Texas Roadhouse Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Texas Roadhouse's CEO is Jerry Morgan, appointed in Mar 2021, has a tenure of 5.5 years. total yearly compensation is $10.82M, comprised of 12.5% salary and 87.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth €12.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
Jerry Morgan
Chief executive officer
US$10.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.53% |
| CEO tenure | 5.5yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$413m |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$415m |
| Dec 30 2025 | US$11m | US$1m | US$406m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$437m |
| Jul 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$438m |
| Apr 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$434m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$6m | US$1m | US$434m |
| Sep 24 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$390m |
| Jun 25 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$370m |
| Mar 26 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$332m |
| Dec 26 2023 | US$5m | US$1m | US$305m |
| Sep 26 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$292m |
| Jun 27 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$291m |
| Mar 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$281m |
| Dec 27 2022 | US$4m | US$973k | US$270m |
| Sep 27 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$263m |
| Jun 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$253m |
| Mar 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$256m |
| Dec 28 2021 | US$4m | US$411k | US$245m |
| Sep 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$212m |
| Jun 29 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$188m |
| Mar 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$79m |
| Dec 29 2020 | US$4m | US$100k | US$31m |
Compensation vs Market: Jerry's total compensation ($USD10.82M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.94M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jerry's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jerry Morgan (65 yo)
Mr. Gerald L. Morgan, also known as Jerry, serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director at Texas Roadhouse, Inc. since March 19, 2021 and June 15, 2021 respectively and has been its Executive Vice Chairm...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Vice Chairman | 5.5yrs | US$10.82m | 0.12% € 12.7m | |
| President | 3.7yrs | US$4.09m | 0.021% € 2.2m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | US$964.27k | no data | |
| Chief Accounting & Financial Services Officer | 3.7yrs | US$1.64m | 0.031% € 3.2m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 3.7yrs | US$2.85m | 0.024% € 2.4m | |
| Corporate Secretary and Chief Business & Administrative Officer | 7.1yrs | US$2.84m | 0.022% € 2.3m | |
| Chief Communications Officer | 2.8yrs | US$2.84m | 0.056% € 5.7m | |
| Chief Growth Officer | 1.1yrs | US$2.33m | 0.015% € 1.5m | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | 0.0013% € 134.4k |
Experienced Management: ROW's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Executive Vice Chairman | 5.3yrs | US$10.82m | 0.12% € 12.7m | |
| Independent Chairman | 21.5yrs | US$450.66k | 0.041% € 4.2m | |
| Independent Director | 2.6yrs | US$285.02k | 0.0033% € 337.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$285.02k | 0.0045% € 457.5k | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$297.52k | 0.0082% € 838.1k | |
| Non-Independent Non-employee Director | 1.1yrs | US$1.21m | 0.0044% € 450.4k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$297.52k | 0.018% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | US$310.02k | 0.0060% € 616.5k |
Experienced Board: ROW's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/14 21:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Tarantino | Baird |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Andrew Strelzik | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |