CBRL vs EAT vs BLMN Stock Comparison

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Brinker International and Bloomin' Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$196.66 -5.1% 1M +55.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.63B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.81B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
9 wins
BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
$9.08 +15.2% 1M +17.9% 1Y
Market cap
$856.45M
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 9, Bloomin' Brands 2, 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.

QuestionCBRLEATBLMNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $9.63B $856.45M EAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.9x 19.8x 31.0x EAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.9x 14.2x 9.9x BLMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.7% +7.9% +1.2% EAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 8.4% 0.7% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 59.4% 4.2% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.4x 2.5x EAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% BLMN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.8% +55.8% +17.9% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.3%/yr +35.8%/yr -15.7%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.4% 49.6% 74.6% EAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 78/100 42/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

CBRLEATBLMN

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

AxisCBRLEATBLMN
Valuation 59 #21 of 50 61 #20 of 50 86 #8 of 50
Growth 9 #43 of 47 94 #4 of 47 33 #32 of 47
Profitability 38 #29 of 46 93 #4 of 46 44 #26 of 46
Financial Health 38 #32 of 51 54 #24 of 51 18 #42 of 51
Shareholder Returns 31 #23 of 33 88 #5 of 33 28 #24 of 33
Overall 35 78 42
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BLMN ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBRLEATBLMNSPY
1 month +31.6%-5.1%+15.2% -0.2%
3 months +26.7%-0.9%+5.6% +3.9%
6 months +121.6%+52.3%+50.6% +8.2%
Year to date +168.5%+37.0%+47.2% +12.9%
1 year +91.8%+55.8%+17.9% +12.3%
3 years +5.5%+500.9%-60.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.8%+81.9%-26.9% +23.3%
5 years -48.2%+361.9%-57.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.3%+35.8%-15.7% +10.9%
10 years -48.8%+312.8%-46.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.5%+15.2%-6.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBRLEATBLMNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.4%49.6%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.7%46.3%63.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.771.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.601.120.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-50.7%-82.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-22.6%-23.4% -1.2%
52-week high $69.02$254.01$11.85 $779.14
52-week low $25.02$102.29$5.26 $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.

MultipleCBRLEATBLMN
P/E now vs peer median 48.1xmedian 20.6x 17.6xmedian 20.6x 28.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 13.3x 10.3xmedian 13.3x 5.6xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 17.3x 14.9xmedian 17.3x 5.0xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.1x 18.7xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.51median 1.07 0.26median 1.07 -0.56median 1.07

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 monthsCBRLEATBLMN
Revenue $3.32B $5.81B $3.98B
Gross profit $2.29B $4.32B $2.79B
Operating income -$12.47M $619.90M $47.65M
Net income $31.68M $487.00M $32.19M
Free cash flow $88.42M $557.50M $155.17M
EPS (diluted) $1.40 $10.87 $0.32
Cash & equivalents $36.54M $110.00M $66.61M
Total debt $1.91B $448.00M $702.79M
Shares (diluted) 22.55M 44.80M 86.22M
Enterprise value $1.50B $9.41B $592.59M

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
MetricCBRLEATBLMN
P/E 48.1x 17.6x 28.1x
P/FCF 17.2x 14.9x 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 10.5x 2.4x
P/S 0.5x 1.4x 0.2x
P/B 3.2x 18.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 19.4x 66.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 10.3x 5.6x
EV/EBIT -146.3x 13.9x 29.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.5x 0.4x
EV/FCF 20.6x 15.5x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.8x 10.9x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.51 0.26 -0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRLEATBLMN
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.7% 7.9% 1.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% 12.0% 0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.6% 7.1% 0.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 13.1% 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -122.7% 21.1% -57.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 62.5% -45.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -31.7% 27.1% 2,049%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 68.1% -49.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.9% 30.8% 648.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.9% 68.3% -50.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 16.3% 36.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.3% 45.5% -11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% 34.8% 305.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 98.4% -8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRLEATBLMN
Gross margin 69.1% 74.4% 70.1%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 14.4% 6.3%
Operating margin -0.4% 10.7% 1.2%
Pretax margin 0.6% 10.0% 0.0%
Net margin 1.0% 8.4% 0.7%
FCF margin 2.7% 9.6% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 6.2% 13.6% 8.0%
Return on equity 6.7% 114.6% 7.9%
Return on assets 1.5% 17.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 59.4% 4.2%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 29.3% 2.1%
Asset turnover 1.6x 2.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x 1.6x 9.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRLEATBLMN
Debt / assets 16.7% 15.9% 22.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 0.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 0.8x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 76.4% 84.2% 86.0%
Equity / assets 23.6% 15.8% 14.0%
Interest coverage – 15.3x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.41 5.07 0.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRLEATBLMN
Dividend yield 1.5% – 0.0%
Net buyback yield – 5.3% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 5.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 73.1% – 39.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 26.2% – 8.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – -80.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -41.6% – -42.4%

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.

ConsensusCBRLEATBLMN
Forward P/E 31.9xFY2027 14.2xFY2027 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2027 $13.84FY2027 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +167.5%FY2027 +28.9%FY2027 -18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% -0.8% +16.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.54BFY2027 $5.99BFY2027 $3.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2027 +3.1%FY2027 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.3% +12.2% +3.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRLEATBLMN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 270 507 234
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% -1.4% +6.7%
Institutions buying 150 279 123
Institutions selling 69 160 76
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.74 1.62

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.

CBRLEATBLMN
CBRL 1.00 0.36 0.45
EAT 0.36 1.00 0.40
BLMN 0.45 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRL, EAT and BLMN?

Brinker International (EAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.58B, Brinker International (EAT) $9.63B, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) $856.45M.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRL, EAT and BLMN?

Brinker International (EAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 49.9x, Brinker International (EAT) 19.8x, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) is cheapest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 31.9x, Brinker International (EAT) 14.2x, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brinker International (EAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, Brinker International (EAT) +7.9%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +1.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinker International (EAT) has the highest net margin (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%, Brinker International (EAT) 59.4%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +91.8%, Brinker International (EAT) +55.8%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) +17.9%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -12.3%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +35.8%/yr, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) -15.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) has the highest dividend yield: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.01%, Brinker International (EAT) 0.00%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 0.01%. Brinker International (EAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brinker International (EAT) has been the steadiest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.4%, Brinker International (EAT) 49.6%, Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRL, EAT and BLMN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brinker International (EAT) leads on 9. 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.