CBRL PEER ANALYSIS

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CBRLIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CBRL	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	QSR	ETILR	Ind. Median
P/E	41.68	5.63●	708.19	—	35.70	—	28.92
P/B	2.35	1.02●	2.69	2.00	9.12	2.64	1.81
EV/EBITDA	13.33	6.06	4.03●	6.56	18.75	6.97	14.23
P/S	0.33●	0.74	0.74	0.75	3.55	0.67	1.04

Financial Health
Metric	CBRL	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	QSR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.50	0.69	0.66	0.74	0.99	1.24●	0.72
Debt/Equity	235.2%	127.6%	65.5%●	65.7%	420.7%	109.7%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	6.59	3.29	0.70●	1.32	5.65	1.68	3.64

Profitability
Metric	CBRL	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	QSR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.8%	13.1%●	0.1%	-2.1%	10.0%	-1.0%	3.0%
ROE	5.6%	18.5%	0.4%	-6.0%	27.9%●	-4.8%	8.0%
ROA	1.2%	6.1%●	0.2%	-2.9%	3.8%	-1.6%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	4.9%	26.8%	22.2%	14.4%	27.1%●	12.7%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CBRL	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	QSR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-4.9%	0.6%	9.4%●	3.2%	9.2%	5.5%	5.4%
NI Growth	-54.6%	1,691.1%●	-96.5%	—	0.4%	—	-1.1%
Div. Yield	1.8%	3.6%●	2.4%	1.9%	2.4%	0.0%	2.1%
Payout	88.3%	20.2%	1,709.3%	-69.0%	117.5%	0.0%	45.9%

Valuation
Metric	CBRL	PZZA	BJRI	BH	SG	WEN	Ind. Median
P/E	41.68	39.21	29.31	—	56.23	9.56●	28.92
P/B	2.35	-2.49●	3.49	2.44	1.93	12.29	1.81
EV/EBITDA	13.33	8.52●	13.79	42.97	12.24	9.96	14.23
P/S	0.33●	0.56	0.92	3.19	1.40	0.65	1.04

Financial Health
Metric	CBRL	PZZA	BJRI	BH	SG	WEN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.50	0.84	0.31	2.47●	1.61	1.83	0.72
Debt/Equity	235.2%	-212.1%●	124.2%	68.9%	72.8%	3,562.6%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	6.59	3.83	3.49	1.42●	2.13	7.18	3.64

Profitability
Metric	CBRL	PZZA	BJRI	BH	SG	WEN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.8%	1.4%	3.1%	-4.7%	2.5%	6.8%●	3.0%
ROE	5.6%	—	11.9%	-3.5%	3.6%	120.9%●	8.0%
ROA	1.2%	3.3%	4.4%●	-2.0%	1.9%	3.0%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	4.9%	11.9%	9.0%	7.7%	13.8%	23.3%●	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CBRL	PZZA	BJRI	BH	SG	WEN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-4.9%	-2.4%	3.0%	8.2%●	-1.5%	-1.8%	5.4%
NI Growth	-54.6%	-63.4%	97.5%●	—	—	-22.5%	-1.1%
Div. Yield	1.8%	5.1%	0.0%	—	—	6.3%●	2.1%
Payout	88.3%	214.6%	0.0%	—	—	71.9%	45.9%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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