For the quarter ended December 2025, BJ's Restaurants (BJRI Quick QuoteBJRI - Free Report) reported revenue of $355.4 million, up 3.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.66, compared to $0.47 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $351.89 million, representing a surprise of +1%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.60.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how BJ's Restaurants performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable restaurant sales: 2.6% compared to the 1.9% average estimate based on four analysts.
• Number of restaurants: 219 versus 219 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Restaurant operating weeks: 2,847 compared to the 2,847 average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of BJ's Restaurants have returned -4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.