Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) reported $874.82 million in revenue for the quarter ended January 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.9%. EPS of $0.25 for the same period compares to $1.38 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.35% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $895.83 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.10, the EPS surprise was +343.9%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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: -7.1% compared to the -6.5% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Comparable-store sales - Retail - YoY change: -9.2% versus the two-analyst average estimate of -8.4%.
- Number of stores - Total (End of Period): 710 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 713.
- Company-Owned Units - Cracker Barrel: 656 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 657.
- Revenues- Retail: $180.41 million compared to the $184.33 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -9.2% year over year.
- Revenues- Restaurant: $680.36 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $705.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -7.2%.
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Shares of Cracker Barrel have returned -4.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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