CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL)
Consumer Discretionary · Full-service restaurants / casual dining · NASDAQ
An iconic, full-service restaurant and retail concept offering Southern-style comfort food and home-style gift items across the United States.
What CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I does
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. operates a national chain of restaurants combined with retail gift shops, offering a menu focused on breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside retail items such as rocking chairs, home decor, apparel, and toys. The company operates hundreds of locations across the United States, positioning its brand as a full-service, comfort-food-oriented experience. Following the 2026 divestiture of its Maple Street Biscuit Company business, the company is now focused on its core Cracker Barrel concept.
Recent developments
In fiscal 2026, the company divested its Maple Street Biscuit Company business and appointed David Deno as CEO. The company also completed a sale-leaseback transaction for 26 locations, using the proceeds to reduce debt, and provided fiscal 2027 guidance targeting $3.325B-$3.4B in revenue.
From CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I's filing of 2026-09-23.
Themes: casual dining / full-service restaurant, retail / gift shops, comfort food, travel-adjacent dining
Fundamentals
- Price$55.34 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$1.2B as of 2026-09-11 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+31.9% 2025-10-08 close $41.96 → 2026-10-08 close $55.34
- P/E47.93 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+1.0% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+6.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.05 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)-4.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.90 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-09-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.2%; 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How CBRL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiotop 10% 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 281 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 169 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, CBRL's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 73%, free-cash-flow payout 26%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout73% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout26% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I looks technically
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) is trading 40.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 40.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +40.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $53.95 | $53.95 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $39.43 | $39.43 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 21 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 21 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 74 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 74 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 28, with buyers in control | 27.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 58.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($44.17 to $57.21) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 11 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $60.24 | $60.24 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.1% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 122.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +122.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.1% below its highest point of the past year | 8.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 17 trading days ago | 17 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $185.00 (set on 2018-11-29) | $185.00 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($25.02 to $59.04), and it has given back only a small part of its rise from last year’s low — 11% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $36.93 to $38.02. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 10.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 70.1% below its all-time high | -70.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.4% above a support level at $54.03 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-08-06, most recently on 2026-08-20. Since 2024-10-08 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.67 (set on 2008-11-21) | $10.67 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 418.7% above its all-time low | +418.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 81% of the past ~6 months) | 81st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.47 between its high and its low — about 4.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.47 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $41.52 and $59.43 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $41.52 – $50.47 – $59.43 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.5% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (40.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.5 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.93× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 4 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.0% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | -1.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.6% gap up opened on 2026-09-23 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 11 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.8 percentage points (the stock gained 4.9% while the market gained 1.0%) | +3.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.1 percentage points (the stock gained 13.9% while the market gained 3.8%) | +10.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 69.2 percentage points (the stock gained 86.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | +69.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 16.9 percentage points (the stock gained 31.9% while the market gained 15.0%) | +16.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.3% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 42% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $38.90 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +42.3% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $52.38 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CBRL last closed at $55.34 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $54.03 | Support | 2.4% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-08-06 to 2026-08-20 |
| $57.66 | Resistance | 4.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-26 to 2025-05-15 |
| $51.66 | Support | 6.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-10-25 to 2025-06-13 |
| $59.73 | Resistance | 7.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-04 to 2026-08-13 |
| $50.56 | Support | 8.6% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-23 to 2026-07-27 |
| $61.05 | Resistance | 10.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-05-29 to 2025-06-09 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.11 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 7 analysts
- Mean price target$50.71 range $44.00 – $60.00; median $50.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-07. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CBRL
- Consensus EPS estimate-$0.06109 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-07
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Inflationary pressures affecting costs of food, labor, energy, and transportation, which can compress operating margins.","Sensitivity to macroeconomic conditions including consumer debt levels, discretionary spending power, and travel trends.","Dependence on a single distribution facility and the ability to effectively manage retail supply chains and inventory."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CBRL's 10-Q filed 2026-06-09 against the prior one filed 2026-03-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- As of date changed from 'January 30, 2026' (older filing, 2026-03-04) to 'May 01, 2026' (newer filing, 2026-06-09)
- Cracker Barrel store count changed from 656 stores (older filing, 2026-03-04) to 657 stores (newer filing, 2026-06-09)
- MSBC location count changed from 54 locations (older filing, 2026-03-04) to 52 locations (newer filing, 2026-06-09)
- Page number changed from 20 (older filing, 2026-03-04) to 21 (newer filing, 2026-06-09)
- Notes:
- Both texts appear to be truncated at the end in the 'Overview' section, limiting full comparison of that section
- All identified changes are routine updates reflecting different reporting dates and current operational metrics
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($182280) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($182280) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($182280) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-01. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 9 matched disclosures for CBRL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding CBRL as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 5,836,538
- Reported value $311,087,493
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
CBRL had 5,688,122 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CBRL had 25.4% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.75 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 5,688,122
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 25.4%
- Prior settlement (shares) 5,172,194
- Reported change 9.98%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.75
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Darden Restaurants (DRI)
- Bloomin' Brands (BLMN)
- Texas Roadhouse (TXRH)
- Denny's (DENN)
- IHOP (DIN)
- Bob Evans Restaurants
- Cracker Barrel competitors in retail/dining (national/regional chains)
AI-enriched competitor set. Linked names are companies covered by stocks-llm; other named peers are shown for reference only.
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Frequently asked questions
What does CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) do?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. operates a national chain of restaurants combined with retail gift shops, offering a menu focused on breakfast, lunch, and dinner alongside retail items such as rocking chairs, home decor, apparel, and toys. The company operates hundreds of locations across the United States, positioning its brand as a full-service, comfort-food-oriented experience.
What sector is CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) in?
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Full-service restaurants / casual dining. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does CBRL pay a dividend?
Yes — CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.22% and 2-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I's (CBRL) competitors?
Notable peers of CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) include Darden Restaurants, Bloomin' Brands, Texas Roadhouse, Denny's and IHOP. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in CBRL?
Yes — we hold 9 matched STOCK Act disclosures for CBRL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) overbought or oversold right now?
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE I (CBRL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 58, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CBRL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.