For the quarter ended April 2025, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) reported revenue of $821.15 million, up 0.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.58, compared to $0.88 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $826.57 million, representing a surprise of -0.66%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +241.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.17.
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.
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: 1% versus 1.7% estimated by four analysts on average.
- Comparable-store sales - Retail - YoY change: -3.8% versus the four-analyst average estimate of -1.4%.
- Company-Owned Units - Cracker Barrel: 658 compared to the 658 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Number of stores - Total (End of Period): 728 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 728.
- Revenues- Retail: $141.70 million versus $144.84 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.6% change.
- Revenues- Restaurant: $661.95 million compared to the $681.76 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.2% year over year.
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Shares of Cracker Barrel have returned +30.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.2% 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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