HDL vs CBRL vs EAT Stock Comparison

Super Hi International Holding, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Brinker International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAT Brinker International, Inc
$219.83 +10.4% 1M +91.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.21B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.93B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brinker International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Brinker International 8, Super Hi International Holding 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.

QuestionHDLCBRLEATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $643.80M $1.62B $9.21B EAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.7x 51.1x 18.5x EAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 33.9x 15.9x EAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.5% -4.7% +6.1% HDL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 1.0% 8.4% EAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.4% 61.3% EAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 0.5x EAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.38% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% +109.0% +91.2% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.5%/yr +39.3%/yr EAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 57.4% 50.3% HDL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 36/100 78/100 EAT

Percentile Scorecard

HDLCBRLEAT

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

AxisHDLCBRLEAT
Valuation 80 #11 of 50 59 #21 of 50 61 #20 of 50
Growth 24 #36 of 47 9 #43 of 47 91 #5 of 47
Profitability 56 #21 of 46 38 #29 of 46 96 #3 of 46
Financial Health 76 #13 of 51 40 #31 of 51 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 32 #22 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Overall 59 36 78
  • HDL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • EAT ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHDLCBRLEATSPY
1 month -12.8%+38.1%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months -25.3%+26.9%+4.6% +3.7%
6 months -25.6%+131.3%+44.4% +7.1%
Year to date -38.4%+185.2%+53.2% +12.8%
1 year -43.2%+109.0%+91.2% +11.9%
3 years —+12.4%+558.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+4.0%+87.5% +22.8%
5 years —-45.6%+423.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-11.5%+39.3% +10.9%
10 years —-47.0%+357.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-6.2%+16.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHDLCBRLEATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%57.4%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%53.8%45.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.350.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.101.901.81 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.8%-83.2%-50.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.0%0.0%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $18.32$72.45$254.01 $779.14
52-week low $9.75$25.02$102.29 $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.

MultipleHDLCBRLEAT
P/E now vs peer median 56.7xmedian 21.0x 51.1xmedian 21.0x 18.5xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.1x 0.5xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.4xmedian 12.8x 17.0xmedian 12.8x 11.1xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 17.6x 18.3xmedian 17.6x 15.3xmedian 17.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.4x 3.4xmedian 3.4x 23.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 -1.60median 0.93 0.33median 0.93

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 monthsHDLCBRLEAT
Revenue $888.78M $3.32B $5.93B
Gross profit – $2.29B $4.41B
Operating income – -$12.47M $653.00M
Net income $10.19M $31.68M $500.80M
Free cash flow $120.84M $88.42M $601.00M
EPS (diluted) – $1.40 $11.65
Cash & equivalents $266.40M $36.54M $30.70M
Total debt – $1.91B $484.80M
Shares (diluted) – 22.55M 43.00M
Enterprise value -$349.48M $1.54B $9.00B

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
MetricHDLCBRLEAT
P/E 56.7x 51.1x 18.5x
P/FCF 5.3x 18.3x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 7.9x 11.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.5x 1.6x
P/B – 3.4x 23.0x
P/Tangible book – 3.4x 24.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.4x 17.0x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 25.9x -154.0x 14.8x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 0.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF 3.1x 21.7x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.1x 9.3x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.60 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHDLCBRLEAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.5% -4.7% 6.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -1.2% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -4.6% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 12.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -122.7% 13.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -28.1% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -81.2% -31.7% 12.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -31.6% 52.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – -31.9% 20.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -31.9% 55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% -5.8% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.3% 42.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.4% 48.0% 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% 78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHDLCBRLEAT
Gross margin – 69.1% 74.4%
EBITDA margin -7.9% 3.4% 14.7%
Operating margin – -0.4% 11.0%
Pretax margin 3.0% 0.6% 10.1%
Net margin 1.2% 1.0% 8.4%
FCF margin 13.6% 2.7% 10.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.6% 6.2% 14.1%
Return on equity – 6.7% 118.7%
Return on assets – 1.5% 17.9%
Return on invested capital – -1.4% 61.3%
Return on capital employed – -0.8% 30.3%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 2.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.9x 6.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHDLCBRLEAT
Debt / assets – 16.7% 17.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets – 76.4% 85.6%
Equity / assets – 23.6% 14.4%
Interest coverage 1.2x – 12.0x
Current ratio – 0.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.45 5.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHDLCBRLEAT
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 5.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.4% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusHDLCBRLEAT
Forward P/E 18.3xFY2026 33.9xFY2027 15.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.54FY2026 $2.14FY2027 $13.84FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -10.0%FY2026 +167.5%FY2027 +28.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +44.4% +5.6% -0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $891.81MFY2026 $3.54BFY2027 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +6.6%FY2027 +3.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% -8.3% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHDLCBRLEAT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 271 508
Change in shares held, QoQ – +12.2% -1.4%
Institutions buying – 150 279
Institutions selling – 69 161
Buyers to sellers – 2.17 1.73

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.

HDLCBRLEAT
HDL 1.00 0.00 -0.04
CBRL 0.00 1.00 0.36
EAT -0.04 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HDL, CBRL and EAT?

Brinker International (EAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) $643.80M, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.62B, Brinker International (EAT) $9.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, HDL, CBRL and EAT?

Brinker International (EAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 56.7x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 51.1x, Brinker International (EAT) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brinker International (EAT) is cheapest (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 18.3x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 33.9x, Brinker International (EAT) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Hi International Holding (HDL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) +10.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, Brinker International (EAT) +6.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brinker International (EAT) has the highest net margin (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 1.2%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%, Brinker International (EAT) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Brinker International (EAT) leads (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%, Brinker International (EAT) 61.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) -43.2%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +109.0%, Brinker International (EAT) +91.2%. Over five years, Brinker International (EAT) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -11.5%/yr, Brinker International (EAT) +39.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 0.00%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.38%, Brinker International (EAT) 0.00%. Super Hi International Holding (HDL) and Brinker International (EAT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Super Hi International Holding (HDL) has been the steadiest (Super Hi International Holding (HDL) 39.3%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.4%, Brinker International (EAT) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.