CBRL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
CBRL's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has the edge over CBRL overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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's PE is in its expensive range at 46x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F has the edge over CBRL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F 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.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F 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 the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $5M |
| Q4 2022 | $12.4M |
| Q3 2022 | $58.1M |
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% 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.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F 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).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
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.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below 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 F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.