Jack in the Box vs Shake Shack
JACK and SHAK 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 SHAK compare
Shake Shack is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as Jack in the Box ($3.0B against $1.1B).
On earnings, Jack in the Box is cheaper: it trades at 7.5× trailing earnings, against 75.0× for Shake Shack.
Shake Shack grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (17.3% versus 14.3% for Jack in the Box).
Shake Shack keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.6% compared with 2.4% at Jack in the Box.
Shake Shack scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 7 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 | SHAK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $3.0B |
| Share price | $13.02 | $70.48 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.8% | −21.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −87.3% | −22.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.14 | 1.53 |
| Employees | 5,046 | 14K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.5× (better) | 75.0× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.9× |
| P/B | – | 5.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | 181× | 16.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 37.7× | – |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | −0.39% |
| Fair value | $37.92 | $70.25 |
| Margin of safety | 65.7% (better) | −0.33% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.3% | 17.3% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | 22.6% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 99.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 109% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 3.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 2.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% (better) | −0.75% |
| Return on equity | – | 7.7% |
| Return on invested capital | −6.4% | 18.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 102.70 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 25.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 1.67 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.12 | 2.36 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| 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% | 86.2% |
| Held by insiders | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$591K | $3.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.2% | 8.8% |
Go deeper
- JACK stock overview
- JACK income statement
- JACK valuation and score
- SHAK stock overview
- SHAK income statement
- SHAK valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.