CBRL vs DIN vs PC Stock Comparison

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Dine Brands Global and Premium Catering (Holdings) Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DIN Dine Brands Global, Inc.
$31.94 +13.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$404.72M
P/E
60.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$899.84M
Div. yield
2.38%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 7, Dine Brands Global 4, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRLDINPCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $404.72M $274.48M CBRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 60.9x — CBRL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.2x 7.1x — DIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +6.4% — DIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 0.7% — CBRL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 1.9% — DIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 14.7x — CBRL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.45% 2.38% 0.00% DIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +89.9% +15.2% 0.0% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr -17.5%/yr — CBRL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 44.5% 0.0% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 24/100 — CBRL

Percentile Scorecard

CBRLDINPC

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

AxisCBRLDINPC
Valuation 56 #9 of 19 33 #13 of 19 –
Growth 13 #15 of 17 0 #17 of 17 –
Profitability 33 #11 of 16 20 #13 of 16 –
Financial Health 32 #14 of 20 5 #19 of 20 95 #2 of 20
Shareholder Returns 13 #8 of 9 63 #4 of 9 –
Overall 29 24 –
  • CBRL ranked among 22 companies in Restaurants
  • DIN ranked among 22 companies in Restaurants
  • PC ranked among 22 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBRLDINPCSPY
1 month +32.9%+13.3%0.0% -0.8%
3 months +31.3%-9.4%0.0% +3.5%
6 months +121.6%+15.9%0.0% +7.0%
Year to date +171.0%-0.6%0.0% +12.2%
1 year +89.9%+15.2%0.0% +13.0%
3 years +6.5%-34.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%-13.2%— +23.1%
5 years -46.6%-61.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%-17.5%— +11.0%
10 years -47.9%-59.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.3%-8.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRLDINPCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%44.5%0.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%43.4%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.540.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.34— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-79.9%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-17.7%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $69.02$38.81$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $25.02$24.15$9.40 $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.

MultipleCBRLDINPC
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 16.8x 60.9xmedian 16.8x —median 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 9.9x 20.1xmedian 9.9x —median 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.5x 64.2xmedian 17.5x —median 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.9x -1.4xmedian 3.9x 28.0xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.52median 0.52 -1.15median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsCBRLDINPC
Revenue $3.32B $899.84M –
Gross profit $2.29B $355.26M –
Operating income -$12.47M $24.72M –
Net income $31.68M $6.79M –
Free cash flow $88.42M $6.30M –
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $0.52 –
Cash & equivalents $36.54M $97.50M $971.86K
Total debt $1.91B $1.19B –
Shares (diluted) 22.55M 12.10M 29.20M
Enterprise value $1.46B -$93.18M $270.03M

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
MetricCBRLDINPC
P/E 48.5x 60.9x –
P/FCF 17.4x 64.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 7.3x –
P/S 0.5x 0.4x –
P/B 3.2x -1.4x 28.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x -0.5x 28.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 20.1x –
EV/EBIT -147.5x 60.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 20.8x 237.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 26.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.52 -1.15 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDINPC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 6.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 1.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.6% -1.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -3.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.7% -58.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -36.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% -85.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% -55.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -31.9% -82.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% -52.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% -48.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% -18.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% -93.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% -51.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDINPC
Gross margin 69.1% 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 3.4% 8.3% –
Operating margin -0.4% 2.7% –
Pretax margin 0.6% 1.1% –
Net margin 1.0% 0.7% –
FCF margin 2.7% 0.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 6.2% –
Return on equity 6.7% – –
Return on assets 1.5% 0.4% –
Return on invested capital -1.4% 1.9% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 1.8% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x 8.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRLDINPC
Debt / assets 16.7% 67.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x -4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 14.7x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 188.8x –
Liabilities / assets 76.4% 116.5% 13.7%
Equity / assets 23.6% -16.5% 86.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.42 0.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRLDINPC
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – 20.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 22.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 73.1% 294.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.2% 317.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -41.6% -14.6% –

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.

ConsensusCBRLDINPC
Forward P/E 32.2xFY2027 7.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2027 $4.51FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +167.5%FY2027 +1.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2027 $924.09MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% +1.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRLDINPC
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% –
Institutions holding 270 149 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +8.2% –
Institutions buying 150 67 –
Institutions selling 69 53 –
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.26 –

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.

CBRLDINPC
CBRL 1.00 0.49 –
DIN 0.49 1.00 –
PC – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRL, DIN and PC?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.54B, Dine Brands Global (DIN) $404.72M, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRL, DIN and PC?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 48.5x, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 60.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dine Brands Global (DIN) is cheapest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dine Brands Global (DIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) has the highest net margin (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Dine Brands Global (DIN) leads (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +89.9%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) +15.2%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%. Over five years, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr, Dine Brands Global (DIN) -17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dine Brands Global (DIN) has the highest dividend yield: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.45%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 2.38%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.00%. Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%, Dine Brands Global (DIN) 44.5%, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRL, DIN and PC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) leads on 7. 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.