---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-027923"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBRL"
cik: "0001067294"
company_name: "CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T10:32:21.248704+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cracker Barrel Q2 EPS falls 13% to $1.19; revenue flat; FY2024 op income guidance reduced

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $935.4M (+0.2%); comp restaurant sales +1.2%, retail sales -5.3%.
- GAAP EPS $1.19 vs $1.37 YoY; adjusted EPS $1.37 vs $1.48 YoY.
- GAAP operating margin 3.3% ($30.8M); adjusted operating margin 3.8% ($35.9M).
- Quarterly dividend declared $1.30/share, payable May 7, 2024 to holders of record Apr 12.
- FY2024 outlook: revenue $3.5-$3.6B; GAAP op income $95M-$105M; cap ex $120M-$135M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-027923
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBRL
- cik: 0001067294
- company_name: CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465924027923/0001104659-24-027923-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465924027923/tm247171d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC reported second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended January 26, 2024 results: revenue $935.4 million, net income $26.5 million, EPS $1.19 per diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended January 26, 2024
  - Revenue: $935.4 million
  - Net income: $26.5 million
  - EPS: $1.19 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 ended January 26, 2024. Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Highlights · The Company reported second quarter total revenue of $935.4 million. Compared to the prior year second quarter, total revenue increased 0.2%. o Comparable store restaurant sales increased 1.2%, while comparable store retail sales decreased
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465924027923/0001104659-24-027923-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC reported fiscal year 2024 results: revenue $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion.
  - Period: fiscal year 2024
  - Revenue: $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The Company provided the following update to its fiscal 2024 outlook: · Total revenue of $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067294/000110465924027923/0001104659-24-027923-index.htm

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