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

Cracker Barrel Q4 profit rises, revenue falls 2.2%; sets FY2027 EBITDA outlook

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Cracker Barrel reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $849.3 million, down 2.2% from a year earlier, while GAAP net income rose to $12.2 million from $6.8 million. For the full year, GAAP net income fell to $31.7 million from $46.4 million, and the company gave fiscal 2027 revenue and adjusted EBITDA outlooks of $3.325 billion to $3.4 billion and $180 million to $200 million.

Key points

  • Q4 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.54 versus $0.30; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.99 versus $0.74
  • Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $62.1 million versus $55.7 million, including about $9.1 million from tariff refunds, net of investments
  • Full-year total debt fell to $337.2 million from $484.6 million; a $150 million convertible note matured in June 2026
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share is payable November 12, 2026, to holders of record as of October 16, 2026

The filing

CompanyCracker Barrel (CBRL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 23, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-109812

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 23, 2026.

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