Jack in the Box vs Wingstop
JACK and WING 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 WING compare
Wingstop is the larger company, worth 3.7 times as much as Jack in the Box ($4.5B against $1.2B).
On earnings, Jack in the Box is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 39.1× for Wingstop.
Jack in the Box grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.3% versus 6.9% for Wingstop).
Wingstop keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.0% compared with 2.4% at Jack in the Box.
Wingstop pays a dividend yielding 0.74%; Jack in the Box does not pay one.
Wingstop scores higher on the StockData Score (14 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 | WING |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $4.5B |
| Share price | $14.51 | $166.73 |
| Change, 1 year | −7.2% | −29.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −85.1% | −5.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.09 | 1.34 |
| Employees | 5,046 | 1,367 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× (better) | 39.1× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 6.2× |
| EV/EBITDA | 190× | 24.2× (better) |
| P/FCF | 42.1× | 38.7× (better) |
| PEG | – | 0.75 |
| FCF yield | 2.4% | 2.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $37.79 | $203.22 |
| Margin of safety | 61.6% (better) | 18.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.3% (better) | 6.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.5% | 22.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −32.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | −30.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 51.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 86.1% |
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 27.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 16.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.0% | 16.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −6.4% | 51.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 102.70 | 4.77 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 2.12 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.15 | 2.48 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.74% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% | 29.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −6.0% (better) | −27.0% |
| Buyback yield | −0.00% | 3.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.00% | 4.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 24.2% | 125% |
| Held by insiders | 7.5% | 0.72% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$751K (better) | −$1.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 14.8% |
Go deeper
- JACK stock overview
- JACK income statement
- JACK valuation and score
- WING stock overview
- WING income statement
- WING valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.