Growth Metrics

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on record, last reported at 66.55% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 1028.0% year-over-year to 66.55%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 71.29%, down 165.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 75.45%, 678.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin reached 66.55% in Q1 2026 per CBRL's latest filing, down from 68.84% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 108.66% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 48.33% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 73.8%, with a median of 75.48% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: skyrocketed 6033bps in 2023, then crashed -4409bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 76.57% in 2022, then fell by -2bps to 75.28% in 2023, then decreased by 0bps to 74.97% in 2024, then dropped by -8bps to 68.84% in 2025, then fell by -3bps to 66.55% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Gross Margin were 66.55% in Q1 2026, 68.84% in Q4 2025, and 79.66% in Q3 2025.