Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's FCF Margin came in at 10.12% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 3.59 percentage points from 6.54% a year earlier and up 1.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's FCF Margin was 2.66%, up 0.95 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -5.51 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 1.72% in FY2025 (+0.54 pp), 1.17% in FY2024 (-2.41 pp), 3.59% in FY2023 (+0.31 pp) and 3.27% in FY2022 (-4.90 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 10.05 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 14.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CBRL's FCF Margin at 8.39% (Q3 2026), 2.80% (Q2 2026) and -11.15% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 27.83% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 14.49% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 13.84% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.76% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 10.19% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 4.85% |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.17 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 605.13 Mn | 10.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 10.12% |
| May 1, 2026 | 8.39% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 2.80% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -11.15% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 6.54% |
| May 2, 2025 | -1.66% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 6.32% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | -5.13% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.47% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 1.00% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 5.45% |
| Oct 27, 2023 | -4.92% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 7.15% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 1.40% |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 7.96% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | -2.67% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 7.29% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | -3.92% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 7.94% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 1.14% |
API Access
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();