Jack in the Box vs Portillo's
JACK and PTLO side by side, both in eating and drinking places. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How JACK and PTLO compare
Jack in the Box is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Portillo's ($1.2B against $538M).
On earnings, Jack in the Box is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 32.2× for Portillo's.
Jack in the Box grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.3% versus 4.2% for Portillo's).
Jack in the Box keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.4% compared with 2.3% at Portillo's.
Portillo's scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Jack in the Box), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | JACK | PTLO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $538M |
| Share price | $14.51 | $7.09 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.2% | 49.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −85.1% | −84.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.08 |
| Employees | 5,046 | 7,890 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× (better) | 32.2× |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.7× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 190× | 12.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 42.1× (better) | 42.8× |
| PEG | – | 12.40 |
| FCF yield | 2.4% (better) | 2.3% |
| Fair value | $37.79 | $8.03 |
| Margin of safety | 61.6% (better) | 11.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.3% (better) | 4.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | 10.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −29.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −38.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 5.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% (better) | 2.3% |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | – | 3.6% |
| Return on invested capital | −6.4% | 4.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.67 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 102.70 | 4.14 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 (better) | 0.27 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.15 (better) | 0.81 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −6.0% | – |
| Buyback yield | −0.00% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −0.00% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 24.2% | 59.6% |
| Held by insiders | 7.5% | 47.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$751K | $2.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 25.2% |
Go deeper
- JACK stock overview
- JACK income statement
- JACK valuation and score
- PTLO stock overview
- PTLO income statement
- PTLO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.