BJ's Restaurants, Inc. reports news on its company-owned casual dining restaurant business in the United States. Updates center on quarterly and annual results, comparable restaurant sales, guest traffic, restaurant-level operating profit, adjusted EBITDA, financial outlooks and share repurchase activity.
The company also issues restaurant-brand announcements for BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, including menu additions tied to its deep-dish pizzas, slow-roasted entrees, wings, proprietary handcrafted beers and Pizookie dessert platform. News commonly covers limited-time food launches, earnings call schedules and operating priorities for the national casual dining brand.
BJ’s Restaurants (Nasdaq: BJRI) reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $358.6 million, up year over year, and raised its fiscal 2026 outlook. For the quarter ended September 29, 2026, revenue rose 8.6% and comparable restaurant sales increased 8.1%. Net income reached $5.317 million versus $465,000 a year earlier; diluted earnings per share rose to $0.24 from $0.02. Restaurant-level operating margin, a non-GAAP measure excluding corporate and other costs, increased to 14.7% from 12.5%.
The company now expects fiscal 2026 comparable sales growth of approximately 4.7%, restaurant-level operating profit of $233 million to $237 million and adjusted EBITDA of $149 million to $154 million. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP earnings measure excluding specified expenses and gains or losses. Planned capital expenditures fell to approximately $80 million. Nine-month net income declined to $33.133 million from $36.165 million.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (BJRI) introduced a limited-time holiday menu nationwide, featuring steakhouse-inspired dishes and a returning seasonal dessert. The lineup includes a Hawaiian Rib Eye, shareable sides and seasonal beverages. The Biscoff Brown Butter Pizookie returns with a new brown butter cookie base.
Holiday gift card promotions run from November 5 through December 31, with bonus cards and VIP discounts redeemable January 4–31, 2027. A separate online Cyber Weekend offer runs November 27–30. In-restaurant offers differ in Arizona and Texas.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (NASDAQ: BJRI) has launched the Nutella® Gone Bananas Pizookie® dessert at all locations nationwide for a limited time. The dessert features a banana bread cookie base, vanilla bean ice cream, Nutella® and crushed hazelnuts, and is available while supplies last. It costs $5 on Pizookie® Tuesday or an additional $5 with the $13 Pizookie® Meal Deal, available all day Monday through Friday.
BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI) will release its third quarter 2026 results after the market closes on November 5, 2026. An investor conference call will follow at 1:30 p.m. Pacific that day, with a live Internet broadcast. An archive will remain available for 30 days following the call.
BJ’s Restaurants (BJRI) has appointed Christopher W. Brandt and James D. White as independent members of its Board of Directors, effective September 3, 2026.
Brandt will join the Board’s Governance and Nominating Committee, while White will serve on the Compensation Committee. Their appointments increase the board to ten members. Brandt previously held senior brand and marketing leadership roles at Chipotle Mexican Grill, Bloomin’ Brands and Taco Bell, and serves on the boards of The Hershey Company and Wawa. White is a former Chair, President and CEO of Jamba Juice, co-founded JDWhite Design Labs, and sits on the boards of CAVA Group, The Simply Good Foods Company and The Honest Company, where he is Board Chair.
BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ: BJRI) announced that its management will participate in the 19th Annual Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Intercontinental hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. A live webcast and archived replay of the fireside discussion will be accessible via the company’s Investors webpage.
BJ’s Restaurants (Nasdaq: BJRI) reported fiscal second quarter 2026 revenue of $388.9 million, up 6.4% year over year, with comparable restaurant sales up 6.5% and traffic up 8.3%. Restaurant level operating profit rose to $66.8 million, a 17.2% margin, and Adjusted EBITDA increased 5.5% to $44.4 million. Diluted EPS was $0.86, while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.94.
Net income declined to $18.8 million from $22.2 million, as general and administrative expenses rose by $4.6 million, including $2.9 million of incremental deferred compensation, legal and leadership transition costs. The company repurchased about 64,000 shares for $2.4 million and cut total debt from $85.0 million to $44.0 million.
BJ’s raised its 2026 outlook, increasing comparable sales guidance to 3.0%–4.0%, restaurant level operating profit to $228–$235 million, and Adjusted EBITDA to $145–$152 million, while keeping capital expenditure and share repurchase guidance unchanged.
BJ’s Restaurants (Nasdaq: BJRI) will release its second quarter 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The company will host a live investor conference call at 2:00 p.m. Pacific, accessible via the Investors page of its website, with a 30‑day online archive.
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse (NASDAQ: BJRI) is launching an all-new crispy chicken sandwich lineup on June 25, featuring Korean Sweet & Spicy, BJ's Classic Crispy, and BJ's Original Crispy.
The $13 Pizookie Meal Deal now includes the NEW Original Chicken Sandwich and a free personal Pizookie, with 40+ meal combinations. The Graham Cracker S'mores Pizookie also returns for summer, including National Fried Chicken Day on July 6.
BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) appointed Monika Saxena as Brand President, effective June 3, 2026. She brings over 20 years of brand-building experience in marketing, culinary and beverage development, and consumer insights.
She previously helped LongHorn Steakhouse achieve 20 consecutive quarters of positive comparable sales growth.