JACK vs MCD
JACK: 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. MCD: McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer operating a massive, highly profitable network of franchised and company-owned quick-service restaurants.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | JACK | MCD | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $14.24 | $263.57 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $288M | $187.9B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 8.09 | 21.66 | JACK lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | -0.75 | 2.91 | JACK lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +2.8% | +31.6% | MCD higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +55.4% | +57.4% | MCD higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +11.6% | +46.3% | MCD higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +87.4% | +95.1% | MCD higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +1.6% | +14.5% | MCD higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 44.71 | 40.64 | MCD lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | -17.2% | +6.8% | MCD higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | -0.1% | +5.1% | MCD higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +2.6% | +2.8% | MCD higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 1 | 5 | MCD higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.41 | 0.42 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -33.3% | -11.9% | MCD higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.