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Earnings Per Share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share of common stock is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The shares of Company stock attributable to our limited partner interest in The Lion Fund, L.P., and The Lion Fund II, L.P., (collectively, the “investment partnerships”) — based on our proportional ownership during this period — are considered treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet and thereby deemed not to be included in the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding. However, these shares are legally outstanding.
The following table presents shares authorized, issued and outstanding on June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Class AClass BClass AClass B
Common stock authorized500,000 10,000,000 500,000 10,000,000 
Common stock issued and outstanding211,176 2,083,140 206,864 2,068,640 

The Company has applied the “two-class method” of computing earnings per share as prescribed in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 260, “Earnings Per Share”. (Class B shares are economically equivalent to one-fifth of a Class A share.) The equivalent Class A common stock applied for computing earnings per share excludes the proportional shares of Biglari Holdings’ stock held by the investment partnerships. In the tabulation below is the weighted average equivalent Class A common stock for earnings per share.
Second QuarterFirst Six Months
2026202520262025
Equivalent Class A common stock outstanding627,804 620,592 625,925 620,592 
Proportional ownership of Company stock held by investment partnerships375,384 358,832 371,423 358,088 
Equivalent Class A common stock for earnings per share252,420 261,760 254,502 262,504