Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 0.84% in Q2 2026, down 97.0% year-on-year from 28.09% in Q2 2025, and up 1492.38% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05% in Q1 2026.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.84% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 97.0% year-over-year to 0.84% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.65%, a 274.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.58%, up 28.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin improved to 0.84% in Q2 2026 per CBRL's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 5.41% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.11% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 2.25% (2023), against an average of 1.94%.
- Biggest YoY gain for EBITDA Margin was 417 bps in 2025; the steepest drop was 495 bps in 2025.
- Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 2.81% in 2022, then sank by 51 bps to 1.39% in 2023, then plunged by 40 bps to 0.84% in 2024, then plunged by 592 bps to 4.11% in 2025, then soared by 120 bps to 0.84% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CBRL EBITDA Margin figures stand at 0.84% (Q2 2026), 0.05% (Q1 2026), and 4.11% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 117.61 Bn | 115.91 Bn | 6.32 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.20 Bn | 40.33 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 40.68 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.13 Bn | 25.66 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 22.23 Bn | 21.99 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 13.90% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.22 Bn | 14.47 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 12.56 Bn | 12.37 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.74 Bn | 10.60 Bn | 478.23 Mn | 19.43% |
| 9 | Dutch Bros | 8.14 Bn | 8.10 Bn | 107.48 Mn | 7.39% |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.16 Bn | 1.13 Bn | 556.39 Mn | 0.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 7.99% |