Company data
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store employees and revenue per employee
CBRL · Restaurants · $1.28B market cap
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had 74,500 employees at the end of fiscal Jul 2026, down 2.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $3.32B, down 4.7% from a year earlier, or $45K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
74,500
-2.9% YoY
Revenue
$3.32B
-4.7% YoY
Revenue / employee
$45K
Peer median $92K
Rank in industry
25 of 25
Restaurants
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 74,500 | $3.32B | $45K | -2.9% | -4.7% |
| Aug 2025 | 76,730 | $3.48B | $45K | -1.1% | +0.4% |
| Aug 2024 | 77,600 | $3.47B | $45K | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| Jul 2023 | 77,000 | $3.44B | $45K | +5.5% | +5.4% |
| Jul 2022 | 73,000 | $3.27B | $45K | +4.3% | +15.8% |
| Jul 2021 | 70,000 | $2.82B | $40K | +27.3% | +11.8% |
| Jul 2020 | 55,000 | $2.52B | $46K | -24.7% | -17.9% |
| Aug 2019 | 73,000 | $3.07B | $42K | +0.0% | +1.4% |
| Aug 2018 | 73,000 | $3.03B | $42K | +0.0% | +3.6% |
| Jul 2017 | 73,000 | $2.93B | $40K | — | — |
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Restaurants.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 10,200 | $4.94B | $484K | Leaner |
| PZZA Papa John's International, Inc. | 9,400 | $2.05B | $218K | Contracting |
| WEN The Wendy's Company | 14,900 | $2.18B | $146K | Hiring into decline |
| CAKE The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated | 48,400 | $3.75B | $78K | Efficient growth |
| EAT Brinker International, Inc. | 85,003 | $5.81B | $68K | Efficient growth |
| BLMN Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | 64,000 | $3.96B | $62K | Leaner |
| TXRH Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | 101,000 | $5.88B | $58K | Efficient growth |
| BROS Dutch Bros Inc. | 32,000 | $1.64B | $51K | Efficient growth |
| CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store | 74,500 | $3.32B | $45K | Contracting |
Questions about Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
- How many employees does Cracker Barrel Old Country Store have?
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store reported 74,500 employees for the fiscal year ending Jul 2026, in the annual report it filed on September 25, 2026. That is down 2.9% from a year earlier.
- What is Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's revenue per employee?
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store brought in $3.32B of revenue in fiscal Jul 2026, which is $45K per employee. That ranks 25 of 25 companies we track in Restaurants, where the median is $92K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed September 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CBRL.