---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-100243"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBRL"
cik: "0001067294"
company_name: "CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC"
filed_at: "2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T18:30:11.306473+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cracker Barrel reports Q4 revenue $836.7M, EPS $1.68; declares $1.30 dividend; Q1 FY24 revenue guidance $800-850M

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $836.7M, +0.8% YoY; comparable restaurant sales +2.4% (menu price +8.7%), retail -6.8%.
- Q4 GAAP EPS $1.68 (+14.3%); adjusted EPS $1.79 (+14.0%); EBITDA $72.1M (+15.5%).
- Full year FY23 revenue $3.44B (+5.4%); GAAP EPS $4.45 (-21.5%); adjusted EPS $5.47 (-10.2%).
- Q1 FY24 guidance includes CEO transition costs; revenue $800-850M, GAAP op margin 1.55-2.55%, adj margin 2.25-3.25%, capex $27-32M.
- Board declared $1.30 quarterly dividend, payable Nov 7, 2023 to shareholders of record Oct 20, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-100243
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBRL
- cik: 0001067294
- company_name: CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC
- filed_at: 2023-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923100243/0001104659-23-100243-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923100243/tm2325884d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC reported fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 results: revenue $836.7 million, net income $37.5 million, EPS $1.68.
  - Period: fourth quarter of fiscal 2023
  - Revenue: $836.7 million
  - Net income: $37.5 million
  - EPS: $1.68
  - Result: reported results
  source text: · The Company reported fourth quarter total revenue of $836.7 million. Compared to the prior year fourth quarter, total revenue increased 0.8%. o Comparable store restaurant sales increased 2.4%, while comparable store retail sales decreased 6.8%. · GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter was $41.2 million, or 4.9% of total revenue, and adjusted 1 operating income was $44.4 million, or 5.3% of total revenue. · GAAP net income was $37.5 million, or 4.5% of total revenue, and EBITDA 1 was $72.1 million, or 8.6% of total revenue. · GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.68, and adjusted 1 earnings per diluted share were $1.79.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923100243/0001104659-23-100243-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC reported fiscal 2023 results: revenue $3.44 billion, net income $99.1 million, EPS $4.4.
  - Period: fiscal 2023
  - Revenue: $3.44 billion
  - Net income: $99.1 million
  - EPS: $4.4
  - Result: reported results
  source text: stock. The quarterly dividend is payable on November 7, 2023 to shareholders of record as of October 20, 2023. Fiscal 2023 Results Revenue The Company reported total revenue of $3.44 billion for fiscal 2023, representing an increase of 5.4% compared to fiscal 2022. Comparable store restaurant sales for fiscal 2023 increased 6.3% compared to fiscal 2022. Comparable
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465923100243/0001104659-23-100243-index.htm

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