CBRL vs DRI vs RRR Stock Comparison

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Darden Restaurants and Red Rock Resorts Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DRI Darden Restaurants Inc
$213.25 +6.7% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.09B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.37B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
RRR Red Rock Resorts, Inc.
$50.26 -1.0% 1M -14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.90B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.00B
Div. yield
0.06%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Darden Restaurants leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Darden Restaurants 8, Red Rock Resorts 3, 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.

QuestionCBRLDRIRRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.54B $24.09B $2.90B DRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 20.4x 17.2x RRR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.2x 18.0x 19.5x DRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +8.1% +0.9% DRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 8.8% 8.4% DRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 32.9% 12.7% DRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.1x 4.4x DRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.06% RRR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +89.9% +15.4% -14.9% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.8%/yr +8.2%/yr -1.9%/yr DRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.5% 27.9% 35.2% DRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 48/100 50/100 RRR

Percentile Scorecard

CBRLDRIRRR

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

AxisCBRLDRIRRR
Valuation 57 #22 of 50 33 #34 of 50 33 #30 of 44
Growth 9 #43 of 47 26 #35 of 47 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 38 #29 of 46 80 #10 of 46 90 #5 of 41
Financial Health 38 #32 of 51 28 #37 of 51 26 #35 of 47
Shareholder Returns 31 #23 of 33 75 #9 of 33 52 #14 of 28
Overall 35 48 50
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • DRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RRR ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBRLDRIRRRSPY
1 month +32.9%+6.7%-1.0% -0.8%
3 months +31.3%+4.5%-22.8% +3.5%
6 months +121.6%+7.3%-7.7% +7.0%
Year to date +171.0%+15.9%-18.9% +12.2%
1 year +89.9%+15.4%-14.9% +13.0%
3 years +6.5%+49.7%+28.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%+14.4%+8.7% +23.1%
5 years -46.6%+48.6%-9.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.8%+8.2%-1.9% +11.0%
10 years -47.9%+248.7%+124.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.3%+13.3%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRLDRIRRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.5%27.9%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%28.2%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.180.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.560.55-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-28.1%-42.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-6.4%-25.3% -1.8%
52-week high $69.02$227.72$67.26 $779.14
52-week low $25.02$169.21$48.76 $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.

MultipleCBRLDRIRRR
P/E now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 20.5x 20.5xmedian 20.5x 17.2xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.8xmedian 1.1x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x 11.2xmedian 10.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.5x 23.5xmedian 17.5x 27.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.1x 11.7xmedian 3.1x 18.1xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.52median 1.07 2.37median 1.07 1.80median 0.57

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 monthsCBRLDRIRRR
Revenue $3.32B $13.37B $2.00B
Gross profit $2.29B $4.46B $1.25B
Operating income -$12.47M $1.56B $554.72M
Net income $31.68M $1.18B $320.78M
Free cash flow $88.42M $1.03B $193.01M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $10.33 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $36.54M $220.50M $136.45M
Total debt $1.91B $2.62B $3.58B
Shares (diluted) 22.55M 114.40M 58.81M
Enterprise value $1.46B $23.19B $2.36B

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
MetricCBRLDRIRRR
P/E 48.5x 20.5x 17.2x
P/FCF 17.4x 23.5x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 13.5x 8.5x
P/S 0.5x 1.8x 2.6x
P/B 3.2x 11.7x 18.1x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 33.4x 24.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 12.4x 11.2x
EV/EBIT -147.5x 17.0x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.0x 4.4x
EV/FCF 20.8x 25.8x 45.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 14.8x 14.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.52 2.37 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDRIRRR
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 8.1% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 7.5% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.6% -32.7% 1.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% -7.5% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.7% 9.1% -6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 8.9% -4.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% 7.5% -4.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 6.3% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.9% 10.5% 67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 8.6% 9.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 0.7% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 8.7% 7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% -4.4% -34.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 10.0% 37.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRLDRIRRR
Gross margin 69.1% 33.4% 62.1%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 16.0% 38.8%
Operating margin -0.4% 11.7% 27.7%
Pretax margin 0.6% 10.2% 18.2%
Net margin 1.0% 8.8% 8.4%
FCF margin 2.7% 7.7% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 13.4% 31.1%
Return on equity 6.7% 55.3% 118.9%
Return on assets 1.5% 9.1% 7.5%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 32.9% 12.7%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 15.9% 14.3%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x 1.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRLDRIRRR
Debt / assets 16.7% 19.8% 82.0%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.3x 12.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 1.1x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.5x 18.5x
Liabilities / assets 76.4% 84.4% 93.3%
Equity / assets 23.6% 15.6% 6.7%
Interest coverage – – 2.8x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.42 2.47 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRLDRIRRR
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.9% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 5.7% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 73.1% – 55.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.2% – 91.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – 19.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -41.6% – 18.0%

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.

ConsensusCBRLDRIRRR
Forward P/E 32.2xFY2027 18.0xFY2026 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2027 $11.87FY2026 $2.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.5%FY2027 +11.6%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +7.9% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2027 $14.53BFY2026 $1.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2027 +10.0%FY2026 -2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% -3.5% +2.9%
CBRL estimates →DRI estimates →RRR estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRLDRIRRR
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.6% 50.9%
Institutions holding 270 1,083 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +1.9% +2.8%
Institutions buying 150 578 122
Institutions selling 69 325 95
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.78 1.28
CBRL holders →DRI holders →RRR holders →

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.

CBRLDRIRRR
CBRL 1.00 0.44 0.34
DRI 0.44 1.00 0.27
RRR 0.34 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRL, DRI and RRR?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.54B, Darden Restaurants (DRI) $24.09B, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) $2.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRL, DRI and RRR?

Red Rock Resorts (RRR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 48.5x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 20.4x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Darden Restaurants (DRI) is cheapest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 32.2x, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 18.0x, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.1%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Darden Restaurants (DRI) has the highest net margin (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 8.8%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Darden Restaurants (DRI) leads (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 32.9%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 12.7%).

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%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +15.4%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -14.9%. Over five years, Darden Restaurants (DRI) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.8%/yr, Darden Restaurants (DRI) +8.2%/yr, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Red Rock Resorts (RRR) has the highest dividend yield: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.02%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 0.00%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 0.06%. Darden Restaurants (DRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Darden Restaurants (DRI) has been the steadiest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.5%, Darden Restaurants (DRI) 27.9%, Red Rock Resorts (RRR) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRL, DRI and RRR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Darden Restaurants (DRI) leads on 8. 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.