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Jack in the Box Inc.

JACK

NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·Mkt cap $332.1M

$17.20

-1.21%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$8.92 - $25.34

P/E

-4.67

Fwd P/E

5.05

Beta

1.46

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

834.6K

Shares Out

19.1M

Mkt Cap

$332.1M

Price action

Price chart

Down 15.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Established brand recognition with 70+ years of market presence
  • Franchise-based model with lower capital requirements and asset-light growth
  • Late-night service differentiation and extended operating hours
  • Prime real estate locations and drive-thru infrastructure

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Turning profitable

Digital ordering and mobile app adoption driving convenience and sales

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Restaurants & Food Service peers

Momentum

Hot

+74.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Solid business

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 13, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.76 vs $0.74 consensus (+2.7% surprise). Revenue of $254.3M vs $256.6M expected (-0.9%).

EPS beat +2.7%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+2.7%

Next: Aug 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-4%

-8%

-10%

-7%

-26%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$365.3M

$369.2M

$349.3M

$469.4M

$336.7M

$333.0M

$326.2M

$349.5M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

26.3%

Operating

15.7%

Profit

12.9%

Wall Street consensus

12 analysts · 17% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

17%

Hold

9

75%

Sell

1

8%

Median Price Target

$14.50

-15.7% vs $17.20

Low $12.00
Median $14.50
High $22.00

Latest: Guggenheim · May 29, 2026

8 analysts covering

vs Industry

How JACK stacks vs Restaurants

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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