Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) posted Operating Expenses of $65.18 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 29.9% from $50.17 million a year earlier and up 32.0% from the prior quarter.
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Operating Expenses came in at $210.58 million, down 3.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Expenses shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Operating Expenses was $217.51 million in FY2025 (+5.0%), $207.06 million in FY2024 (+18.9%), $174.09 million in FY2023 (+10.6%) and $157.43 million in FY2022 (+6.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with growth of 36.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a decline of 22.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $49.39 million (Q3 2026), $48.05 million (Q2 2026) and $47.96 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.31 Bn | 160.13 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.61 Bn | 96.24 Bn | - | 8.42 Bn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.32 Bn | 36.30 Bn | - | 2.82 Bn |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.73 Bn | 34.61 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.95 Bn | 22.05 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.46 Bn | 21.57 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 3.20 Bn |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 1.80 Bn |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.17 Bn | 8.53 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 2.79 Bn |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.39 Bn | 9.75 Bn | - | 1.54 Bn |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.20 Bn | 1.12 Bn | 605.13 Mn | 65.18 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 65.18 Mn |
| May 1, 2026 | 49.39 Mn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 48.05 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 47.96 Mn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 50.17 Mn |
| May 2, 2025 | 46.03 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 61.67 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 59.64 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 51.27 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 54.52 Mn |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 52.54 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 48.74 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 37.58 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 45.05 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 45.52 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 45.95 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 32.90 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 40.16 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 43.46 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 40.91 Mn |
API Access
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Operating Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=CBRL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();