Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc (CBRL) dividend history and payment record
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc pays dividends quarterly. We hold 144 payments for it, going back to March 1986 — the full record is below, with what it has paid and when. We don't publish a predicted next ex-dividend date for CBRL. As soon as the company declares one it will appear at the top of this page; until then the record below is what we hold.
CBRL dividend at a glance
| Most recent payment | $0.25 per share, July 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Indicated annual dividend | $1.00 per share, at the current rate and cadence |
| Payment frequency | Quarterly |
| Change over the past year | Held at $0.25 |
| Typical time to payment | Paid about 21 days after the ex-date |
| History on file | 144 payments since March 1986 |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc's dividend schedule
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc has paid quarterly across the 40 years of records we hold, with the most recent ex-date on July 17, 2026. Its ex-dates usually land in the middle of the month.
Payment follows the ex-date by about 21 days, based on the announcements we hold for CBRL.
Increases have a season: of the 17 raises in our record, most take effect with the October payment, so that is the ex-date to watch for a change in the amount.
CBRL dividend history
The last 16 payments on record, of 144 going back to March 1986.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $0.25 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Jan 17, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | $1.30 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | $1.30 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | $1.30 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | $1.30 |
| Apr 13, 2023 | $1.30 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | $1.30 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | $1.30 |
Amounts are per share as reported on each ex-date, and are not restated for later share splits — a split shows up here as a step down in the per-share amount. Shown for schedule context, not as a yield.
Special dividends
Payments well outside CBRL's regular rate. These are one-offs — they are excluded from the growth figures above, and they are not assumed to recur, so they do not feed the predicted dates.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2019 | $4.30 |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $5.00 |
| Jul 12, 2017 | $4.70 |
| Jul 13, 2016 | $4.40 |
| Jul 15, 2015 | $4.10 |
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need to own CBRL before the ex-dividend date?
- Yes. You must already hold the shares when trading opens on the ex-dividend date to receive the payment. Buying on the ex-date itself is too late — the seller keeps that dividend. See ex-date vs record date vs payment date for how the dates fit together.
- How often does CBRL pay a dividend?
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc has historically paid quarterly, across 144 payments since March 1986.
- How much does CBRL pay per share?
- The most recent payment was $0.25 per share, with an ex-date of July 17, 2026. At that rate and frequency the indicated annual dividend is $1.00 a share. This is the cash amount, not a yield — a yield depends on the share price you pay.