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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q4 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$86.0M in Q4 FY26

Operating cash flow$114M
Capital spending−$27.7M
Free cash flow+$86.0M
Cash / net income9.3×
Cash conversion cycle15 days

Analysis

In Q4 FY26, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store generated $114M of operating cash flow and spent $27.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $86.0M.

Operating cash flow was $114M against net income of $12.2M — 9.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$31.3M, payables +$21.7M, impairments +$21.6M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 15 days (receivables 4 + inventory 64 − payables 53).

Free cash flow

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: free cash flow by quarterCracker Barrel Old Country Store: free cash flow by quarter−$43.3MQ1 FY25$60.0MQ2 FY25−$13.6MQ3 FY25$56.8MQ4 FY25−$88.9MQ1 FY26$24.5MQ2 FY26$66.9MQ3 FY26$86.0MQ4 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: operating cash flow against capital spendingCracker Barrel Old Country Store: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$4.4M$39.0MQ1 FY25$98.1M$38.1MQ2 FY25$23.0M$36.6MQ3 FY25$102M$45.5MQ4 FY25−$53.4M$35.5MQ1 FY26$51.3M$26.8MQ2 FY26$94.7M$27.8MQ3 FY26$114M$27.7MQ4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Operating cash flow $114M, Capital spending $27.7M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearCracker Barrel Old Country Store: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY22: Operating cash flow $205MFY22: Net borrowing $44.9MFY22: Asset sales $105KFY22: Capital spending −$98.3MFY22: Acquisitions −$1.5MFY22: Buybacks −$132MFY22: Dividends −$115M$250MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $250MFY23: Net borrowing −$10.1MFY23: Asset sales $1.1MFY23: Capital spending −$127MFY23: Buybacks −$17.4MFY23: Dividends −$116M$252MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $169MFY24: Net borrowing $59.9MFY24: Asset sales $3.1MFY24: Capital spending −$128MFY24: Dividends −$116M$232MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $219MFY25: Net borrowing −$180MFY25: Asset sales $1.9MFY25: Capital spending −$159MFY25: Dividends −$23.1M$221MFY25FY26: Operating cash flow $206MFY26: Asset sales $81.1MFY26: Capital spending −$118MFY26: Dividends −$23.1M$287MFY26
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.0B; the largest uses were capital spending ($631M) and dividends ($393M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$36.5M
Debt$487M
Net debt$451M
Due within a year$150M

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store funds itself: free cash flow was — over the last twelve months, and $36.5M of cash and investments stands against $487M of debt ($150M due within a year, 0.2× covered by cash).

Where the cash came from and went

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q4 FY26Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q4 FY26Other financing−$150MOperating cash flow$114MAsset & business sales$79.8MCapital spending−$27.7MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$10.5MDividends−$5.6MOther investing$282K

From profit to cash

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: net income to operating cash flow, Q4 FY26Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: net income to operating cash flow, Q4 FY26Net income$12.2MDepreciation & amortization$31.3MStock-based pay$6.3MImpairments$21.6MGains on disposals$7.1MInventory$15.3MPayables$21.7MOther liabilities$18.8MOperating cash flow$114M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q4 FY264645315
Q3 FY264684923
Q2 FY263614420
Q1 FY264716015
Q4 FY254605014
Q3 FY254634918
Q2 FY254554414
Q1 FY254675715

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q4 FY26$114M−$27.7M−$5.6M—−$10.5M$86.0M
Q3 FY26$94.7M−$27.8M−$5.6M−$45.5M−$17.5M$66.9M
Q2 FY26$51.3M−$26.8M−$5.7M−$19.5M$366K$24.5M
Q1 FY26−$53.4M−$35.5M−$6.3M$65.0M$30.7M−$88.9M
Q4 FY25$102M−$45.5M−$5.6M−$192M−$29.8M$56.8M
Q3 FY25$23.0M−$36.6M−$5.6M$17.4M$532K−$13.6M
Q2 FY25$98.1M−$38.1M−$5.8M−$56.0M$1.2M$60.0M
Q1 FY25−$4.4M−$39.0M−$6.1M$50.0M$501K−$43.3M

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: income statement and cash flow

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Q4 FY26: revenue $849M (-2% year over year), operating margin 1.5%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.