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Cracker Barrel Beats Earnings, Shares Jump 11% Premarket

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Cracker Barrel reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.99 per share, beating expectations.
Revenue declined 2.15% year-over-year to $849.3 million.
Shares jumped 11% pre-market to $50.50 following the earnings beat.
The report was the first under CEO David Deno, hired August 2026.
Cracker Barrel sold-leased back 26 stores, raising about $77 million to reduce debt.

History

Historical Context

In 2009, amid the auto industry crisis, General Motors filed Chapter 11 in New York, received a $49.5 billion U.S. Treasury investment and sold most operating assets in a Section 363 auction, emerging with a leaner balance sheet. Cracker Barrel’s 2026 sale-leaseback of 26 sites for $77 million follows that same divest-and-debt-reduce play, using proceeds to cut leverage and reassure investors.

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Story summary

Cracker Barrel reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $0.99 per share, beating expectations.
Revenue declined 2.15% year-over-year to $849.3 million.
Shares jumped 11% pre-market to $50.50 following the earnings beat.
The report was the first under CEO David Deno, hired August 2026.
Cracker Barrel sold-leased back 26 stores, raising about $77 million to reduce debt.

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