profit from every $100 of sales.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $32.27 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What Cracker Barrel Old Country Store sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.27 billion in 2022 to $3.48 billion in 2025, with $46.4 million of profit last year.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store handed back 39% of the cash it generated last year.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store vs. similar companies
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 32.3× · Expensive | ||
McDonald's | 22.4× · Fair price | ||
Starbucks | 48.0× · Expensive | ||
Compass Group | 30.7× · Expensive | ||
Chipotle Mexican Grill | 29.1× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,268 | 3,443 | 3,471 | 3,484 | |
| 1,069 | 1,107 | 1,112 | 1,148 | |
| 153 | 135 | 73 | 75 | |
| 269 | 238 | 170 | 193 | |
| 132 | 99 | 41 | 46 | |
| 5.67 | 4.45 | 1.83 | 2.06 | |
| 32.7% | 32.1% | 32.0% | 33.0% | |
| 4.7% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% | |
| 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,295 | 2,218 | 2,161 | 2,162 |
| Cash | 45 | 25 | 12 | 40 |
| Total debt | 1,200 | 1,164 | 1,202 | 1,180 |
| Total liabilities | 1,783 | 1,734 | 1,721 | 1,700 |
| 511 | 484 | 440 | 462 | |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| 7.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 2.8% | |
| 25.8% | 20.5% | 9.3% | 10.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 250 | 169 | 219 | |
| 98 | 127 | 128 | 159 | |
| 107 | 123 | 41 | 60 | |
| Dividends paid | 115 | 116 | 116 | 23 |
| 132 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Valuation
- 32.3×
- –
- –
- 2.2×
- 0.4×
- 25.0×
- 13.6×
- 4.0%
- 3.1%
- 2.2%
Profitability
- 33.0%
- 2.2%
- 1.3%
- 5.2%
- -1.3%
- 6.7%
- 5.9%
- 1.3%
- -1.4%
- –
Growth
- +2.2%
- −28.6%
- +48.1%
- −17.4%
- −1.3%
Financial health
- 2.6×
- 1.05
- 23.3%
- -1.3×
- 0.50
- 0.19
- 1.60
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $30.60
- Range
- $25.00 – $45.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | 0.25 | -0.10 | +350.0% |
| Dec 9, 2025 | -0.74 | -0.78 | +5.1% |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 0.74 | 0.78 | −5.1% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 0.58 | 0.17 | +241.2% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 1.38 | 1.01 | +36.6% |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 0.45 | 0.37 | +21.0% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | 0.98 | 1.10 | −10.9% |
| May 30, 2024 | 0.88 | 0.56 | +57.1% |
Paid per share, each year
$7.20 in 2015 → $1.00 in 2025
How safe it looks
49.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 38.7%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store AI analysis
What does Cracker Barrel Old Country Store do?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is responsible for creating and running its distinctive Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept throughout the United States. Each location integrates a full-service restaurant with an adjacent retail gift shop. It is in Restaurants.
Does Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.2% a year, about 50% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $23.1 million in dividends.
Is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock halal?
No. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 79% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock done over the past year?
Up 121.1% over the past twelve months, to $66.95. It traded between $25.02 and $72.45 and is 7.6% below its high.
Who are Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are McDonald's, Starbucks, Compass Group and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



