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Decision snapshot: CBRL stock price vs GPK: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at GPK's multiple
Needs GPK P/E.
Implied fair value · at CBRL's multiple
Needs CBRL P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: CBRL FY 2025 (ended Aug 1, 2025) · GPK FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
15 fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 72% equity / 28% debt · EV / Revenue 0.48x · EV / EBITDA 6.98x
Capital structure 34% equity / 66% debt · EV / Revenue 1.02x · EV / EBITDA 6.94x
GPK carries the larger enterprise value at $8.81B against $1.67B; CBRL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.48x vs 1.02x); GPK on the lower EV / EBITDA (6.94x vs 6.98x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Graphic Packaging Holding Co · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.05x
1.79x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
1.86x
4.51x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$39.64M
$261.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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