Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 69.78% in Q2 2026, down 11.0% YoY from 78.4% in Q2 2025, and up 4.86% on a QoQ basis from 66.55% in Q1 2026.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 69.78% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 11.0% year-over-year to 69.78% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 75.39%, a 248.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 75.45%, up 678.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 69.78% for Q2 2026 at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, up from 66.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for CBRL reached as high as 102.18% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 37.24% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 72.77% and a median of 72.43% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin slumped 6494 bps; it then surged 3234 bps in 2024.
- Tracing CBRL's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 76.57% in 2022, then dropped by 2 bps to 75.28% in 2023, then fell by 0 bps to 74.97% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 68.84% in 2025, then advanced by 1 bps to 69.78% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 69.78%, 66.55%, and 68.84% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 98.63% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 42.15 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 84.44% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.13 Bn | 41.44 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 67.12% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.46 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 94.61% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 98.82% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 99.05% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 86.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 40.37% |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 290.04% |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.06 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 556.39 Mn | 69.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 69.78% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 66.55% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 68.84% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 95.46% |
| May 2, 2025 | 69.89% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 76.83% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 74.97% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 69.57% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 75.48% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 66.34% |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 75.28% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 37.24% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 76.36% |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 65.03% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 76.57% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 102.18% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 76.48% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 67.10% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 76.60% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 69.94% |