Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at -$407000.0 in Q2 2026, up 90.52% YoY from -$213626.5 in Q2 2025, and up 98.59% on a QoQ basis from -$28.8 million in Q1 2026.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Change in Inventory history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$407000.0 for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 90.52% year-over-year to -$407000.0 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $11.2 million, a 270.74% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$373000.0, up 95.56% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$407000.0 for Q2 2026 at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, up from -$28.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for CBRL reached as high as $38.5 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as -$43.8 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $1.1 million and a median of $3.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Inventory.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory surged 1712.62%; it then plunged 661.03% in 2023.
  • Tracing CBRL's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at $17.8 million in 2022, then gained by 0.81% to $17.9 million in 2023, then increased by 17.05% to $21.0 million in 2024, then soared by 36.29% to $28.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 101.42% to -$407000.0 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered -$407000.0, -$28.8 million, and $28.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 58.60 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -4.75 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -9.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -30.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 163,000.00
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 438,000.00
10 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 1.06 Bn 1.03 Bn 556.39 Mn -407,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 1, 2026 -407,000.00
May 1, 2026 -407,000.00
Jan 30, 2026 -28.81 Mn
Jan 30, 2026 -28.81 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 28.56 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 28.56 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 11.89 Mn
Aug 1, 2025 11.89 Mn
May 2, 2025 -4.29 Mn
May 2, 2025 -4.29 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -28.93 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -28.93 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 20.96 Mn
Nov 1, 2024 20.96 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 5.68 Mn
Aug 2, 2024 5.68 Mn
Apr 26, 2024 2.58 Mn
Apr 26, 2024 2.58 Mn
Jan 26, 2024 -34.57 Mn
Jan 26, 2024 -34.57 Mn