Consumer Cyclical
Jack in the Box Inc.(JACK)
Live Price
Offline$12.80
+3.23% today
1Y Change
-24.66%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $240.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -6.7%
- EPS Growth
- -127.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 244 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $240.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $12.80 and down 24.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -6.7%, EPS growth of -127.4%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -6.7%, EPS -127.4%, free cash flow +258.9% with operating margin -2.8% and ROIC -1.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines JACK price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-6.7% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-2.8% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 13, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -6.7% and EPS is at -127.4%, with operating margin around -2.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 13, 2026 | β | -14.2% | -12.7% | -2.7% |
2026 Feb 18, 2026 | -9.1% | -18.1% | -23.4% | -47.3% |
2025 Nov 19, 2025 | -31.8% | +7.8% | +35.3% | +36.9% |
Benchmark Edge
JACK vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
JACK
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
JACK Max Drawdown
-62.22%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for JACK and SPY.
Company Overview
Jack in the Box Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants. As of November 23, 2021, it operated and franchised approximately 2,200 Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants in 21 states and Guam. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
- Leadership
- Lance F. Tucker
- IPO Date
- Mar 5, 1992
- Employees
- 1.6k
- Street Address
- 9357 Spectrum Center Boulevard
- Mailing
- San Diego, CA, 92123
- Region
- San Diego, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 858 571 2121
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 210.1
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- β
Growth
- Revenue
- -6.7%
- EPS
- -127.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- +258.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 27.6%
- Operating Margin
- -2.8%
- Net Margin
- -5.2%
- ROE
- 7.3%
- ROIC
- -1.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- β
- Current Ratio
- 0.66
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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