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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cracker Barrel (CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Q4 revenue fell 2.9%; 2026 adjusted EBITDA guided to $150 million-$190 million

Negative Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Cracker Barrel reported fourth quarter fiscal 2025 revenue of $868.0 million, down 2.9% from the prior year, and GAAP earnings of $0.30 per diluted share versus $0.81 a year earlier. Its fiscal 2026 outlook calls for revenue of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $150 million to $190 million, compared with fiscal 2025 revenue of $3.48 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $224.3 million, and the board authorized a $100 million share repurchase program.

Key points

  • Q4 fiscal 2025 revenue was $868.0 million, down 2.9%; excluding the 53rd week in the prior year, revenue rose 4.4%
  • Q4 GAAP net income was $6.8 million and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.30, versus $0.81 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.74 versus $0.98
  • Fiscal 2026 outlook: revenue of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion, assuming comparable store traffic decline of 4% to 7%, and adjusted EBITDA of $150 million to $190 million
  • Board authorized up to $100 million in share repurchases and declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend payable November 12, 2025

The filing

CompanyCracker Barrel (CBRL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 17, 2025, 4:21 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-25-090843

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 17, 2025.

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