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Founded by Sardar Biglari in 2008.1
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Logo: Biglari Holdings, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
American holding company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, US
Biglari Holdings Inc. is an American holding company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, founded by entrepreneur Sardar Biglari.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Biglari Holdings Inc. is an American holding company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, founded by entrepreneur Sardar Biglari. Its subsidiaries include Steak 'n Shake, Maxim magazine, First Guard Insurance, Southern Pioneer Insurance, Southern Oil, Abraxas Petroleum and Western Sizzlin'.3
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.
Restaurant Operations brought in 70% of the revenue Biglari Holdings Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
| Products and services | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Operations | $250.9M | $251.4M | $280.9M |
| Insurance Operations | $67.3M | $72.7M | $76.5M |
| Oil and Gas | $45.1M | $36.9M | $30.2M |
| Licensing And Media | $2.1M | $1.0M | $7.7M |
| Gift Cards | $5.3M | $4.2M | $4.7M |
| Advertising | $4.5M | $3.3M | $3.4M |
| Franchise | $1.2M | $463.0K | $330.0K |
Restaurant Operations brought in 42% of the revenue Biglari Holdings Inc. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.
| Business segments | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Operations | $250.9M | $251.4M | $280.9M |
| Restaurant | $250.9M | $251.4M | $280.9M |
| Insurance | $67.3M | $72.7M | $76.5M |
| Oil And Gas | $45.1M | $36.9M | $30.2M |
| Maxim | $2.1M | $1.0M | $7.7M |
Out of $395.3M in revenue.5 The company lost money this year.
Out of $107.0M of cash from operations.5
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $775.7M8 | $668.8M9 | $433.7M10 | $366.1M11 | $368.2M12 | $365.3M5 | $362.1M5 | $395.3M5 |
| Cost of revenue | $636.5M8 | $500.9M9 | $246.7M10 | $167.5M11 | $140.3M12 | $138.0M5 | $143.4M5 | $161.3M5 |
| Selling, general and admin | $100.2M9 | $76.4M10 | $76.0M11 | $70.6M12 | $77.0M5 | $75.7M5 | $86.8M5 | |
| Interest | $19.9M8 | $20.3M8 | $15.5M8 | |||||
| Income tax | -$2.6M8 | $9.8M9 | -$12.2M10 | $6.8M11 | -$10.7M12 | $9.3M5 | -$4.4M5 | -$10.2M5 |
| Net income | $19.4M8 | $45.4M9 | -$38.0M10 | $35.5M11 | -$32.0M12 | $54.9M5 | -$3.8M5 | -$37.5M5 |
| Earnings per share (diluted) | $131.649 | -$110.0510 | $111.8311 | -$107.4312 | $189.495 | -$13.455 | -$143.865 |
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $48.6M8 | $67.8M9 | $24.5M10 | $42.3M11 | $37.5M12 | $28.1M5 | $30.7M5 | $268.8M5 |
| Current assets | $145.4M8 | $147.8M9 | $164.8M10 | $150.7M11 | $152.6M12 | $170.6M5 | $378.5M5 | |
| Total assets | $1.1B8 | $1.0B9 | $894.8M10 | $828.5M11 | $849.4M12 | $866.1M5 | $1.0B5 | |
| Current liabilities | $139.8M8 | $288.4M9 | $143.6M10 | $134.9M11 | $111.1M12 | $147.3M5 | $156.0M5 | |
| Long-term debt | $263.2M8 | $111.6M9 | $104.5M9 | $10.0M5 | $213.9M5 | |||
| Total liabilities | $523.0M8 | $453.1M9 | $307.1M10 | $272.9M11 | $250.1M12 | $293.2M5 | $502.0M5 | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $570.5M9 | $616.3M9 | $564.8M9 | $587.7M10 | $547.0M11 | $599.3M12 | $573.0M5 | $523.4M5 |
Founded by Sardar Biglari in 2008.1
Who has led Biglari Holdings Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
In September 2019, Biglari acquired Southern Oil of Louisiana Inc. for $51.5 million.
In 2022, Biglari acquired 90% of the voting power of San Antonio-based Abraxas Petroleum for $80 million.
From Wikipedia’s article on Biglari Holdings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7
From Wikidata.1
Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.2
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.