CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC CBRL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is principally engaged in the operation and development of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® concept ("Cracker Barrel"). Originally founded in 1969, we are headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee and are organized under the laws of the State of Tennessee.
As of September 12, 2025, we operated 657 Cracker Barrel stores in 43 states and 68 Maple Street Biscuit Company stores in 10 states. The following description of our business should be read in conjunction with the information in Part II of this report under the caption "Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data."
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.48B | $3.47B | $3.44B | $3.27B | $2.82B | $2.52B | $3.07B | $3.03B | $2.93B | $2.91B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.08B | $1.09B | $1.13B | $1.05B | $865.3M | $779.9M | $931.1M | $935.4M | $891.3M | $928.2M |
| Gross profit | $2.40B | $2.38B | $2.32B | $2.22B | $1.96B | $1.74B | $2.14B | $2.10B | $2.03B | $1.98B |
| SG&A | $217.5M | $207.1M | $174.1M | $157.4M | $147.8M | $147.0M | $152.8M | $143.8M | $141.4M | $143.0M |
| Operating income | $55.0M | $45.1M | $120.6M | $153.0M | $366.7M | $103.6M | $282.8M | $293.6M | $313.2M | $280.5M |
| Interest expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16.5M | $15.2M | $14.3M | $14.1M |
| Pre-tax income | $37.7M | $24.2M | $103.6M | $143.4M | $310.6M | -$3.8M | $266.4M | $278.4M | $298.9M | $266.4M |
| Income tax | $8.7M | $16.7M | $4.6M | $11.5M | $56.0M | $28.7M | $43.0M | $30.8M | $97.0M | $77.1M |
| Net income | $46.4M | $40.9M | $99.0M | $131.9M | $254.5M | -$32.5M | $223.4M | $247.6M | $201.9M | $189.3M |
| EPS, basic | 2.08 | 1.84 | 4.47 | 5.69 | 10.74 | -1.36 | 9.29 | 10.31 | 8.40 | 7.91 |
| EPS, diluted | 2.06 | 1.83 | 4.45 | 5.67 | 10.71 | -1.36 | 9.27 | 10.29 | 8.37 | 7.86 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | 22.5M | 22.3M | 22.3M | 23.2M | 23.8M | 23.9M | 24.1M | 24.1M | 24.1M | 24.1M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $39.6M | $12.0M | $25.1M | $45.1M | $144.6M | $437.0M | $36.9M | $114.7M | $161.0M | $151.0M |
| Receivables | $35.1M | $39.2M | $30.4M | $32.2M | $27.4M | $20.2M | $22.8M | $19.5M | $18.1M | $19.4M |
| Inventory | $180.6M | $181.0M | $189.4M | $213.2M | $138.3M | $139.1M | $155.0M | $156.3M | $156.4M | $152.3M |
| Total current assets | $313.1M | $278.2M | $282.3M | $317.3M | $353.6M | $643.0M | $242.4M | $306.8M | $358.9M | $355.7M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $967.0M | $959.8M | $971.9M | $969.6M | $979.9M | $1.13B | $1.17B | $1.15B | $1.10B | $1.08B |
| Goodwill | — | — | $4.7M | $4.7M | $4.7M | $4.7M | $0 | — | — | — |
| Other intangibles | $24.4M | $24.4M | $23.4M | $21.2M | $21.3M | $21.0M | $0 | — | — | — |
| Total assets | $2.16B | $2.16B | $2.22B | $2.29B | $2.39B | $2.54B | $1.58B | $1.53B | $1.52B | $1.50B |
| Accounts payable | $169.8M | $162.3M | $165.5M | $169.9M | $135.2M | $103.5M | $132.2M | $122.3M | $118.4M | $132.5M |
| Short-term debt | $149.2M | $75.0K | $75.0K | $124.0K | $124.0K | $39.4M | $0 | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $625.6M | $454.2M | $489.0M | $502.3M | $465.3M | $451.1M | $392.5M | $364.6M | $375.8M | $368.8M |
| Long-term debt | $335.5M | $476.6M | $414.9M | $423.2M | $327.3M | $910.0M | $400.0M | $400.0M | $400.0M | $400.0M |
| Retained earnings | $451.0M | $427.4M | $479.7M | $511.3M | $663.4M | $438.5M | $561.6M | $532.8M | $492.8M | $488.5M |
| Total equity | $461.7M | $440.1M | $483.8M | $511.5M | $663.6M | $418.4M | $604.7M | $581.8M | $544.5M | $526.4M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $218.9M | $169.0M | $250.5M | $205.3M | $301.9M | $161.0M | $362.8M | $330.6M | $320.8M | $271.4M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $122.2M | $111.7M | $104.5M | $103.6M | $108.6M | $118.2M | $107.5M | $93.7M | $86.3M | $78.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $11.7M | $10.3M | $9.0M | $8.2M | $8.7M | $6.4M | $8.2M | $7.0M | $8.5M | $13.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $159.1M | $128.3M | $127.0M | $98.3M | $71.4M | $297.3M | $138.3M | $152.2M | $110.6M | $114.0M |
| Investing cash flow | -$156.7M | -$124.3M | -$124.3M | -$98.5M | $78.3M | -$157.2M | -$241.6M | -$151.2M | -$109.6M | -$112.5M |
| Financing cash flow | -$34.6M | -$57.8M | -$146.1M | -$206.2M | -$672.6M | $396.3M | -$199.0M | -$225.7M | -$201.1M | -$273.4M |
| Dividends paid | $23.1M | $116.1M | $116.1M | $114.8M | $31.7M | $94.5M | $193.5M | $207.2M | $196.9M | $255.5M |
| Buybacks | — | — | $17.4M | $131.5M | $35.0M | $55.0M | $0 | $14.8M | $0 | $14.7M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001104659-25-093663.
Plot the figures US dollars
- Revenue
- Gross profit
- Net income
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.91B | $2.93B | $3.03B | $3.07B | $2.52B | $2.82B | $3.27B | $3.44B | $3.47B | $3.48B |
| Gross profit | $1.98B | $2.03B | $2.10B | $2.14B | $1.74B | $1.96B | $2.22B | $2.32B | $2.38B | $2.40B |
| Net income | $189.3M | $201.9M | $247.6M | $223.4M | -$32.5M | $254.5M | $131.9M | $99.0M | $40.9M | $46.4M |
Recent filings and events
- Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
- New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
- Restructuring or exit costs A restructuring: layoffs, a plant closure, a business being wound down. Item 2.05
- Material impairment The company has written down the carrying value of an asset - often goodwill from an acquisition that did not work out. Item 2.06
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Other event The catch-all. The company chose to disclose something that fits no other item, so the content is whatever it says it is. Item 8.01
- Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
- Officer or director change Item 5.02
- Results announced Item 2.02
- Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
- Results announced Item 2.02
Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.
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