TXRH vs YUMC vs CBRL Stock Comparison

Texas Roadhouse, Yum China Holdings and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc.
$166.71 +4.4% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Full-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
YUMC Yum China Holdings, Inc.
$45.41 +12.2% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.52B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Yum China Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Yum China Holdings 8, Texas Roadhouse 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.

QuestionTXRHYUMCCBRLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.44B $15.52B $1.58B YUMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 15.9x 49.9x YUMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.8x 14.9x 31.9x YUMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +8.8% -4.7% TXRH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 7.8% 1.0% YUMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 16.5% -1.4% TXRH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.7x 2.7x YUMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% YUMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.4% +2.2% +91.8% CBRL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.2%/yr -4.7%/yr -12.3%/yr TXRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 25.5% 57.4% YUMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 75/100 35/100 YUMC

Percentile Scorecard

TXRHYUMCCBRL

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

AxisTXRHYUMCCBRL
Valuation 35 #33 of 50 78 #12 of 50 59 #21 of 50
Growth 54 #22 of 47 50 #24 of 47 9 #43 of 47
Profitability 78 #11 of 46 64 #17 of 46 38 #29 of 46
Financial Health 72 #15 of 51 88 #7 of 51 38 #32 of 51
Shareholder Returns 59 #14 of 33 94 #3 of 33 31 #23 of 33
Overall 60 75 35
  • TXRH ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • YUMC ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • CBRL ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXRHYUMCCBRLSPY
1 month +4.4%+12.2%+31.6% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%-0.3%+26.7% +3.9%
6 months +5.3%-4.1%+121.6% +8.2%
Year to date +0.4%-4.9%+168.5% +12.9%
1 year -4.4%+2.2%+91.8% +12.3%
3 years +70.6%-13.5%+5.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%-4.7%+1.8% +23.3%
5 years +85.5%-21.6%-48.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.2%-4.7%-12.3% +10.9%
10 years +324.7%+82.9%-48.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.6%+6.2%-6.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXRHYUMCCBRLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%25.5%57.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%24.1%53.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.200.270.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.091.60 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -27.3%-54.6%-83.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.2%-21.6%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $214.28$57.95$69.02 $779.14
52-week low $155.88$39.98$25.02 $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.

MultipleTXRHYUMCCBRL
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 20.6x 16.2xmedian 20.6x 48.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.3x 7.8xmedian 13.3x 16.1xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 17.3x 16.7xmedian 17.3x 17.2xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.02median 1.07 0.98median 1.07 -1.51median 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 monthsTXRHYUMCCBRL
Revenue $6.23B $12.44B $3.32B
Gross profit – $2.14B $2.29B
Operating income $482.80M $1.38B -$12.47M
Net income $422.09M $1.05B $31.68M
Free cash flow $406.39M $940.00M $88.42M
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $2.79 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $202.43M $485.00M $36.54M
Total debt $50.00M $66.00M $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 65.92M 349.00M 22.55M
Enterprise value $10.79B $9.17B $1.50B

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
MetricTXRHYUMCCBRL
P/E 26.5x 16.2x 48.1x
P/FCF 26.9x 16.7x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 9.9x 7.4x
P/S 1.8x 1.3x 0.5x
P/B 6.9x 2.6x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 2.7x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.3x 7.8x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 10.4x -146.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF 26.5x 15.3x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 9.1x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.02 0.98 -1.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMCCBRL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 8.8% -4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 6.3% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.7% -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.4% 12.8% -122.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 10.3% -28.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.8% 6.3% -31.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 9.0% -31.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.7% 13.7% -31.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 16.5% -31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% 9.6% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.0% -3.0% -6.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 12.7% 48.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.8% -4.0% -10.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMCCBRL
Gross margin – 17.2% 69.1%
EBITDA margin 11.3% 14.9% 3.4%
Operating margin 7.7% 11.1% -0.4%
Pretax margin 7.8% 11.5% 0.6%
Net margin 6.6% 7.8% 1.0%
FCF margin 6.5% 7.6% 2.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.9% 12.7% 6.2%
Return on equity 27.1% 17.3% 6.7%
Return on assets 11.6% 9.7% 1.5%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 16.5% -1.4%
Return on capital employed 17.0% 16.4% -0.8%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.1x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.5x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMCCBRL
Debt / assets 1.4% 0.6% 16.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.7x 2.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.1x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.0% 44.2% 76.4%
Equity / assets 43.0% 55.8% 23.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.72 3.73 2.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXRHYUMCCBRL
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 8.3% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 10.8% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.7% 35.7% 73.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.4% 40.0% 26.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 9.9% 24.5% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 21.6% -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.

ConsensusTXRHYUMCCBRL
Forward P/E 24.8xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 31.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.71FY2026 $3.04FY2026 $2.14FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +167.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +15.5% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.74BFY2026 $12.37BFY2026 $3.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +6.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +6.3% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXRHYUMCCBRL
Held by institutions 99.0% 66.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 646 660 270
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.4% +12.2%
Institutions buying 311 261 150
Institutions selling 249 231 69
Buyers to sellers 1.25 1.13 2.17

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.

TXRHYUMCCBRL
TXRH 1.00 0.24 0.37
YUMC 0.24 1.00 0.23
CBRL 0.37 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TXRH, YUMC and CBRL?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) $11.44B, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) $15.52B, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) $1.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, TXRH, YUMC and CBRL?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 27.7x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 15.9x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 49.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) is cheapest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 24.8x, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 14.9x, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 31.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +9.9%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +8.8%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest net margin (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 6.6%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 7.8%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) leads (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 26.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 16.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) returned the most: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) -4.4%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) +2.2%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) +91.8%. Over five years, Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) compounded fastest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) +13.2%/yr, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) -4.7%/yr, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) -12.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has the highest dividend yield: Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 0.02%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 0.02%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) has been the steadiest (Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) 31.0%, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 25.5%, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) 57.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TXRH, YUMC and CBRL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yum China Holdings (YUMC) 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.