BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP.

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal consumer_discretionary specialist (88%) CIK 1334429
League rank
#196
in Fundamental concentrated · #329 overall
Long book
$929.4M
Q1 2026
Positions
12
Top-10 weight
100%
concentration
Last quarter
+24.7%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
0%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

BIGLARI CAPITAL CORP. is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, specialised in consumer_discretionary (88% of the long book), running a $929.4M US long book across 12 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC-B, BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC-A, FERRARI NV, EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INC, JACK IN THE BOX INC.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.7pp per quarter ahead of the S&P 500, beating the index in 4 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
-11.0%
Q2 2024
-2.6%
Q3 2024
+26.2%
Q4 2024
-15.2%
Q1 2025
+28.1%
Q2 2025
+5.9%
Q3 2025
+0.8%
Q4 2025
-1.4%
Q1 2026
+24.7%

Sector allocation

Consumer discretionary
88%
Industrials
11%
Services media
2%
Financials
0%
Healthcare
0%
Consumer staples
0%

Long book by quarter

$746.3M
Q1 2024
$657.0M
Q2 2024
$651.4M
Q3 2024
$838.8M
Q4 2024
$709.0M
Q1 2025
$865.1M
Q2 2025
$913.2M
Q3 2025
$932.7M
Q4 2025
$929.4M
Q1 2026

What does BIGLARI CAPITAL own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BH BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC-BConsumer discretionary1.4M$467.1M50.3%+0.7%
BH/A BIGLARI HOLDINGS INC-AConsumer discretionary154.5K$269.2M29.0%Held
RACE FERRARI NVIndustrials292.0K$98.8M10.6%+29.4%
LOCO EL POLLO LOCO HOLDINGS INCConsumer discretionary4.0M$55.4M6.0%Held
JACK JACK IN THE BOX INCConsumer discretionary1.7M$16.3M1.8%Held
WYNN WYNN RESORTS LTDServices media143.8K$14.6M1.6%Held
KMX CARMAX INCConsumer discretionary125.4K$5.2M0.6%Held
BRK/A BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL AFinancials2$1.4M0.2%Held
CBRL CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRYConsumer discretionary35.9K$1.0M0.1%-93.9%
BHC BAUSCH HEALTH COS INCHealthcare41.1K$222K0.0%Held
KO COCA-COLA CO/THEConsumer staples120$9K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRMay 15, 202619$929.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRFeb 17, 202619$932.7M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HRNov 14, 202520$913.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRAug 14, 202519$865.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRMay 15, 202520$709.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRFeb 14, 202520$838.8M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HRNov 14, 202420$651.4M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRAug 14, 202418$657.0M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRMay 15, 202418$746.3M canonicalSEC ↗