JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK)
Consumer Discretionary · Quick-service restaurant chains · NASDAQ
Jack in the Box is a major quick-service restaurant franchisor offering a diverse, late-night-friendly menu of burgers, tacos, and chicken across a predominantly franchised footprint.
What JACK IN THE BOX INC does
Jack in the Box operates a quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain with both company-operated and franchised locations. The company generates revenue from company restaurant sales, franchise rental income, franchise royalties, and advertising contributions. As of April 2026, the company is divesting certain operations (reflected in discontinued operations losses in recent filings) while maintaining its core Jack in the Box brand restaurant business.
Themes: Quick-service restaurants, Hamburger chains, Franchise restaurant operations, Consumer discretionary dining
Fundamentals
- Price$17.24 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$331M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-4.8% 2025-08-21 close $18.10 → 2026-08-21 close $17.24
- P/E11.25 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+55.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+87.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity44.71 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-17.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.42 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-12 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.6%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How JACK compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 25% 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, JACK's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 22%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout22% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How JACK IN THE BOX INC looks technically
JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) is trading 8.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 106 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 34, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 8 trading days ago. It is 27.7% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 3% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 8.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +8.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.48 | $15.48 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $15.90 | $15.90 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 106 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 106 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 8.4% above | +8.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 34, with buyers in control | 34.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 54.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($16.25 to $23.05) — its "stochastic" reading is 15 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 14.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 5 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 5 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $23.86 | $23.86 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 27.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -27.8% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 93.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +93.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 27.7% below its highest point of the past year | 27.8% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 8 trading days ago | 8 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $124.53 (set on 2021-05-10) | $124.53 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($9.39 to $23.52), and it has recovered around half of its fall from last year’s high — 56% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $18.12 to $18.58. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 55.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 86.2% below its all-time high | -86.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 3.7% below a resistance level at $17.88 — a price it turned at six times since 2025-08-21, most recently on 2026-07-02. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +3.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $8.91 (set on 2026-03-31) | $8.91 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 93.4% above its all-time low | +93.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 3% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 3rd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.23 between its high and its low — about 7.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.23 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.55 and $18.83 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.55 – $17.19 – $18.83 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 7.1% in a typical session — more volatile than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 7.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (8.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 22.4% since the prior reading | +22.4% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.1% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 5.4% above the previous close 19 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 14.55 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +5.4% |
| Gap filled | a 3.8% gap down opened on 2026-08-20 has been "filled" today — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | today |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 14.1 percentage points (the stock gained 16.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | +14.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 48.8 percentage points (the stock gained 51.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | +48.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 8.5 percentage points (the stock gained 2.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -8.5% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 25.2 percentage points (the stock lost 4.8% while the market gained 20.5%) | -25.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold), trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 15% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.9% of the share price. | +14.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 16% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $14.90 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +15.7% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
JACK last closed at $17.24 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.88 | Resistance | 3.7% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-08-21 to 2026-07-02 |
| $16.49 | Support | 4.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-06-20 to 2026-07-17 |
| $18.59 | Resistance | 7.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-12-23 to 2026-01-05 |
| $20.26 | Resistance | 17.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-11-25 to 2026-01-29 |
| $14.15 | Support | 17.9% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-11-19 to 2026-05-08 |
| $13.74 | Support | 20.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-06-01 to 2026-07-08 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.59 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 13 analysts
- Mean price target$20.00 range $12.00 – $36.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-22. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for JACK
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4702 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-22
