PC vs CBRL vs BJRI Stock Comparison

Premium Catering (Holdings), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and BJs RESTAURANTS Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BJRI BJs RESTAURANTS INC
$57.46 -4.4% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

BJs RESTAURANTS leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (BJs RESTAURANTS 8, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 2, Premium Catering (Holdings) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPCCBRLBJRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $274.48M $1.52B $1.22B CBRL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 48.1x 29.5x BJRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.9x 23.0x BJRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -4.7% +3.5% BJRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.0% 2.9% BJRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.4% 9.0% BJRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 0.2x BJRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.47% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% +91.8% +82.4% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -12.3%/yr +11.6%/yr BJRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 0.0% 57.4% 43.4% PC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 35/100 59/100 BJRI

Percentile Scorecard

PCCBRLBJRI

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

AxisPCCBRLBJRI
Valuation – 59 #21 of 50 55 #23 of 50
Growth – 9 #43 of 47 57 #21 of 47
Profitability – 38 #29 of 46 53 #22 of 46
Financial Health 94 #4 of 51 38 #32 of 51 62 #20 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 31 #23 of 33 66 #12 of 33
Overall – 35 59
  • PC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BJRI ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPCCBRLBJRISPY
1 month 0.0%+31.6%-4.4% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%+26.7%-16.7% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%+121.6%+54.0% +8.2%
Year to date 0.0%+168.5%+45.8% +12.9%
1 year 0.0%+91.8%+82.4% +12.3%
3 years —+5.5%+124.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+1.8%+30.9% +23.3%
5 years —-48.2%+73.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-12.3%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years —-48.8%+65.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-6.5%+5.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePCCBRLBJRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 0.0%57.4%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —53.7%38.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.350.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —1.601.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-83.2%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.2%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $9.40$69.02$74.26 $779.14
52-week low $9.40$25.02$28.69 $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.

MultiplePCCBRLBJRI
P/E now vs peer median —median 20.6x 48.1xmedian 20.6x 29.5xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 16.1xmedian 13.3x 10.2xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 17.3x 17.2xmedian 17.3x 26.5xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 -1.51median 1.07 0.63median 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 monthsPCCBRLBJRI
Revenue – $3.32B $1.43B
Gross profit – $2.29B $1.07B
Operating income – -$12.47M $39.21M
Net income – $31.68M $40.92M
Free cash flow – $88.42M $45.99M
EPS (diluted) – $1.40 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $971.86K $36.54M $14.43M
Total debt – $1.91B $44.00M
Shares (diluted) 29.20M 22.55M 21.89M
Enterprise value $270.03M $1.44B $1.13B

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
MetricPCCBRLBJRI
P/E – 48.1x 29.5x
P/FCF – 17.2x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x 10.3x
P/S – 0.5x 0.8x
P/B 28.0x 3.2x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 28.0x 3.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 16.1x 10.2x
EV/EBIT – -146.3x 31.8x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 20.6x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.8x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.51 0.63

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPCCBRLBJRI
Debt / assets – 16.7% 4.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 13.7% 76.4% 59.9%
Equity / assets 86.3% 23.6% 40.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 9.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.41 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPCCBRLBJRI
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusPCCBRLBJRI
Forward P/E – 31.9xFY2027 23.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.14FY2027 $2.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +167.5%FY2027 +10.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.6% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.54BFY2027 $1.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.6%FY2027 +6.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.3% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

PCCBRLBJRI
PC – – –
CBRL – 1.00 0.47
BJRI – 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PC, CBRL and BJRI?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) $274.48M, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.52B, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) $1.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, PC, CBRL and BJRI?

BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 48.1x, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) is cheapest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 31.9x, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 23.0x). 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: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +91.8%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +82.4%. Over five years, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) compounded fastest (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -12.3%/yr, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.00%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.47%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 0.00%. Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) and BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) has been the steadiest (Premium Catering (Holdings) (PC) 0.0%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.4%, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, BJs RESTAURANTS (BJRI) 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.