Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's EBIT Margin was 1.55% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.09 percentage points from 0.46% a year earlier and up 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), EBIT Margin at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store came in at -0.38%, down 1.96 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin shows a five-year change of -13.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBIT Margin was 1.58% in FY2025 (+0.28 pp), 1.30% in FY2024 (-2.20 pp), 3.50% in FY2023 (-1.18 pp) and 4.68% in FY2022 (-8.31 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.81 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 4.17 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 31.21 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CBRL's EBIT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.84% (Q3 2026), 0.05% (Q2 2026) and -4.11% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.31 Bn | 160.13 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.61 Bn | 96.24 Bn | - | 10.52% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.32 Bn | 36.30 Bn | - | 15.70% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.73 Bn | 34.61 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.95 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.46 Bn | 21.57 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 13.90% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.17 Bn | 8.53 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.39 Bn | 9.75 Bn | - | 8.50% |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.20 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 605.13 Mn | 1.55% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.55% |
| May 1, 2026 | 0.84% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 0.05% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -4.11% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.46% |
| May 2, 2025 | 1.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 3.07% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.48% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | -2.36% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 3.29% |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 1.39% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 4.93% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 2.02% |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 4.17% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 2.81% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 3.97% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 3.85% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 5.41% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 5.47% |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "CBRL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();