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Cracker Barrel (CBRL) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
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Cracker Barrel's Q3 FY25 showed positive same-store sales, menu innovation, and raised full-year EBITDA guidance, confirming the turnaround thesis. Value-for-money positioning and comfort food appeal continue to attract both higher- and lower-income diners, driving relative outperformance versus fast food and fine dining. Financials remain solid: restaurant sales growth, manageable debt, and improved productivity offsetting labor inflation, though retail sales lagged and Q3 FCF was negative.
CBRL's third-quarter EPS beats earnings estimates but shares tumble 7.2% as weak traffic and macro uncertainty weigh on sentiment.
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer revisits Cracker Barrel as the stock climbed 33% in 3 months.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBRL ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call June 5, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Adam Hanan - Manager of Investor Relations Craig A. Pommells - Senior VP & CFO Julie Felss Masino - President, CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Brian Hugh Mullan - Piper Sandler & Co., Research Division Jake Rowland Bartlett - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Jeffrey Daniel Farmer - Gordon Haskett Research Advisors Sara Harkavy Senatore - BofA Securities, Research Division Todd Morrison Brooks - The Benchmark Company, LLC, Research Division Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Cracker Barrel Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Conference Call.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.'s Q3 showed positive restaurant comps and improved operating income, but retail sales and margins remain pressured. The company beat EPS estimates significantly, signaling progress, yet overall earnings are down year-over-year due to prior one-time adjustments. Management raised full-year guidance, with controlled costs and lower-than-expected inflation, but retail segment and growth outlook still need improvement.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Cracker Barrel (CBRL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.