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BJs RESTAURANTS INC

BJRI · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$3.4M

Pay Ratio

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Lyle D. Tick

Returns outran pay growth by +5.9 pts

MCDONALDS CORP

MCD · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$20.6M

Pay Ratio

—

Christopher Kempczinski

Pay and TSR both rose, but not in lockstep

YUM BRANDS INC

YUM · FY2025

ALIGNED

CEO Package

$20.9M

Pay Ratio

—

David W. Gibbs

Pay reset -15.6% while TSR improved +10.1 pts

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

BJRI$3.4MMCD$20.6MYUM$20.9M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

YUM carries the largest package at $20.9M, about 6.1x BJRI.
MCD reads mixed, while BJRI looks aligned.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

BJRI

Lyle D. Tick

$3.4M

base salary21%
stock awards46%
option awards9%
non-equity incentive compensation19%
other compensation6%

MCD

Christopher Kempczinski

$20.6M

base salary8%
stock awards39%
option awards39%
non-equity incentive compensation12%
other compensation3%

YUM

David W. Gibbs

$20.9M

base salary7%
stock awards60%
non-equity incentive compensation14%
other compensation1%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
BJs RESTAURANTS INC(BJRI)Lyle D. Tick2025$3.4M
MCDONALDS CORP(MCD)Christopher Kempczinski2025$20.6M
YUM BRANDS INC(YUM)David W. Gibbs2025$20.9M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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