BJ's Restaurants Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
BJ's Restaurants' CEO is Lyle Tick, appointed in Sep 2024, has a tenure of 1.83 years. total yearly compensation is $3.44M, comprised of 20.7% salary and 79.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.012% of the company’s shares, worth €136.77K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.2 years and 6.6 years respectively.
Key information
Lyle Tick
Chief executive officer
US$3.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 20.65% |
| CEO tenure | 1.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 1.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 6.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$44m |
| Dec 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$49m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$31m |
| Jul 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$28m |
| Apr 01 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$22m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$1m | US$186k | US$17m |
Compensation vs Market: Lyle's total compensation ($USD3.44M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.80M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Lyle's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Lyle Tick (50 yo)
Mr. Lyle D. Tick is CEO of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. from June 5, 2025 and serves as its President since September 9, 2024 and also serves as its Director since June 15, 2025 and served as its Chief Concept O...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.8yrs | US$3.44m | 0.012% € 136.8k | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | US$788.93k | no data | |
| Executive VP | 15.3yrs | US$974.82k | 0.11% € 1.2m | |
| EVP & Chief People Officer | 1.2yrs | US$960.78k | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Development Officer | 23yrs | US$992.03k | 0.20% € 2.2m | |
| Executive VP & COO | less than a year | no data | 0.053% € 599.3k | |
| Senior VP & Principal Accounting Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 13.4yrs | US$647.50k | 0.00026% € 2.9k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Marketing Officer | no data | no data | 0.021% € 231.0k | |
| Senior Vice President of Brewing Operations | 30.5yrs | US$143.26k | 0.058% € 644.1k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Brand President | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ZCG's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 1.1yrs | US$3.44m | 0.012% € 136.8k | |
| Independent Director | 25.5yrs | US$305.08k | 0.13% € 1.4m | |
| Independent Director | 2.4yrs | US$949.15k | 0.17% € 1.9m | |
| Independent Chairman | 15.9yrs | US$405.07k | 0.19% € 2.1m | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | US$300.08k | 0.086% € 961.7k | |
| Independent Director | 12.1yrs | US$282.58k | 0.36% € 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 4.5yrs | US$292.58k | 0.071% € 793.2k | |
| Independent Director | 7.5yrs | US$302.58k | 0.11% € 1.2m |
Experienced Board: ZCG's board of directors are considered experienced (6.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/07/02 09:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/01 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Todd Brooks | Benchmark Company |
| Conrad Lyon | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |