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Cracker Barrel Posts Q1 Loss, Cuts Sales Outlook as Shares Slide After Hours

The chain lowered its full-year sales outlook as it continues to feel fallout from a scrapped logo revamp.

Overview

  • Fiscal first-quarter revenue fell 5.7% to $797.2 million, coming in slightly below analyst expectations.
  • Comparable restaurant sales declined 4.7% year over year, while retail shop sales dropped 8.5%.
  • Cracker Barrel reported a net loss of $24.6 million for the quarter.
  • The company reduced its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast to a range of $3.2 billion to $3.3 billion from $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion.
  • Shares dropped more than 10% after hours following the results; earlier Tuesday the stock had risen about 5% as Wall Street anticipated a quarterly loss and some firms trimmed price targets.