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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

CBRL

Consumer Cyclical · 49.49 +0.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+0.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 8 activeConsumer Services · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 4 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • CBRL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if CBRL's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 4 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • CBRL's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations320
Usable filing statements78
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 4.72x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 21% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 76% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

49.49
6m+53.3%12m-17.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-07-30$2.8B+11.8%$10.71-0.4%
2022-07-29$3.3B+15.8%$5.67-2.2%
2023-07-28$3.4B+5.4%$4.45-4.2%
2024-08-02$3.5B+0.8%$1.83+0.2%
2025-08-01$3.5B+0.4%$2.06+0.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
Our ability to draw on our 2025 Revolving Credit Facility is subject to the satisfaction of the provisions of the credit facility, as amended, and we believe we will be able to refinance our 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and other debt instruments prior to m…
10-Q · Mar 4, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
During the first nine months of 2025, we recorded impairment charges of $3,581 as a result of the deterioration in operating performance of five MSBC locations and two Cracker Barrel locations.
10-Q · Jun 9, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 3 filings
The increase in restaurant cost of goods sold as a percentage of restaurant revenue for the first nine months of 2026 as compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily driven by higher food waste, commodity inflation, increased discounts and a sh…
10-Q · Jun 9, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 2 filings
The following table highlights other store operating expenses as a percentage of total revenue for the past two years: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2025 2024 Other store operating expenses 24.6 % 24.0 % ​ The year-to-year percentage change in 2025 as…
10-K · Sep 26, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.3× · EV/sales 0.4×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

49.49+0.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CBRL. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for CBRL. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CBRL

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

UBERUber Technologies, Inc.distributorSep 26, 2025

Third-Party Delivery are orders placed through aggregators such DoorDash® and Uber Eats, and delivered by their drivers.

UBERUber Technologies, Inc.partnerSep 26, 2025

We maintain relationships with various third-party delivery apps and services such as DoorDash® and Uber Eats.

Depended on by

DINDine Brands Global, Inc.competitorFeb 25, 2026

IHOP competes in the family dining category against national restaurant chains such as Denny's, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Waffle House and Bob Evans Restaurants.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CBRL is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Consumer Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for CBRL; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.