Cracker Barrel vs Dave & Buster's
Cracker Barrel reported revenue of $3.3 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.6 times Dave & Buster's $2.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Cracker Barrel's revenue fell 4.7% in its latest year, and Dave & Buster's fell 1.4%. Cracker Barrel had an operating margin of -0.4%, against 4.1% at Dave & Buster's. Free cash flow was $88 million at Cracker Barrel and −$101 million at Dave & Buster's. Their fiscal years end in different months (July 31 and February 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Cracker Barrel | Dave & Buster's | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jul 31, 2026 | FY2025, Feb 3, 2026 |
| Revenue | $3.3B | $2.1B |
| Revenue growth | −4.7% | −1.4% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 3.3% | 37.0% |
| Gross margin | 69.1% | 85.7% |
| Operating margin | −0.4% | 4.1% |
| Net margin | 0.9% | −2.3% |
| Free cash flow | $88M | −$101M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.7% | −4.8% |
| Return on capital | — | 4.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 4.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $23M | $24M |
| Change in diluted share count | 0.4% | −13.3% |
| Last close | $68.84 | $7.07 |
| P/E at the last close | 49.2× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $17.3 million | bought $122,033, sold $102,668 |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
US$ billions, fiscal years
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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 Cracker Barrel and Dave & Buster's pages.