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Cracker Barrel
Guidance from Cracker Barrel’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Sep 23, 2026
Data checked
Sep 23, 2026
What changed in the Sep 23, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (Jun 9, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Total revenue | for FY2027 | — | “$3.325 billion to $3.4 billion” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Comparable store restaurant sales growth | for FY2027 | — | “3% to 5%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Adjusted EBITDA | for FY2027 | — | “$180 million to $200 million” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Capital expenditures | for FY2027 | — | “$110 million to $125 million” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Commodity inflation | for FY2027 | — | “approximately 3.0%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Hourly wage inflation | for FY2027 | — | “2.5% to 3.0%” | Filing ↗ |
| New | New store openings | for FY2027 | — | “no new store openings” | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Next year and medium term
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | “$3.325 billion to $3.4 billion” | for FY2027 | GAAP-tied | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable store restaurant sales growth | “3% to 5%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Adjusted EBITDA | “$180 million to $200 million” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Capital expenditures | “$110 million to $125 million” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Commodity inflation | “approximately 3.0%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Hourly wage inflation | “2.5% to 3.0%” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| New store openings | “no new store openings” | for FY2027 | Company-defined | Sep 23, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
No period stated
How one item moved
Total revenue, for FY2026 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
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This season’s releases
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2027 | FY2026 | FY2025 | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 1 statement | 4 statements | 3 statements | — |
| Comparable store restaurant sales growth | 1 statement | — | — | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA | 1 statement | 4 statements | 3 statements | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA - aggregate advertising expense reduction (Q2-Q4) | — | 1 statement | — | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA - annualized G&A savings contemplated | — | 1 statement | — | — |
The full record for Cracker Barrel and its Restaurants peers, delivered as a Peer Guidance Briefing — PDF and Excel, every value linked to its filing.
Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | FY2026 Q4 | 0001104659-26-109812 | 8 | Open filing ↗ |
| Jun 9, 2026 | FY2026 Q3 | 0001104659-26-071853 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | FY2026 Q2 | 0001104659-26-023472 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| Dec 9, 2025 | FY2026 Q1 | 0001104659-25-119675 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| Sep 17, 2025 | FY2025 Q4 | 0001104659-25-090843 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| Jun 5, 2025 | FY2025 Q3 | 0001104659-25-056681 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2025 | FY2025 Q2 | 0001104659-25-021193 | 7 | Open filing ↗ |
| Nov 14, 2024 | FY2025 Q1 | 0001104659-24-118360 | 6 | Open filing ↗ |
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