JACK IN THE BOX INC (JACK)
Consumer Discretionary · Quick-service restaurant chains · NASDAQ
Jack in the Box is a franchised quick-service restaurant chain facing headwinds from declining revenue and ongoing portfolio restructuring while managing substantial debt.
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$15.17 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$280M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-31.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E7.85 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+2.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+55.4% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+87.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity44.71 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-17.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.41 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +2.6%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
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"]
Competitors & peers
- McDonald's (MCD)
- Burger King
- Wendy's (WEN)
- Five Guys
- Chick-fil-A
- Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.