Insider’s View: Deciphering Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (CBRL)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

Abby Carey

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The price of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ: CBRL) closed at $25.98 in the last session, down -2.40% from day before closing price of $26.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.8 million shares were traded. CBRL stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.82.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at CBRL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 64.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.16 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.41.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on October 17, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $42.

On March 10, 2025, Truist Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $51 to $55.

Piper Sandler reiterated its Neutral rating for the stock on December 05, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $46 to $58.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’25 when GMT CAPITAL CORP sold 42,400 shares for $28.79 per share. The transaction valued at 1,220,696 led to the insider holds 2,452,200 shares of the business.

GMT CAPITAL CORP sold 42,400 shares of CBRL for $1,107,912 on Dec 10 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 2,494,600 shares after completing the transaction at $26.13 per share. On Dec 09 ’25, another insider, GMT CAPITAL CORP, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 42,400 shares for $27.61 each. As a result, the insider received 1,170,664 and left with 2,537,000 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CBRL now has a Market Capitalization of 580083904 and an Enterprise Value of 1812442880. As of this moment, Cracker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.528 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.238.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CBRL is 1.26, which has changed by -0.49081868 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16081822 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CBRL has reached a high of $71.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -44.91%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, CBRL traded on average about 1.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2889350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 22.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 21.91M. Insiders hold about 1.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.21% stake in the company. Shares short for CBRL as of 1764288000 were 5100588 with a Short Ratio of 3.00, compared to 1761868800 on 5358090. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5100588 and a Short% of Float of 37.84.

Dividends & Splits

The forward annual dividend rate for CBRL is 1.00, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.037565738. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.59. The current Payout Ratio is 48.44% for CBRL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-17 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-16. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1993-03-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 8.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.51, with high estimates of -$0.19 and low estimates of -$0.69.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.84 and -$2.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.62. EPS for the following year is $1.03, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $3.35 and -$0.76.

Revenue Estimates

According to 9 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $868.19M. It ranges from a high estimate of $907.13M to a low estimate of $850.19M. As of. The current estimate, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc’s year-ago sales were $949.44MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $774.07M. There is a high estimate of $793.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $753M.

A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CBRL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $3.22B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $3.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.48BBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.48B and the low estimate is $3.28B.

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