Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Competitors $36.75 -0.14 (-0.38%) Closing price 10/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.90 +0.15 (+0.41%) As of 10/23/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CBRL vs. BLMN, CAKE, TGLS, ARCO, CMG, DIN, WEN, PZZA, BH, and BJRIShould you be buying Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store include Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Biglari (BH), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store vs. Its Competitors Bloomin' Brands Cheesecake Factory Tecnoglass Arcos Dorados Chipotle Mexican Grill Dine Brands Global Wendy's Papa John's International Biglari BJ's Restaurants Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) and Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer CBRL or BLMN? In the previous week, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had 15 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and 1 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's score of 0.36 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Bloomin' Brands 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CBRL or BLMN? 96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bloomin' Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, CBRL or BLMN? Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCracker Barrel Old Country Store$3.48B0.23$46.38M$2.0717.75Bloomin' Brands$3.95B0.16-$128.02M-$0.05-153.00 Do analysts prefer CBRL or BLMN? Cracker Barrel Old Country Store currently has a consensus target price of $50.88, indicating a potential upside of 38.44%. Bloomin' Brands has a consensus target price of $9.88, indicating a potential upside of 29.08%. Given Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is more favorable than Bloomin' Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91Bloomin' Brands 4 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.64 Which has more volatility and risk, CBRL or BLMN? Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CBRL or BLMN more profitable? Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a net margin of 1.33% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of -0.12%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 44.03% beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cracker Barrel Old Country Store1.33% 15.48% 3.28% Bloomin' Brands -0.12%44.03%3.84% Is CBRL or BLMN a better dividend stock? Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bloomin' Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomin' Brands pays out -1,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Bloomin' Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCracker Barrel Old Country Store beats Bloomin' Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cracker Barrel Old Country Store News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CBRL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CBRL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CBRL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCracker Barrel Old Country StoreRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$821.49M$11.14B$27.45B$10.58BDividend Yield2.71%3.18%172.45%4.86%P/E Ratio17.7532.6718.9328.46Price / Sales0.231.908.96213.97Price / Cash3.9515.2962.0060.64Price / Book1.774.465.136.53Net Income$46.38M$405.78M$914.86M$276.75M7 Day Performance-7.24%1.78%1.53%0.93%1 Month Performance-16.12%0.14%-1.97%1.41%1 Year Performance-24.10%-10.74%8.14%31.59% Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.5817 of 5 stars$36.75-0.4%$50.88+38.4%-21.9%$821.49M$3.48B17.7576,730BLMNBloomin' Brands3.611 of 5 stars$7.26+5.4%$9.88+36.0%-52.0%$617.61M$3.95B-145.2081,000Positive NewsCAKECheesecake Factory4.1765 of 5 stars$53.77+3.2%$62.56+16.4%+34.7%$2.68B$3.67B16.5447,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTGLSTecnoglass3.5672 of 5 stars$63.12+1.7%$89.00+41.0%-13.5%$2.97B$955.73M19.726,910ARCOArcos Dorados3.6932 of 5 stars$6.93+1.6%$8.80+27.0%-19.3%$1.46B$4.47B11.0098,615Positive NewsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.5136 of 5 stars$40.91+2.7%$58.31+42.6%-29.1%$54.85B$11.58B36.52130,504Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDINDine Brands Global2.9134 of 5 stars$26.29+4.4%$26.00-1.1%-6.3%$404.34M$812.31M8.763,520Analyst ForecastWENWendy's4.6163 of 5 stars$8.67-0.5%$12.48+43.9%-53.0%$1.65B$2.23B9.0314,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPZZAPapa John's International1.2377 of 5 stars$45.62+9.7%$49.78+9.1%+2.6%$1.49B$2.09B20.1911,400Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBHBiglari1.8297 of 5 stars$349.26+3.3%N/A+118.4%$794.92M$377.18M2.392,535BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.7763 of 5 stars$31.19+5.6%$39.67+27.2%-6.9%$689.92M$1.36B26.2121,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLMN Competitors CAKE Competitors TGLS Competitors ARCO Competitors CMG Competitors DIN Competitors WEN Competitors PZZA Competitors BH Competitors BJRI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CBRL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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