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant revenue decline of 17.16% year-over-year, indicating weakening demand or customer traffic","Substantial discontinued operations losses ($19.1 million in first 28 weeks of fiscal 2026, $160.2 million in prior-year period) from ongoing divestiture activities","High leverage with long-term debt of $1.56 billion and negative stockholders' equity of $922 million, limiting financial flexibility"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of JACK's 10-Q filed 2026-05-13 against the prior one filed 2026-02-18.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added: 'and 28 weeks ("year-to-date") ended April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025' to clarify comparison periods
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date same-store sales comparison table with data for April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date changes in restaurant count table showing 2026 and 2025 data through April period
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date restaurant sales table with Q2 data (28 weeks ended April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025)
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date company restaurant costs table showing 28-week period data
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date AUV impact analysis table
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added year-to-date average check and transactions comparison table
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) added commodity inflation rate of 5.0% for the quarter and reference to 6% (text truncated)
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) clarified number of Del Taco locations: 'in Guam and in Mexico' replaced 'two in Guam and three in Mexico'
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-18) had 16-week quarter comparison data, removed in newer filing (2026-05-13)
- Older filing (2026-02-18) had January 18, 2026 and January 19, 2025 specific dates for first quarter, replaced with April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025 in newer filing (2026-05-13)
- Older filing (2026-02-18) had single-period AUV impact analysis, replaced with quarter and year-to-date breakdowns in newer filing (2026-05-13)
- Older filing (2026-02-18) had labor inflation detail of approximately 0.2%, not included in newer filing text provided
- Older filing (2026-02-18) referenced specific commodity impacts ('greatest impacts in beef, tacos, beverages, and poultry'), newer filing (2026-05-13) text truncated before such details
- Reworded:
- Comparison period changed from '16 weeks ("quarter") ended January 18, 2026' in older filing to '12 weeks ("quarter") and 28 weeks ("year-to-date") ended April 12, 2026' in newer filing
- Restaurant count description changed from 'two in Guam and three in Mexico' (older) to 'in Guam and in Mexico' (newer) - less specific
- Revenue description changed from 'percent of sales' (older) to 'a percentage of sales' (newer)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of food and packaging costs section ('Commodity inflation was 5.0% in the quarter and 6')
- Older filing text also appears truncated ('Franchise Operations' section heading appears at end)
- Comparison reflects different fiscal quarters: Q1 (16 weeks ended January 18) in older filing versus Q2 (12 weeks ended April 12) in newer filing, so content differences partly reflect different reporting periods rather than pure revisions
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-13) shows page numbers for Item 1A through Item 6 as pages 32-33, whereas older filing (2026-02-18) showed pages 30-31
- Newer filing reports balance sheet date of April 12, 2026 compared to older filing's January 18, 2026
- Newer filing reports earnings statement periods as 'Quarter' and 'Year-to-date' ending April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025, whereas older filing reported 'Sixteen Weeks Ended' January 18, 2026 and January 19, 2025
- Newer filing cash flow statement reports 'Year-to-date' periods (April 12, 2026 and April 13, 2025) whereas older filing reported 'Sixteen Weeks Ended' periods (January 18, 2026 and January 19, 2025)
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-02-18) included Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit; this section is not present in the newer filing excerpt provided
- Reworded:
- Balance sheet header changed from 'January 18, 2026' to 'April 12, 2026' as the current period date
- Earnings statement structure changed from 'Sixteen Weeks Ended' to showing both 'Quarter' and 'Year-to-date' columns
- Cash flows statement header changed from 'Sixteen Weeks Ended' to 'Year-to-date'
- Cash flow statement removed detailed discontinued operations subtotals and net cash reconciliation that appeared in older filing
- Notes:
- The newer filing excerpt appears truncated (cuts off mid-sentence in cash flows section), limiting full comparison of later sections
- Financial data values differ between filings due to different reporting periods (16 weeks ended January 2026 vs. quarter/year-to-date ended April 2026), not textual changes
- The actual Risk Factors section content (Item 1A) is not provided in either excerpt—only page number references appear
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
2 open-market purchases and 2 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days2 buys ($68623) · 2 sells ($156767) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days2 buys ($68623) · 7 sells ($225347) — 1 buying, 6 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: mixed (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-21. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about JACK's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding JACK as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 1,958,361
- Reported value $18,937,352
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
JACK had 6,757,448 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
JACK had 35.2% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 9.36 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,757,448
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 35.2%
- Prior settlement (shares) 6,917,827
- Reported change -2.32%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.36
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- McDonald's (MCD)
- Burger King
- Wendy's (WEN)
- Five Guys
- Chick-fil-A
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
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Frequently asked questions
What does JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) do?
Jack in the Box operates a quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain with both company-operated and franchised locations. The company generates revenue from company restaurant sales, franchise rental income, franchise royalties, and advertising contributions. As of April 2026, the company is divesting certain operations (reflected in discontinued operations losses in recent filings) while maintaining its core Jack in the Box brand restaurant business.
What sector is JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) in?
JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Quick-service restaurant chains. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does JACK pay a dividend?
Yes — JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.56% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are JACK IN THE BOX INC's (JACK) competitors?
Notable peers of JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) include McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Five Guys and Chick-fil-A. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) overbought or oversold right now?
JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 54, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on JACK come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.