Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL)

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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is downgraded to Sell as turnaround initiatives have failed to deliver, deepening operational uncertainty. CBRL Q1 results were poor: revenue fell 6%, margins collapsed, and adjusted EPS was -$0.74 despite non-recurring costs being excluded. Execution missteps, including food quality inconsistencies and rebranding-driven marketing spend, drove CBRL underperformance and margin pressure.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc (NASDAQ:CRBL) shares are sinking after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss of 74 cents per share for the fiscal first-quarter, but missed revenue estimates and slashed its annual sales outlook.

The fallout continues over Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's (CBRL) ill-fated logo change and restaurant revamp.

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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) shares fell 4.5% in early trade on Wednesday after the restaurant chain's first quarter earnings disappointment and it downwardly revised its full-year guidance. For the quarter ended October 31, 2025, the company reported revenue of $797.2 million, missing Wall Street estimates of about $801 million.

CBRL posts a narrower fiscal first-quarter loss, but lower revenues and tougher traffic trends drive a reduced FY26 outlook.

Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino admitted the company's turnaround is taking longer than expected after summer controversy hurt consumer trust and recovery efforts.

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U.S. stock futures were slightly higher this morning, with the S&P 500 futures gaining around 0.1% on Wednesday.

Cracker Barrel shares fell sharply on Wednesday after the Tennessee-based restaurant-and-retail chain cut its annual revenue forecast and posted weaker-than-expected quarterly results, weighed down by a brief but highly publicised logo controversy and softer store traffic. The company also disclosed a significant drop in earnings, deepening concerns about its turnaround efforts as consumer spending weakens.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Cracker Barrel (CBRL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended October 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.