Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) reported $797.19 million in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.7%. EPS of -$0.74 for the same period compares to $0.45 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $801.06 million, representing a surprise of -0.48%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +5.13%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.78.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cracker Barrel performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable-store sales - Restaurant - YoY change: -4.7% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -5.2%.
- Comparable-store sales - Retail - YoY change: -8.5% versus the three-analyst average estimate of -5.2%.
- Company-Owned Units - Cracker Barrel: 656 versus 657 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Total (End of Period): 710 compared to the 717 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Retail: $146.53 million compared to the $152.64 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.5% year over year.
- Revenues- Restaurant: $634.84 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $648.49 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.1%.
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Shares of Cracker Barrel have returned -8.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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