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Arcos Dorados Holdings vs Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store

Arcos Dorados Holdings is the larger business, with $4.68bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.32bn for Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store (1.4 times as much). Arcos Dorados Holdings grew faster (4.7% against -4.7%). Arcos Dorados Holdings kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 4.5% against 1.0%. Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store carries less debt relative to equity (70.5% against 149.1%).

Latest fiscal yearArcos Dorados HoldingsARCO, 2025Cracker Barrel OLD Country StoreCBRL, 2026
Revenue $4.68bn $3.32bn
Revenue growth 4.7% -4.7%
Net income $212m $31.7m
Operating margin 7.8% -0.4%
Net margin 4.5% 1.0%
Return on equity 33.2% 6.7%
Free cash flow $15.0m $88.4m
Cash $373m $36.5m
Total debt $1.15bn $337m
Debt to equity 149.1% 70.5%
Dividend per share — $1.00
Dividend yield 3.5% 1.5%
Share buybacks — —
Employees — 74,500
Market value $1.42bn $1.51bn
Price vs our value range — Above our value range
Moat score — 55 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 4 sales 0 buys, 15 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.