Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q4 2026
- Period end
- Jul 31, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.99
- EPS estimate
- $0.26
- EPS surprise
- +285.81%
- Revenue surprise
- +0.51%
- Revenue
- $849.3M
- Revenue estimate
- $845.0M
- Reported
- Sep 23, 2026
Cracker Barrel reported fiscal Q4 2026 results, for the quarter ended July 31, 2026, on September 23, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.99, well above the $0.26 estimate, a 285.81% beat. Revenue of $849.3 million beat the $845.0 million estimate by 0.51%. Compared with fiscal Q4 2025, EPS rose about 34% from $0.74, while revenue fell about 2% from $868.0 million.
Fiscal 2026 EPS totalled $0.79, down about 75% from $3.15 in fiscal 2025, and included a loss of $0.74 per share in Q1, the only loss in the table. Annual EPS has fallen every year shown, from $6.09 in fiscal 2022 to $5.47, $3.74, $3.15 and $0.79. Revenue held steadier, between $3.27 billion and $3.48 billion a year, with fiscal 2026 at $3.32 billion, about 5% below fiscal 2025. Cracker Barrel beat the EPS estimate in 14 of the last 20 quarters, including the last four.
Cracker Barrel reported fiscal first-quarter results between November 14 and December 9 in each of the past five years. That points to mid-November to mid-December 2026 for the Q1 report. It will open fiscal 2027 and show how the new year starts against the Q1 2026 loss.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.26 | $0.99 | +285.81% | $849.3M | SEC |
| Q3 2026 | Jun 9, 2026 | −$0.48 | $0.29 | +160.40% | $797.4M | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | Mar 4, 2026 | −$0.30 | $0.25 | +183.44% | $874.8M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Dec 9, 2025 | −$0.79 | −$0.74 | +6.91% | $797.2M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | $0.77 | $0.74 | −3.88% | $868.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Jun 5, 2025 | $0.21 | $0.58 | +173.46% | $821.1M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | $1.08 | $1.38 | +27.44% | $949.4M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Nov 14, 2024 | $0.37 | $0.45 | +20.97% | $845.1M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Sep 19, 2024 | $1.10 | $0.98 | −11.01% | $894.4M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | May 30, 2024 | $0.66 | $0.88 | +33.31% | $817.1M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Feb 27, 2024 | $1.36 | $1.37 | +0.71% | $935.4M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | $0.74 | $0.51 | −31.47% | $823.8M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Sep 13, 2023 | $1.61 | $1.79 | +11.23% | $836.7M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Jun 6, 2023 | $1.34 | $1.21 | −9.84% | $832.7M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | $1.36 | $1.48 | +9.05% | $933.9M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Dec 2, 2022 | $1.17 | $0.99 | −15.64% | $839.5M | — |
| Q4 2022 | Sep 27, 2022 | $1.38 | $1.57 | +13.72% | $830.4M | — |
| Q3 2022 | Jun 7, 2022 | $1.27 | $1.29 | +1.92% | $790.2M | — |
| Q2 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | $1.61 | $1.71 | +5.93% | $862.3M | — |
| Q1 2022 | Nov 23, 2021 | $1.55 | $1.52 | −1.83% | $784.9M | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) last report earnings?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store last reported on Sep 23, 2026, covering fiscal Q4 2026.
Did CBRL beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store reported EPS of $0.99 for Q4 2026 against a $0.26 estimate — a 285.81% beat.
How much revenue did CBRL report last quarter?
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store reported $849.3M in revenue for Q4 2026, against a consensus estimate of $845.0M.
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