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Jack in the Box Inc.

JACK

NASDAQConsumer CyclicalRestaurants

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$17.9392

+$0.6992 · +4.06%

Aug 24, 2:49 PM ET

JACK company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

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Hold

Wait — insufficient conviction to act

Valuation

87

Deep Value

Momentum

47

Neutral

Sentiment

53

Mixed

Risk resilience

35

High Risk

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Company profile

Company website

Jack in the Box Inc. is engaged in the operation and franchising of its namesake quick-service dining establishments. By November 23, 2021, the company's network encompassed approximately 2,200 Jack in the Box fast-food outlets situated across 21 U.S. states and the territory of Guam. The enterprise was founded in 1951, with its primary corporate base located in San Diego, California.

Industry
Restaurants
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Headquarters
US
CEO
Mark King
Listed since
Mar 5, 1992
Employees
5,046

Market position

Day range

Current $17.9392

52-week range

Current $17.9392

Open
$17.25
Previous close
$17.24
Volume
406.52K
0.43× average
Average volume
936.15K
Average daily volume
Market cap
342.17M USD
Beta
1.4
Market reference 1
50-day average
$15.503
+15.71% above average
200-day average
$15.8541
+13.15% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
3.44B USD
P/E (TTM)
10.33×
P/B (TTM)
-0.39×
P/S (TTM)
0.29×
EV / EBITDA
94.94×
Earnings yield
-22.12%
Free cash flow yield
20.32%
Dividend yield
0.00%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
28.14%
Operating margin
14.32%
Net margin
2.84%
Return on equity
8.60%
Return on assets
-3.11%
Return on invested capital
-0.60%

Financial health

Debt / equity
-2.75×
Current ratio
0.51×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends40%24%7%-10%Gross margin, FY2021: 35.99%Gross margin, FY2022: 29.52%Gross margin, FY2023: 30.03%Gross margin, FY2024: 29.46%Gross margin, FY2025: 28.66%Operating margin, FY2021: 25.35%Operating margin, FY2022: 16.91%Operating margin, FY2023: 16.47%Operating margin, FY2024: 5.25%Operating margin, FY2025: -1.23%Net margin, FY2021: 14.49%Net margin, FY2022: 7.89%Net margin, FY2023: 7.73%Net margin, FY2024: -2.34%Net margin, FY2025: -5.51%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 35.99%. Gross margin FY2022 29.52%. Gross margin FY2023 30.03%. Gross margin FY2024 29.46%. Gross margin FY2025 28.66%. Operating margin FY2021 25.35%. Operating margin FY2022 16.91%. Operating margin FY2023 16.47%. Operating margin FY2024 5.25%. Operating margin FY2025 -1.23%. Net margin FY2021 14.49%. Net margin FY2022 7.89%. Net margin FY2023 7.73%. Net margin FY2024 -2.34%. Net margin FY2025 -5.51%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.47B USD-6.75%

