CBRL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
CBRL's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has the edge over CBRL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
CBRL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
CBRL's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
CBRL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $21.10 | -67% |
| Fair | 21x | $29.24 | -55% |
| Forward | 31x | $64.86 | — |
| Expensive | 39x | $54.48 | -16% |
| Current | 46x | $64.86 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CBRL has the edge over EBAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
CBRL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect CBRL to return to profit, with revenue holding steady.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability holding steady.
CBRL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.10 | +50% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.40 | -32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.15 | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.19 | -112% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.74 | -59% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.06 | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.57 | -5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.60 | -57% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.80 | -54% |
CBRL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.40 over the past year, against $10.71 in mid-2021.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CBRL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $849.3M | -2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $797.4M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $874.8M | -7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $797.2M | -5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $868M | -2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $821.1M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $949.4M | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $845.1M | +2.6% |
CBRL's revenue is shrinking: $849M last quarter, down 2.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1% | -3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4.1% | -5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8% | -0.5 points |
CBRL's operating margin was 1.6% last quarter, up 1.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CBRL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $86M | +52% |
| Q2 2026 | $66.9M | +$80.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $24.5M | -59% |
| Q4 2025 | -$88.9M | -$45.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $56.8M | +157% |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.6M | -266% |
| Q1 2025 | $60M | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | -$43.3M | -$2.8M |
CBRL still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $88M over the past year.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CBRL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +45K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +81.2K shares |
| 3 years | +1.3% | +280K shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -6.5% | -1.6M shares |
CBRL has 23M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $5M |
| Q4 2022 | $12.4M |
| Q3 2022 | $58.1M |
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
CBRL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
CBRL's net debt is about 2.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.5 years a year ago.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CBRL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.0 | Neutral |
CBRL's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 77 (neutral).
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
CBRL PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | CBRL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 18x | 157% above |
| PE % | 88 | 47 | 41 pts above |
CBRL is trading at 46x earnings, a 157% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY has the edge over CBRL on valuation relative to its sector.
CBRL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.7 | 3.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.4 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $42.1 | 54% above |
| 100 week MA | $45.8 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $59.2 | 9.5% above |
CBRL has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 9.5% above its 200-week average.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 73% above its 200-week average.
CBRL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $154.8 | $135.1 | -13% |
| 2021 | $135.1 | $128.1 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | $128.1 | $97.1 | -24% |
| 2023 | $97.1 | $77.1 | -21% |
| 2024 | $77.1 | $56.4 | -27% |
| 2025 | $56.4 | $26.0 | -54% |
| 2026 YTD | $26.0 | $64.9 | +150% |
CBRL has the edge over EBAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 41% so far in 2026.