Jack in the Box Inc (JACK) stock
JACKNasdaqRetail-Eating PlacesFiscal year ends September 27
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 5, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 12, 2026Score 6/3062% below fair value
$14.51−0.09 (-0.62%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $1.21BP/E 8.3Yield 6.06%
Jack in the Box statistics
95 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 18, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Mar 20, 2025
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 5, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 11.99
- 10.47
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.85
- 1.26
- EV / FCF
- 91.77
- 30.66
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.73%
- 0.14%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.11%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 77M
- 26M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 7.49%
- 13.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 24.2%
- 74.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -2.24%
- -2.87%
- Short % of Float
- 7.83%
- 8.80%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 7.25%
- 5.90%
- Days to Cover
- 12.74
- 3.92
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $23.86
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $8.91
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $12.84
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $13.24
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $14.29
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.77
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.97%
- -3.59%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 17.3%
- 5.00%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -22.7%
- -9.00%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 13.4%
- 12.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -23.4%
- 1.89%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -7.23%
- -0.74%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -77.7%
- -12.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -85.6%
- -43.6%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -85.3%
- 41.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 474,325
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 472,674
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 640,230
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.43
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 61.4
- 52.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 73.7%
- 55.1%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.09
- 1.03
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -9.29%
- 2.61%
- EBITDA Margin
- 0.97%
- 8.92%
- FCF Margin
- 2.01%
- 2.38%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.50%
- 2.10%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -6.38%
- 12.4%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- -3.28%
- 5.34%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.58
- 0.77
- Quick Ratio
- 0.41
- 0.45
- Debt / EBITDA
- 106.03
- 3.05
- Debt / FCF
- 51.30
- 7.64
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 102.70
- 2.53
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 14.3%
- 6.48%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -54.7%
- 12.9%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.06%
- 6.75%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.48%
- 9.96%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.63
- 1.03
- Revenue Per Employee
- $282.91K
- $98.45K
- Profits Per Employee
- $6.68K
- $2.40K
- Employee Count
- 5,046
- 6,500
- WACC
- 7.63%
- 8.67%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$132.65M
- $10.66M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.43B
- -$2.59M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$17.13
- -$0.18
- Equity (Book Value)
- -$901.29M
- $106.18M
- Book Value Per Share
- -$10.82
- $2.94
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.04B
- $4.40M
- Working Capital
- -$155.35M
- -$13.18M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$72.05M
- -$66.96M
- FCF Per Share
- $0.34
- $0.43
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 2.79%
- 2.13%
- FCF Yield
- 2.38%
- 2.97%
- Dividend Yield
- 6.06%
- 2.42%
- Buyback Yield
- -0.00%
- 1.18%
- Shareholder Yield
- 6.06%
- 4.37%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.88
- $1.08
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -50.0%
- 5.86%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 1
- Payout Ratio
- 0.00%
- 47.0%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 0.00%
- 47.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- -$25.37M
- $1.89M
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.15
- 2.10
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | JACK | S&P 500 | Difference | JACK per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +14.3% | -2.4% | +16.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | -18.8% | -1.2% | −17.6 pts | ||
| Year to date | -23.4% | +12.3% | −35.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -3.2% | +12.4% | −15.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | -76.6% | +78.8% | −155.4 pts | -38.3% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -84.1% | +75.2% | −159.3 pts | -30.8% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -82.4% | +311.1% | −393.5 pts | -15.9% | +15.2% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M JACK shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 2.2% from the previous report, or 7.83% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 12.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 60.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,033,733 | -2.2% | 473,665 | 12.7 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,171,749 | -2.8% | 495,287 | 12.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,346,359 | +2.7% | 524,085 | 12.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,180,996 | +4.8% | 555,372 | 11.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,898,902 | -3.2% | 597,319 | 9.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 6,092,087 | -9.8% | 1,134,534 | 5.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,757,448 | -2.3% | 722,273 | 9.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,917,827 | +2.6% | 1,241,240 | 5.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,740,848 | +0.4% | 1,346,893 | 5.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,715,232 | +4.9% | 634,085 | 10.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 6,404,261 | +8.0% | 927,318 | 6.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,928,543 | -7.8% | 942,334 | 6.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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