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CBRL Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store (CBRL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Restaurants & Leisure · Retail-eating places · CIK 0001067294
Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
151
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
6
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about CBRL

Insiders, 180 days
-$182.3K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-04-01
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$182.3K
1 notice

Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC insiders sold a net $182.3K of stock across 27 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP, Chief HR Officer
SELL
2026-10-01 SEC
3,500
$182.3K
+22.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 8.0% of the 43,702 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 151 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief HR Officer Roberts Donna sold about $182.3K of CBRL on Oct 1, 2026; 151 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-01-06 SECtraded 2026-01-05
42,400
$1.1M
+145.6%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Dec 17, 2025.
  • The trade is 1.9% of the 2,197,800 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 151 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, L.P. sold about $1.1M of CBRL on Jan 5, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 151 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-12-31 SECtraded 2025-12-29
42,400
$1.1M
+159.1%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 buys), the last on Apr 25, 2025.
  • +62.7% median (+63.2% mean) 90-day return after 6 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.9% of the 2,240,200 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 151 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider CLAUGUS THOMAS E sold about $1.1M of CBRL on Dec 29, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 151 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-12-29 SECtraded 2025-12-23
42,400
$1.1M
+178.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Dec 9, 2025.
  • The trade is 1.9% of the 2,282,600 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 151 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold about $1.1M of CBRL on Dec 23, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 151 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2025-12-23 SECtraded 2025-12-19
42,400
$1.1M
+163.5%
Context
  • 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 4 sales), the last on Dec 5, 2025.
  • +47.9% median (+42.5% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 1.8% of the 2,325,000 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 151 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold about $1.1M of CBRL on Dec 19, 2025; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 151 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
27 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$182.3K over 180 days
-$182.3K over 90 days
more than 67% of Restaurants & Leisure
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Restaurants & Leisure
Funds
151 funds bought in last quarter
more than 59% of Restaurants & Leisure
Revenue
-4.7% year over year
below 82% of Restaurants & Leisure
Margin
1.0% net margin
below 56% of Restaurants & Leisure
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
25.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.8 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 96% of Restaurants & Leisure
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 1SVP, Chief HR Officer Roberts Donna sold $182.3K (Oct 1)
Oct 1Officer DONNA L. ROBERTS filed to sell $182.3K by Oct 1 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+89.3%12M
-32%+9%+50%+92%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2025-12-02 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $2.4M2025-12-11 · GMT CAPITAL CORP sold $1.2M2025-12-03 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.2M2025-12-04 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.2M2025-12-05 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.2M2025-12-09 · BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.2M2026-01-05 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, L.P. sold $1.1M2025-12-08 · BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.1M2025-12-17 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, L.P. sold $1.1M2025-12-19 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.1M2025-12-10 · GMT CAPITAL CORP sold $1.1M2025-12-16 · BAY RESOURCE PARTNERS OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, L.P. sold $1.1M2025-12-23 · BAY II RESOURCE PARTNERS LP sold $1.1M2025-12-29 · CLAUGUS THOMAS E sold $1.1M2026-10-01 · Roberts Donna sold $182.3K2026-10-01 · DONNA L. ROBERTS filed to sell $182.3K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns CBRL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,554,653 sh
$189.5M
$76.6M

Congress trades in CBRL

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-04-01 · disclosed 27 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2026-03-23 · disclosed 1 day later
$15,001 - $50,000
Sold 2026-01-05 · disclosed 19 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Bought 2025-12-31 · disclosed 7 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-12-16 · disclosed 3 days later
$15,001 - $50,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CBRL planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
DONNA L. ROBERTS
Filed 2026-10-01
$182.3K

CBRL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Parvin Hedged Equity Solari World Fund
$287.5K position · as of 2026-05-31
2.1%
Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF
$4.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.4%
S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund
$153.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
1.3%
HARTFORD SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
$3.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.1%
PIMCO RAE US Small Fund
$35.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.9%
Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Growth Fund
$7.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Sandra B. Cochran
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$8.3M
$6.1M
$2.3M
-5%
+50%
2022
$7.0M
$3.0M
$1.2M
-8%
+21%
2021
$7.6M
$9.8M
$1.1M
+25%
+42%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $182.3K sold by insiders over 180 days, 151 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $182.3K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
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CBRL financials

Revenue growth
-4.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.3B
four quarters, 2025-08-02 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
+1.0%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-02 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$88.4M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-02 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
1.02x
long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-05-01; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.42x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-05-01
Return on equity
+6.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-01 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
+1.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-01 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate -54%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
-0.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-01 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
48.71x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-02 to 2026-07-31
Enterprise value
$2.0B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-09-11 shares, plus long-term 2026-07-31 plus current 2026-05-01, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+5.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -32%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-072025-082024-082023-07
Revenue$3.3B$3.5B$3.5B$3.4B
Operating income-$12.5M$55.0M$45.1M$120.6M
Net income$31.7M$46.4M$40.9M$99.1M
EPS (diluted)1.402.061.834.45
Operating cash flow$206.2M$218.9M$169.0M$250.5M
Cash$36.5M$39.6M$12.0M$25.1M
Long-term debt$337.2M$335.5M$476.6M$414.9M
Buybacksn/an/an/a$17.4M
Dividends paid$23.1M$23.1M$116.1M$116.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

CBRL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CBRL ranks highest on financial health (59th percentile) and institutional and government (50th), and lowest on growth (18th), among Restaurants & Leisure peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
45
Inputs
  • Return on equity+6.7% · 51 pct, sector of 85
  • Return on assets+1.5% · 53 pct, sector of 120
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate -54%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed-0.8% · 32 pct, sector of 104
Financial health
59
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.02x · 44 pct, sector of 95
  • Cash flow to debt0.42x · 74 pct, sector of 105
Growth
18
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-4.7% · 18 pct, sector of 143
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
34
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$182K · 67 pct, sector of 77
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
50
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter151 · 59 pct, sector of 112
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
33
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+25.9% · 5 pct, sector of 150
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.1% · 61 pct, sector of 100
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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CBRL filings, in plain words

Are Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store insiders buying or selling CBRL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store insiders were net sellers, a net $182.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded CBRL?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying CBRL and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Tim Moore dated 2026-04-01.

Are there planned insider sales of CBRL?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $182.3K of stock; the latest, by DONNA L. ROBERTS, was filed 2026-10-01.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store insiders were net sellers of CBRL, a net $182.3K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying CBRL and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Tim Moore dated 2026-04-01. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $182.3K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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