BJRI vs CBRL vs LKNCY Stock Comparison

BJs RESTAURANTS, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Luckin Coffee Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BJRI BJs RESTAURANTS INC
$60.51 +0.8% 1M +95.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.28B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.79 -6.1% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.58B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Luckin Coffee leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Luckin Coffee 5, BJs RESTAURANTS 5, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBJRICBRLLKNCYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.28B $1.58B $8.58B LKNCY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.1x 50.0x 19.8x LKNCY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.2x 33.1x 14.7x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% -4.7% — BJRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 1.0% — BJRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% -1.4% — BJRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.7x — BJRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.41% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +95.7% +97.9% -22.7% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.7%/yr -11.9%/yr +17.8%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 57.5% 43.3% LKNCY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 35/100 — BJRI

Percentile Scorecard

BJRICBRLLKNCY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBJRICBRLLKNCY
Valuation 55 #23 of 50 59 #21 of 50 51 #25 of 50
Growth 57 #21 of 47 9 #43 of 47 –
Profitability 53 #22 of 46 38 #29 of 46 –
Financial Health 64 #19 of 51 38 #32 of 51 86 #8 of 51
Shareholder Returns 71 #10 of 32 32 #22 of 32 –
Overall 60 35 –
  • BJRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBJRICBRLLKNCYSPY
1 month +0.8%+31.9%-6.1% +0.9%
3 months -13.7%+25.3%-3.9% +5.9%
6 months +61.7%+128.3%-11.7% +8.5%
Year to date +53.6%+179.0%-5.1% +13.3%
1 year +95.7%+97.9%-22.7% +12.4%
3 years +136.3%+9.7%-3.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.2%+3.1%-1.2% +23.5%
5 years +81.6%-46.8%+126.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.7%-11.9%+17.8% +11.0%
10 years +68.1%-48.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.3%-6.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBJRICBRLLKNCYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%57.5%43.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%53.7%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.350.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.191.70-0.53 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-83.2%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%0.0%-22.7% -0.9%
52-week high $74.26$70.87$41.15 $779.14
52-week low $28.69$25.02$27.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBJRICBRLLKNCY
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 20.8x 50.0xmedian 20.8x 19.8xmedian 20.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 13.0x 16.6xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 17.6x 17.9xmedian 17.6x 17.3xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.08 -1.57median 1.08 —median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBJRICBRLLKNCY
Revenue $1.43B $3.32B –
Gross profit $1.07B $2.29B –
Operating income $39.21M -$12.47M –
Net income $40.92M $31.68M –
Free cash flow $45.99M $88.42M –
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $1.40 –
Cash & equivalents $14.43M $36.54M $327.91M
Total debt $44.00M $1.91B –
Shares (diluted) 21.89M 22.55M 321.02M
Enterprise value $1.20B $1.50B $7.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBJRICBRLLKNCY
P/E 31.1x 50.0x 19.8x
P/FCF 27.9x 17.9x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.9x 7.7x –
P/S 0.9x 0.5x 1.2x
P/B 3.2x 3.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 3.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.7x 16.6x –
EV/EBIT 33.4x -151.1x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 28.5x 21.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 9.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 -1.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBJRICBRLLKNCY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% -4.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.5% -1.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% -4.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% -0.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.3% -122.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.7% -28.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 48.8% -31.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 42.8% -31.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 56.1% -31.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.1% -31.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% -5.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.6% 48.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBJRICBRLLKNCY
Gross margin 74.5% 69.1% –
EBITDA margin 8.6% 3.4% –
Operating margin 2.7% -0.4% –
Pretax margin 2.7% 0.6% –
Net margin 2.9% 1.0% –
FCF margin 3.2% 2.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.2% 6.2% –
Return on equity 10.6% 6.7% –
Return on assets 4.1% 1.5% –
Return on invested capital 9.0% -1.4% –
Return on capital employed 4.8% -0.8% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 6.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBJRICBRLLKNCY
Debt / assets 4.4% 16.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 59.9% 76.4% 48.4%
Equity / assets 40.1% 23.6% 51.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.17 2.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBJRICBRLLKNCY
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.1% – –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 73.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 26.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -41.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBJRICBRLLKNCY
Forward P/E 24.2xFY2026 33.1xFY2027 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.50FY2026 $2.14FY2027 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +167.5%FY2027 +35.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +5.6% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $3.54BFY2027 $9.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.4%FY2026 +6.6%FY2027 +36.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -8.3% +20.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBJRICBRLLKNCY
Held by institutions 99.3% 100.0% 0.0%
Institutions holding 194 270 9
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +12.2% +880.6%
Institutions buying 99 150 5
Institutions selling 66 69 0
Buyers to sellers 1.50 2.17 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BJRICBRLLKNCY
BJRI 1.00 0.47 0.10
CBRL 0.47 1.00 0.07
LKNCY 0.10 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BJRI, CBRL and LKNCY?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is the largest by market capitalisation: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) $1.28B, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.58B, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $8.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BJRI, CBRL and LKNCY?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 31.1x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 50.0x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 24.2x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 33.1x, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +3.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) has the highest net margin (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 2.9%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) leads (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 9.0%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +95.7%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +97.9%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -22.7%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +12.7%/yr, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.9%/yr, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 0.00%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.41%. BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) and Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) has been the steadiest (BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 43.7%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BJRI, CBRL and LKNCY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.