What is BJ's Restaurants's operating margin?

BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) reported operating margin of 3% in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for BJ's Restaurants's operating margin?

Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), BJ's Restaurants's operating margin has grown at a -33.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -11.1% to 3.3%.

What does operating margin mean?

Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.

BJ's Restaurants BJRI Operating margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$358.1M+2.9%

Gross profit$268.2M+2.7%

Operating income$10.6M-28.9%

Net income$9.0M-33.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.41-29.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$22.7M+19.3%

Total debt$462.7M-8.7%

Total equity$372.5M+0.3%

Total assets$999.1M-2.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$43.0M+830%

CapEx$15.8M-5.3%

Free cash flow$27.2M+325%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.15B+12.9%

Enterprise value$1.59B+5.5%

P/E25.9×—

P/S0.8×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%+0.5pp

Net margin3.1%—

FCF margin5.7%+4.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity11.9%—

Debt / equity1.2×-0.1×

Current ratio0.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from BJ's Restaurants’s reported figures.

operating income/total revenue=3%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: BJ's Restaurants’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is BJ's Restaurants's operating margin?: BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) reported operating margin of 3% in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for BJ's Restaurants's operating margin?: Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), BJ's Restaurants's operating margin has grown at a -33.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -11.1% to 3.3%.
What does operating margin mean?: Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.