Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.43% in Q2 2026, down 568.0% YoY from 0.3% in Q2 2025, and down 63.53% on a QoQ basis from 0.87% in Q1 2026.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.43% for Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 568.0% year-over-year to 1.43% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 1.43%, a 568.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.58%, up 98.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 1.43% for Q2 2026 at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, down from 0.87% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for CBRL reached as high as 8.57% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 6.51% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.0% and a median of 3.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 1401 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1766 bps in 2022.
- Tracing CBRL's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 7.34% in 2022, then declined by 16 bps to 6.17% in 2023, then plunged by 62 bps to 2.36% in 2024, then plunged by 59 bps to 0.97% in 2025, then plunged by 247 bps to 1.43% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 1.43%, 0.87%, and 0.97% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 4.69% |
| 10 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 1.06 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 556.39 Mn | -1.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | -1.43% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | -0.87% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.97% |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 3.61% |
| May 2, 2025 | 4.26% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.28% |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.36% |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 2.65% |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 3.72% |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 6.17% |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 6.98% |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 6.29% |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 7.00% |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 7.34% |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 8.57% |
| Apr 29, 2022 | -6.51% |
| Jan 28, 2022 | -5.20% |
| Oct 29, 2021 | -6.67% |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 3.18% |