Operating income

−18.07M USD−100.61M USD

Net income

−80.72M USD-119.97%
Income trends across reported periods1.87B USD1.16B USD451.19M USD−258.02M USDRevenue, FY2021: 1.14B USDRevenue, FY2022: 1.47B USDRevenue, FY2023: 1.69B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.57B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.47B USDOperating income, FY2021: 289.95M USDOperating income, FY2022: 248.27M USDOperating income, FY2023: 278.75M USDOperating income, FY2024: 82.54M USDOperating income, FY2025: −18.07M USDNet income, FY2021: 165.76M USDNet income, FY2022: 115.78M USDNet income, FY2023: 130.83M USDNet income, FY2024: −36.7M USDNet income, FY2025: −80.72M USDFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 1.14B USD. Revenue FY2022 1.47B USD. Revenue FY2023 1.69B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.57B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.47B USD. Operating income FY2021 289.95M USD. Operating income FY2022 248.27M USD. Operating income FY2023 278.75M USD. Operating income FY2024 82.54M USD. Operating income FY2025 −18.07M USD. Net income FY2021 165.76M USD. Net income FY2022 115.78M USD. Net income FY2023 130.83M USD. Net income FY2024 −36.7M USD. Net income FY2025 −80.72M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.47B USD1.57B USD1.69B USD1.47B USD1.14B USD
Cost of goods sold1.05B USD1.11B USD1.18B USD1.03B USD732.08M USD
Gross profit419.92M USD462.98M USD508.14M USD433.31M USD411.6M USD
Selling, general, and administrative143.62M USD133.32M USD172.87M USD130.82M USD82.84M USD
Operating expenses437.99M USD380.45M USD229.38M USD185.04M USD121.65M USD
Interest income1.67M USD2.12M USD2.18M USD449K USD142K USD
Interest expense80.61M USD82.13M USD82.45M USD86.08M USD67.46M USD
Depreciation and amortization58.31M USD60.48M USD62.29M USD56.1M USD46.5M USD
Operating income−18.07M USD82.54M USD278.75M USD248.27M USD289.95M USD
Net income−80.72M USD−36.7M USD130.83M USD115.78M USD165.76M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
64%
7 beats, 4 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-0.55%
11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
0.96
Estimate 0.88 · Beat by 8.60%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates2.051.450.850.26Q1 '25BeatQ2 '25BeatQ3 '25MissQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26BeatQ3 '26BeatQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 25, 2025: actual 1.92, estimate 1.69, surprise +13.61%, Beat. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 1.2, estimate 1.11, surprise +8.11%, Beat. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 1.02, estimate 1.17, surprise -12.82%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Nov 19, 2025: actual 0.3, estimate 0.44, surprise -31.77%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 18, 2026: actual 1, estimate 1.1, surprise -9.09%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 0.76, estimate 0.74, surprise +2.70%, Beat. Q3 2026, reported Aug 12, 2026: actual 0.96, estimate 0.884, surprise +8.60%, Beat. Q4 2026, reported Nov 18, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.47, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates489.29M404.67M320.06M235.45MQ1 '25MissQ2 '25MissQ3 '25BeatQ4 '25MissQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Feb 25, 2025: actual 469.44M USD, estimate 470.47M USD, surprise -0.22%, Miss. Q2 2025, reported May 14, 2025: actual 336.7M USD, estimate 352.84M USD, surprise -4.58%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Aug 6, 2025: actual 332.99M USD, estimate 325.27M USD, surprise +2.37%, Beat. Q4 2025, reported Nov 19, 2025: actual 326.19M USD, estimate 355.73M USD, surprise -8.30%, Miss. Q1 2026, reported Feb 18, 2026: actual 254.26M USD, estimate 256.59M USD, surprise -0.91%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 13, 2026: actual 254.26M USD, estimate 256.59M USD, surprise -0.91%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Aug 12, 2026: actual 257.66M USD, estimate 264.6M USD, surprise -2.62%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Nov 18, 2026: actual —, estimate 254.67M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.76

2024 complete year+10.0% since 2019

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 20, 2025

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Mar 20, 2025 · Payment Apr 8, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 12, 2024

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Dec 12, 2024 · Payment Dec 30, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Aug 30, 2024

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Aug 30, 2024 · Payment Sep 19, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jun 6, 2024

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Jun 6, 2024 · Payment Jun 25, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Mar 14, 2024

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Mar 15, 2024 · Payment Mar 27, 2024

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 13, 2023

$0.44

Quarterly

Record Dec 14, 2023 · Payment Dec 28, 2023

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ETFs holding JACK

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF logoVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI
Market value
9.61M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
2.3T USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$377.38—
iShares Russell 2000 ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM
Market value
7.9M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
81.62B USD
Expense ratio
0.19%
Price / 1D
$298.07—
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF logoSchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETFFNDA
Market value
6.74M
Weight
0.07%
AUM
9.26B USD
Expense ratio
0.25%
Price / 1D
$37.515—
Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
3.6M
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$243.61—
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF logoiShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN
Market value
2.69M
Weight
0.02%
AUM
14.66B USD
Expense ratio
0.24%
Price / 1D
$224.18—
Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF logoInvesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETFPRFZ
Market value
2.22M
Weight
0.08%
AUM
2.87B USD
Expense ratio
0.34%
Price / 1D
$55.46—
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF logoVanguard Russell 2000 ETFVTWO
Market value
1.64M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
17.4B USD
Expense ratio
0.06%
Price / 1D
$120.49—
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF logoSchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFSCHA
Market value
1.55M
Weight
0.01%
AUM
23.1B USD
Expense ratio
0.03%
Price / 1D
$34.495—

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