Growth Metrics

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 0.05% in Q1 2026, down 301.0% year-on-year from 0.03% in Q1 2025, and up 101.29% quarter-over-quarter from 4.11% in Q4 2025.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.05% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 301.0% year-over-year to 0.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 1.8% (down 178.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.23%, up 8.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.05%, up from 4.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 4.36% in Q1 2022, with the low at 10.83% in Q3 2022.
  • Average EBITDA Margin over 5 years is 0.21%, with a median of 1.39% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin soared 1961 bps in 2022 and plunged 495 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CBRL's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 2.81% in 2022, then slumped by 51 bps to 1.39% in 2023, then sank by 40 bps to 0.84% in 2024, then sank by 592 bps to 4.11% in 2025, then soared by 101 bps to 0.05% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 0.05% (Q1 2026), 4.11% (Q4 2025), and 4.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 782.52 Mn 773.95 Mn 582.16 Mn 0.05%

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Jan 30, 2026 0.05%
Oct 31, 2025 -4.11%
Aug 1, 2025 -4.97%
May 2, 2025 1.81%
Jan 31, 2025 3.07%
Nov 1, 2024 0.84%
Aug 2, 2024 -1.99%
Apr 26, 2024 -2.36%
Jan 26, 2024 3.29%
Oct 27, 2023 1.39%
Jul 28, 2023 -6.89%
Apr 28, 2023 2.02%
Jan 27, 2023 4.17%
Oct 28, 2022 2.81%
Jul 29, 2022 -10.83%
Apr 29, 2022 3.85%
Jan 28, 2022 4.36%
Oct 29, 2021 4.25%
Jul 30, 2021 -30.44%
Apr 30, 2021 7.36%
Jan 29, 2021 2.22%
Oct 30, 2020 26.80%
Jul 31, 2020 8.10%
May 1, 2020 -18.26%
Jan 31, 2020 6.99%
Nov 1, 2019 3,541.80%
Aug 2, 2019 10.08%
May 3, 2019 8.80%
Feb 1, 2019 6.99%
Nov 2, 2018 6.61%
Aug 3, 2018 -16.77%
Apr 27, 2018 8.78%
Jan 26, 2018 9.73%
Oct 27, 2017 9.97%
Jul 28, 2017 -16.86%
Apr 28, 2017 10.21%
Jan 27, 2017 10.70%
Oct 28, 2016 10.67%
Jul 29, 2016 10.41%
Apr 29, 2016 9.57%
Jan 29, 2016 9.23%
Oct 30, 2015 9.29%
Jul 31, 2015 -13.73%
May 1, 2015 8.11%
Jan 30, 2015 9.42%
Oct 31, 2014 8.11%
Aug 1, 2014 8.70%
May 2, 2014 7.03%
Jan 31, 2014 8.40%
Nov 1, 2013 6.81%
Aug 2, 2013 -13.15%
May 3, 2013 6.90%
Feb 1, 2013 8.14%
Nov 2, 2012 7.22%
Aug 3, 2012 8.56%
Apr 27, 2012 6.43%
Jan 27, 2012 7.03%
Oct 28, 2011 7.46%
Jul 29, 2011 6.21%
Apr 29, 2011 5.36%
Jan 28, 2011 8.20%
Oct 29, 2010 7.59%
Jan 29, 2010 7.81%
Oct 30, 2009 6.54%