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BJs RESTAURANTS INC (BJRI) company profile

BJRINasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends January 3
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 29, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 15/3012% below fair value
$55.77+0.88 (+1.60%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.19BP/E 26.7Yield –

About BJs RESTAURANTS

Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates a national chain of full-service restaurants and breweries. The company offers a casual dining menu featuring Chicago-style deep-dish and tavern-cut pizzas, slow-roasted meats, chicken wings, salmon, various entrees, and desserts. It also provides proprietary craft beers, ciders, and cocktails produced through internal brewing facilities, standalone brewpubs, and independent brewing partners. Customers can dine on site, place takeout and curbside pickup orders, use third-party delivery and catering services, or subscribe to a California craft beer club. The company primarily serves individual diners, families, and larger social groups.

The company operates 219 restaurants across 31 states in the United States. Its physical infrastructure includes four in-house brewing facilities and two standalone brewpub locations. The business employs approximately 22,000 restaurant staff members as well as around 230 support and supervisory team members across the country. The principal executive offices and restaurant support center of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. are located in Huntington Beach, California.

Summary of the business section of BJs RESTAURANTS's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
BJs RESTAURANTS INC
Founded
1978
Headquarters
Huntington Beach, CA
Address
7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300 92647
Phone
(714) 500-2440
Employees
22,000, Dec 30, 2025
Industry
Retail-Eating Places
Incorporated in
California
Fiscal year ends
January 3
Auditor
KPMG LLP, Los Angeles, California

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
BJRI
Exchange
Nasdaq
IPO date
Oct 10, 1996
Shares outstanding
21M, Jul 28, 2026
Public float
$1.00B, Jul 1, 2025
Filer category
Large accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1013488
CUSIP
09180C106
ISIN
US09180C1062
FIGI
BBG000H9LNX1
Share class FIGI
BBG001S970P2
LEI
5299000EOW66I1OJNQ23
EIN
33-0485615

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Lyle TickCEO & President35,087
Kendra D. MillerEVP & General Counsel25,621
Gregory S. LyndsEVP & Chief Dev. Officer25,280
Birju Prakash AminEVP & Chief Technology Officer3,010
Thomas Michael KowalskiChief Supply Chain Officer8,066
Ashley Allison VanSr. Vice President Accounting2,580
Jennifer Anne JaffeEVP & Chief People Officer10,611
Monika SaxenaEVP & Brand President4,300
Brian S. KrakowerEVP & Chief Info. Officer12,062
Heidi RogersSVP & Chief Marketing Officer9,265
Alex PuchnerSr. Vice President Brewing Ops18,676
Christopher P. PinsakEVP & Chief Operating Officer17,976
Joshua Todd WilsonEVP & Chief Financial Officer12,789
Thomas HoudekCFO18,470
Jacob GuildSr VP & CAO3,803
William J. AtkinsInterim Prin. Fin. Officer0
Amy B. KrallmanEVP & Chief People Officer11,678
Putnam ShinChief Growth & Innovation15,158
James D. WhiteDirector2,326
Christopher W. BrandtDirector2,326
C. Bradford RichmondDirector39,455
Noah A. ElbogenDirector71,655
Lea Anne OttingerDirector39,701
Janet SherlockDirector26,199
Pozzo James DalDirector3,116,158

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2025
Mr Richmond
$780.98K$777.06K$818.45K$102$94
FY2025
Mr Tick
$3.44M$3.30M$818.45K$102$94
FY2024
Mr Levin
$4.42M-$1.06M$959.60K$93$139
FY2024
Mr Richmond
$1.06M$1.14M$959.60K$93$139
FY2024
Mr.Levin
$4.42M-$1.06M$959.60K$93$139
FY2023$3.58M$4.25M$953.36K$95$118

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Executive compensation, fiscal 2025

Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement

ExecutiveSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsIncentive payOtherTotalvs. prior year
Lyle D. Tick
Chief Executive Officer and President
$710.77K–$1.57M$319.59K$637.14K$207.10K$3.44M+237%
C. Bradford Richmond
Former Interim Chief Executive Officer
$307.73K––$399.16K–$74.09K$780.98K-26%
J. Todd Wilson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$23.63K$250.00K$250.03K$249.41K$15.40K$462$788.93K–
Jennifer A. Jaffe
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
$263.78K–$300.01K$199.59K$189.12K$8.27K$960.78K–
Gregory S. Lynds
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer
$426.00K–$238.77K$55.01K$263.06K$9.19K$992.03K+11%
Kendra D. Miller
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
$405.00K–$238.77K$55.01K$263.25K$12.79K$974.82K+12%
Thomas A. Houdek
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
$222.07K–$290.85K$67.01K–$6.37K$586.29K-40%
William J. Atkins
Interim Principal Financial Officer
–––––$607.87K$607.87K–

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of December 30, 2025, we employed approximately 22,000 team members at our 219 restaurants.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

DateEventDetails
Sep 22, 2021Auditor changeChange in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01)
Aug 16, 2004Name changeName changed from CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC to BJs RESTAURANTS INC
Apr 26, 2002DeregistrationTermination of SEC registration (Form 15)
Oct 10, 1996IPOInitial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus)

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