Why did BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, BJ's Restaurants moved -3.4% — BJ's Restaurants stock fell 3.43% with no company-specific catalyst evident in recent filings or today's coverage; it likely moved with the broader market or restaurant sector. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows BJ's Restaurants's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 21.1, a forward P/E of about 22.0, a price-to-book of about 3.2 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does BJ's Restaurants's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (3.69×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is BJ's Restaurants's revenue?

BJ's Restaurants reported revenue of $1.4B for FY2025, with net profit of $48.8M, per official filings.

What is the share price of BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)?

BJ's Restaurants last traded at $59.41 (+1.0% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

BJ's Restaurants

BJRI · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

Snapshot

TickerBJRI

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryRestaurants

CountryUnited States

Employees22,230

HeadquartersHuntington Beach, United States

Websitewww.bjsrestaurants.com

Filings tracked17

About BJ's Restaurants

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. operates full-service restaurants in the United States. Its restaurants offer pizzas, crafts and other beers, appetizers, entrées, wings, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and Pizookie desserts. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. and changed its name to BJ's Restaurants, Inc. in August 2004. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.

Who owns it

Insiders4.9%
Institutions95.1%
Public & other0.0%

291 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.15.48%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC8.59%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.19%
American Century Companies Inc4.85%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.20%
State Street Corporation3.75%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership3.57%
Neuberger Berman Group, LLC3.06%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion3.69×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend0.3% → 3.5%

Margin has expanded by about 3.2 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 246%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $365.8M · EPS 0.71

Est. earnings growth +7.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.5B · EPS 2.71

Est. earnings growth +14.2%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$1.4B

Net margin

3.5%

ROE

13.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+4.4%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+246.0%

EPS (FY2025)

2.16

Net profit (FY2025)

$48.8M

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
BJ's Restaurants stock fell 3.43% with no company-specific catalyst evident in recent filings or today's coverage; it likely moved with the broader market or restaurant sector.
· confidence: low
Jul 27, 2026
No clear company-specific catalyst identified for the move; BJRI moved with the broader market/sector ahead of its Q2 earnings release scheduled for July 30.
· confidence: low
Jul 23, 2026
BJRI declined with the broader consumer sector amid mixed previews for upcoming Q2 earnings, with no company-specific news or filing as the driver.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$1.4B	$48.8M	2.16	3.5%	13.3%
FY2024	$1.3B	$19.7M	0.82	1.5%	5.4%
FY2023	$1.3B	$4.1M	0.17	0.3%	1.2%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$388.9M	$18.8M	0.86	4.8%
2026Q1	$358.1M	$9.0M	0.41	2.5%
2025Q3	$365.6M	$22.2M	0.97	6.1%
2025Q2	$348.0M	$13.5M	0.58	3.9%
2024Q4	$325.7M	$-2.9M	-0.13	-0.9%
2024Q3	$349.9M	$17.2M	0.72	4.9%
2024Q2	$337.3M	$7.7M	0.32	2.3%
2023Q4	$318.6M	$-3.8M	-0.16	-1.2%
2023Q3	$349.7M	$11.9M	0.50	3.4%
2023Q2	$341.3M	$3.5M	0.15	1.0%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Bylaw/charter change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/9/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC6/15/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC4/10/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/2/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/23/2026material

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC11/17/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/5/2025
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/8/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2025material

In the news

Education and discussion only — not investment advice. Financials from official filings (SEC/BSE) and reported company statements; market figures (delayed market data) are delayed and shown for reference only. Verify with the linked sources before acting.