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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Stock-Based Compensation Recognized within Our Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table presents the stock-based compensation recognized within our consolidated financial statements (in thousands):

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Labor and benefits

 

$

2,452

 

 

$

2,583

 

 

$

2,886

 

General and administrative

 

 

6,177

 

 

 

8,319

 

 

 

7,212

 

Capitalized (1)

 

 

357

 

 

 

380

 

 

 

326

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

8,986

 

 

$

11,282

 

 

$

10,424

 

 

(1) Capitalized stock-based compensation relates to our restaurant development personnel and is included in “Property and equipment, net” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model, Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Estimate the Fair Value of Each Stock Option

The fair value of each stock option was estimated on the grant date using the Black‑Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Expected volatility

 

 

67.6

%

 

 

66.9

%

 

 

63.5

%

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

3.9

%

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

1.8

%

Expected option life

 

5 years

 

 

5 years

 

 

5 years

 

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of options granted

 

$

19.00

 

 

$

18.24

 

 

$

17.15

 

 

Stock Option Activity

Under our stock-based compensation plan, the exercise price of a stock option is required to equal or exceed the fair value of our common stock at market close on the option grant date or the last trading day prior to the date of grant when grants take place on a day when the market is closed. The following table presents stock option activity:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

 

 

Shares
(in thousands)

 

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price

 

 

Shares
(in thousands)

 

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

 

Outstanding at December 28, 2021

 

 

775

 

 

$

41.77

 

 

 

519

 

 

$

41.02

 

 

 

5.0

 

Granted

 

 

111

 

 

$

31.57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(62

)

 

$

40.71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 3, 2023

 

 

824

 

 

$

40.48

 

 

 

601

 

 

$

41.57

 

 

 

4.7

 

Granted

 

 

124

 

 

$

31.19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(28

)

 

$

29.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(53

)

 

$

37.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at January 2, 2024

 

 

867

 

 

$

39.70

 

 

 

648

 

 

$

41.65

 

 

 

4.4

 

Granted

 

 

156

 

 

$

32.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(7

)

 

$

31.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(83

)

 

$

32.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

933

 

 

$

39.10

 

 

 

741

 

 

$

41.00

 

 

 

3.9

 

Information Relating to Significant Option Groups Outstanding

Information relating to significant option groups outstanding as of December 31, 2024, is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of
 Exercise Prices

 

Outstanding

 

 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

 

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price

 

 

Exercisable

 

 

Weighted
Average Exercise
Price

 

$22.27 – $31.34

 

 

99

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

$

30.55

 

 

 

45

 

 

$

30.29

 

$31.86 – $31.95

 

 

104

 

 

 

9.2

 

 

$

31.88

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

$32.27 – $35.95

 

 

173

 

 

 

4.8

 

 

$

34.30

 

 

 

139

 

 

$

34.58

 

$37.10 – $37.10

 

 

2

 

 

 

1.9

 

 

$

37.10

 

 

 

2

 

 

$

37.10

 

$37.70 – $37.70

 

 

126

 

 

 

3.0

 

 

$

37.70

 

 

 

126

 

 

$

37.70

 

$38.90 – $38.90

 

 

126

 

 

 

5.0

 

 

$

38.90

 

 

 

126

 

 

$

38.90

 

$39.33 – $46.91

 

 

147

 

 

 

4.3

 

 

$

44.78

 

 

 

147

 

 

$

44.78

 

$47.04 – $51.08

 

 

65

 

 

 

0.1

 

 

$

47.16

 

 

 

65

 

 

$

47.16

 

$52.98 – $52.98

 

 

7

 

 

 

0.2

 

 

$

52.98

 

 

 

7

 

 

$

52.98

 

$53.22 – $53.22

 

 

84

 

 

 

4.0

 

 

$

53.22

 

 

 

84

 

 

$

53.22

 

$22.27 – $53.22

 

 

933

 

 

 

4.9

 

 

$

39.10

 

 

 

741

 

 

$

41.00

 

Service-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Restricted Stock Unit Activity

The following table presents service-based restricted stock unit activity:

 

 

 

Shares
(in
thousands)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 28, 2021

 

 

619

 

 

$

39.35

 

Granted

 

 

368

 

 

$

28.44

 

Vested or released

 

 

(165

)

 

$

40.59

 

Forfeited

 

 

(93

)

 

$

35.24

 

Outstanding at January 3, 2023

 

 

729

 

 

$

34.10

 

Granted

 

 

344

 

 

$

28.93

 

Vested or released

 

 

(169

)

 

$

37.69

 

Forfeited

 

 

(82

)

 

$

31.62

 

Outstanding at January 2, 2024

 

 

822

 

 

$

31.46

 

Granted

 

 

306

 

 

$

33.13

 

Vested or released

 

 

(232

)

 

$

37.80

 

Forfeited

 

 

(124

)

 

$

29.94

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

772

 

 

$

30.45

 

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Restricted Stock Unit Activity

The following table presents performance-based restricted stock unit activity:

 

 

 

Shares
(in
thousands)

 

 

Weighted
Average
Fair Value

 

Outstanding at December 28, 2021

 

 

112

 

 

$

45.60

 

Granted

 

 

52

 

 

$

32.27

 

Vested or released

 

 

(27

)

 

$

53.22

 

Forfeited

 

 

(14

)

 

$

40.06

 

Outstanding at January 3, 2023

 

 

123

 

 

$

38.89

 

Granted

 

 

52

 

 

$

31.87

 

Vested or released

 

 

(40

)

 

$

38.90

 

Forfeited

 

 

(7

)

 

$

35.01

 

Outstanding at January 2, 2024

 

 

128

 

 

$

36.24

 

Granted

 

 

79

 

 

$

39.09

 

Vested or released

 

 

(65

)

 

$

46.91

 

Forfeited

 

 

(59

)

 

$

32.93

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2024

 

 

83

 

 

$

32.89

 

Market-Based and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units  
Monte Carlo Simulation Model, Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Estimate the Fair Value of Performance-Based RSUs

The fair value of performance-based RSUs which include a market-based metric was estimated on the grant date using the Monte Carlo simulation model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

2022

Volatility

 

 

49.8

%

 

n/a

 

n/a

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

3.8

%

 

n/a

 

n/a

Expected life (years)

 

3

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

Expected dividend yield

 

 

%

 

n/a

 

n/a

Fair value of market-based awards granted

 

$

34.79

 

 

n/a

 

n/a