Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) reported Gross Margin of 71.25% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 1.78 percentage points from 69.47% a year earlier and up 1.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted Gross Margin of 69.08%, up 0.11 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -0.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Gross Margin came in at 68.97% in FY2025 (+0.31 pp), 68.66% in FY2024 (+1.42 pp), 67.25% in FY2023 (-0.62 pp) and 67.87% in FY2022 (-1.46 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Gross Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.52 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 2.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 69.78% (Q3 2026), 66.55% (Q2 2026) and 68.84% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.31 Bn | 160.13 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 90.42% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.61 Bn | 96.24 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.32 Bn | 36.30 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.73 Bn | 34.61 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 67.73% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.95 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 54.64% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.46 Bn | 21.57 Bn | -113.70 Mn | -3.06% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 54.64% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.17 Bn | 8.53 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 17.11% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.39 Bn | 9.75 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.20 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 605.13 Mn | 71.25% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 71.25% |
| May 1, 2026 | 69.78% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 66.55% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 68.84% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 69.47% |
| May 2, 2025 | 69.89% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 67.37% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 69.36% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 69.57% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 70.01% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 66.34% |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 68.98% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 69.25% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 68.51% |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 65.03% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 66.46% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 67.07% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 68.36% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 67.10% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 69.07% |
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();