Bloomin' Brands vs Cracker Barrel
Bloomin' Brands reported revenue of $4.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Cracker Barrel's $3.3 billion in fiscal 2026. Bloomin' Brands' revenue grew 0.1% in its latest year, and Cracker Barrel's fell 4.7%. Bloomin' Brands had an operating margin of 0.9%, against -0.4% at Cracker Barrel. Free cash flow was $97 million at Bloomin' Brands and $88 million at Cracker Barrel. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 28 and July 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Bloomin' Brands | Cracker Barrel | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 28, 2025 | FY2026, Jul 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $4.0B | $3.3B |
| Revenue growth | 0.1% | −4.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.5% | 3.3% |
| Gross margin | 70.2% | 69.1% |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | −0.4% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow | $97M | $88M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.5% | 2.7% |
| Return on capital | 2.7% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $38M | $23M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.7% | 0.4% |
| Last close | $9.75 | $64.81 |
| P/E at the last close | 11.7× | 46.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | sold $17.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | — |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Bloomin' Brands and Cracker Barrel pages.