Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2027)

20262027
Price/Earnings ratio
15.1012.37
Price/Sales ratio
0.390.39
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.94$4.81

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
22.1619.9118.5014.1118.5323.9712.6716.6920.9822.7931.0818.53
Price/Sales ratio
1.271.291.271.151.341.041.140.670.600.260.351.04
Price/Book Value ratio
6.747.156.866.006.846.304.864.304.292.112.846.30
Price/Cash Flow ratio
10.8713.8811.6410.5711.4116.3710.6810.728.295.526.9416.37
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
14.9123.8517.7319.5218.38-19.5213.9220.3616.6122.9333.1718.38
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.941.282.980.62-1.87-0.470.09-0.35-0.97-0.38-19.27-0.47
Dividend Yield
2.63%6.77%5.26%5.92%4.67%3.58%0.98%5.21%5.58%12.44%5.49%4.67%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
32.57%33.58%34.78%34.29%34.57%32.41%34.48%32.70%32.14%32.02%20.39%32.41%
Operating Profit Margin
8.96%9.63%10.70%9.68%9.20%2.22%5.27%4.68%3.50%1.3%1.95%2.22%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.38%9.14%10.21%9.18%8.67%3.22%11.00%4.38%3.00%0.69%0.54%3.22%
Net Profit Margin
5.76%6.49%6.89%8.17%7.27%4.35%9.02%4.03%2.87%1.17%1.15%4.35%
Effective Tax Rate
31.19%28.94%32.44%11.06%16.12%-35.28%18.04%8.02%4.40%-69.23%-112.64%-35.28%
Return on Assets
10.39%12.63%13.26%16.21%14.12%4.32%10.64%5.74%4.46%1.89%1.83%4.32%
Return On Equity
30.45%35.95%37.07%42.56%36.94%26.28%38.35%25.78%20.47%9.29%9.11%26.28%
Return on Capital Employed
22.54%24.84%27.32%25.25%23.79%2.68%7.73%8.53%6.97%2.64%3.92%2.68%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.020.960.950.840.611.420.75N/AN/AN/A0.690.61
Quick Ratio
0.680.550.530.410.221.110.460.200.190.210.240.22
Cash ratio
0.590.400.420.310.090.960.310.080.050.020.020.96
Days of Sales Outstanding
2.314.452.792.342.707.093.543.603.225.164.172.70
Days of Inventory outstanding
29.1428.7329.9028.6428.1429.7727.3135.3929.5827.9926.5129.77
Operating Cycle
31.4633.1932.6930.9930.8436.8630.8538.9932.8133.1530.6836.86
Days of Payables Outstanding
25.3525.0022.6422.4224.0122.1526.6928.1925.8525.1020.9522.15
Cash Conversion Cycle
6.118.1910.058.566.8314.704.1610.806.958.059.726.83
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.250.260.260.260.250.380.150.200.200.240.590.25
Debt Equity Ratio
0.740.750.730.680.662.320.560.930.951.192.950.66
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.420.430.420.400.390.690.330.450.460.510.740.39
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.420.430.420.400.390.690.360.480.480.540.740.39
Interest Coverage Ratio
15.2819.9521.9419.3517.152.512.65N/AN/AN/A3.132.51
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.830.670.800.820.900.160.790.420.540.320.130.16
Company Equity Multiplier
2.922.842.792.622.616.083.604.484.584.914.972.61
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.110.090.100.100.110.060.100.060.070.040.050.06
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.720.580.650.540.62-0.830.760.520.490.240.20-0.83
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.830.670.800.820.900.160.790.420.540.320.130.16
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A4.085.963.755.393.38N/A4.08
Dividend Payout Ratio
58.38%134.99%97.50%83.65%86.60%85.97%12.44%87.07%117.18%283.61%230.31%86.60%