / below)FY26$3.3BFY27
Met or beat 1 of 1 guided periods. Grey: the last range guided before the figures came out; dot: the reported figure.

13F: who owns CBRL and who is buying

Largest holders of CBRL (13F)Largest holders of CBRL (13F)BlackRock$189MD. E. Shaw$76.6MAmerican Century Companies$56.2MAllianz Asset Management GmbH$55.5MVanguard Capital Management LLC$52.8MVanguard Group$52.8MTwo Sigma Investments, LP$52.2MState Street$48.0MCharles Schwab Investment Managem…$36.4MFederated Hermes$32.0M
Funds' net buying of CBRL by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of CBRL by quarter (13F)−$41.4M2024-09$14.5M2024-12$62.3M2025-03$146M2025-06−$97.3M2025-09−$37.2M2025-12−$36.4M2026-03$115M2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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