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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BJ's Restaurants (BJRI)

BJ's Restaurants Q1 revenue rises 2.9% to $358.1 million; EPS falls to $0.41

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

BJ's Restaurants reported fiscal first quarter 2026 revenue of $358.1 million, up 2.9% from a year earlier, with comparable restaurant sales up 2.4%. Net income fell to $9.0 million from $13.5 million, diluted EPS was $0.41 versus $0.58, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.57 versus $0.59. The company reiterated its fiscal 2026 outlook, so shareholders have no change to the full-year targets it set earlier.

Key points

  • Total revenues rose 2.9% to $358.1 million; comparable restaurant sales rose 2.4%, led by a 2.2% increase in guest traffic.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.41 versus $0.58 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.57 versus $0.59.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $37.7 million, up 6.8% from $35.4 million.
  • Reiterated fiscal 2026 outlook includes comparable restaurant sales growth of 1% to 3% and adjusted EBITDA of $140 million to $150 million.

The filing

CompanyBJ's Restaurants (BJRI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 5, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001171843-26-003022

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 05, 2026.

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