Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 3.92% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 387.0% year-over-year to 3.92%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 3.92% (down 387.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.52%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.92%, down from 2.04% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 1.93% in Q2 2025, with the low at 6.51% in Q2 2022.
• Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.78%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2024.
• Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 727 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2141 bps in 2022.
• Tracing CBRL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.59% in 2022, then retreated by 8 bps to 0.54% in 2023, then tumbled by 92 bps to 0.04% in 2024, then tumbled by 4896 bps to 2.04% in 2025, then plunged by 92 bps to 3.92% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.92% (Q1 2026), 2.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.52% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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