Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | San Diego, United States | NasdaqGS
16.19 USD
+0.29
(1.824%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.20 +0.01 (0.062%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:45 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is trading at a forward P/E of roughly 5x, which looks cheap on paper, but the reality is starkly different: earnings per share are currently negative (-5.89), and the business has suffered a catastrophic 81% decline in value over the last nine years. The price history tells the whole story; after a brief recovery in 2021, the stock has been in freefall for four straight years, dropping another 63% in the most recent annual period. This is not a value trap; it is a deteriorating franchise where the market has correctly priced out the business quality. The dividend situation is equally alarming. While the yield appears massive at 15.7%, it is a dangerous illusion. With negative earnings and a book value of -47, the payout is likely being funded by debt or cash reserves, making it unsustainable. The recent news of executives selling shares while the stock trades lower reinforces the lack of insider confidence. Short-term, there is some speculative momentum. The stock was added to the Russell index, triggering a short squeeze and driving up volume and price. However, this is a classic 'dead cat bounce' driven by mechanical rebalancing and contrarian traders, not organic demand. The options market confirms this confusion, with heavy betting on both a crash and a spike, but no conviction in a sustainable trend. For a serious investor, the structural decline in fundamentals and the eroding balance sheet make this a clear avoid. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.126892 |
| MSTL | 0.128628 |
| AutoTheta | 0.159452 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.177115 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 2.31 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.220 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.21 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2025-03-19 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2025-03-19 |
| Revenue per Share | 74.397 |
| Market Cap | 310,513,376 |
| Forward P/E | 5.06 |
| Beta | 1.40 |
| Profit Margins | 2.36% |
| Website | https://www.jackinthebox.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility rather than a clear directional breakout. Call volume is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (2026-09-18 shows 92% OTM open interest), suggesting bets on a sharp rally, while put open interest concentrates deep in-the-money (strikes like 5.0 and 12.5), indicating a hedge against a severe crash. This 'straddle' style positioning reflects uncertainty about whether the stock will recover or face further downside, with implied volatility remaining elevated across all expirations.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-20 | 0.44 | 1.431360 |
| 2024-12-12 | 0.44 | 0.935573 |
| 2024-08-30 | 0.44 | 0.891410 |
| 2024-06-06 | 0.44 | 0.765617 |
| 2024-03-14 | 0.44 | 0.591716 |
| 2023-12-13 | 0.44 | 0.535997 |
| 2023-09-05 | 0.44 | 0.544016 |
| 2023-05-30 | 0.44 | 0.509672 |
| 2023-03-14 | 0.44 | 0.548971 |
| 2022-12-06 | 0.44 | 0.641493 |
| 2022-08-23 | 0.44 | 0.504703 |
| 2022-06-06 | 0.44 | 0.633276 |
| 2022-03-08 | 0.44 | 0.540806 |
| 2021-12-08 | 0.44 | 0.519542 |
| 2021-08-17 | 0.44 | 0.433455 |
| 2021-05-25 | 0.44 | 0.388830 |
| 2021-03-02 | 0.40 | 0.381679 |
| 2020-12-01 | 0.40 | 0.426076 |
| 2020-08-17 | 0.40 | 0.493888 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.40 | 0.558425 |
| 2019-12-04 | 0.40 | 0.515198 |
| 2019-08-16 | 0.40 | 0.456882 |
| 2019-05-28 | 0.40 | 0.499875 |
| 2019-03-01 | 0.40 | 0.505178 |
| 2018-12-04 | 0.40 | 0.462642 |
| 2018-08-17 | 0.40 | 0.441550 |
| 2018-05-25 | 0.40 | 0.487924 |
| 2018-03-02 | 0.40 | 0.435445 |
| 2017-12-01 | 0.40 | 0.380228 |
| 2017-08-18 | 0.40 | 0.412967 |
| 2017-05-25 | 0.40 | 0.384135 |
| 2017-03-03 | 0.40 | 0.418760 |
| 2016-12-01 | 0.40 | 0.379147 |
| 2016-08-12 | 0.30 | 0.303245 |
| 2016-05-20 | 0.30 | 0.403660 |
| 2016-02-26 | 0.30 | 0.433025 |
| 2015-12-07 | 0.30 | 0.377881 |
| 2015-08-24 | 0.30 | 0.382166 |
| 2015-05-28 | 0.30 | 0.344550 |
| 2015-03-04 | 0.20 | 0.206356 |
| 2014-11-26 | 0.20 | 0.270380 |
| 2014-08-14 | 0.20 | 0.331181 |
| 2014-05-22 | 0.20 | 0.357718 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.1356113 |
| Address1 | 9,357 Spectrum Center Blvd. |
| All Time High | 124.53 |
| All Time Low | 1.625 |
| Ask | 20.54 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.6 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 591,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 941,119 |
| Average Volume | 941,119 |
| Average Volume10Days | 591,280 |
| Beta | 1.404 |
| Bid | 11.83 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | -47.061 |
| City | San Diego |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.19 |
| Current Ratio | 0.579 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.48 |
| Day Low | 15.94 |
| Display Name | Jack in the Box |
| Dividend Date | 1,744,070,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.76 |
| Dividend Yield | 15.71 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,568,400 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.1 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.086 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,564,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,636,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,636,800 |
| Ebitda | 221,896,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15544 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 12.374 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.923 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,745,816,320 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.10619 |
| Eps Forward | 3.19764 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -5.76 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,742,428,800 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 15.8896 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.30040073 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.018905494 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.56113 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 23.86 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3214585 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.2700005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.81502247 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.92 - 23.86 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 699,805,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.25 |
| Float Shares | 12,323,678 |
| Forward Eps | 3.19764 |
| Forward P E | 5.0631094 |
| Free Cashflow | -9,294,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,316 |
| Fullday Change | 0.290001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.82391 |
| Fullday Price | 16.2 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.26692 |
| Gross Profits | 381,048,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.090229996 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.05858 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 19,179,330 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Ir Website | http://investors.jackinthebox.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=94497&p=irol-IRHome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,742,428,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.44 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,017,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,192,492,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Jack in the Box Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick-service restaurants (QSR) in the United States. It operates through Jack in the Box and Del Taco segments. The company engages in the operation of a hamburger chain under the Jack in the Box brand; and a Mexican-American QSR chain under the Del Taco brand. The company was formerly known as Foodmaker, Inc and changed its name to Jack in the Box Inc. in November 1999. Jack in the Box Inc. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |
| Long Name | Jack in the Box Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 310,513,376 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_316829 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,783,209,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -107,282,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,553,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 305,526,726 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 15.94 |
| Operating Cashflow | 74,237,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14926 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.89 |
| Phone | 858 571 2121 |
| Post Market Change | 0.010000229 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.061767936 |
| Post Market Price | 16.2 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,754 |
| Previous Close | 15.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 5.2121735 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -0.3440216 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.21751398 |
| Profit Margins | 0.023610001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.404 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.58824 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.290001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.82391 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.48 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 15.94 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 15.94 - 16.48 |
| Regular Market Open | 15.94 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 15.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.19 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 416,241 |
| Return On Assets | 0.041989997 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.018 |
| Revenue Per Share | 74.397 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 19,179,330 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.3176 |
| Shares Short | 6,092,087 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,917,827 |
| Short Name | Jack In The Box Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.32259998 |
| Short Ratio | 6.85 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | JACK |
| Target High Price | 36.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.0 |
| Target Median Price | 20.0 |
| Total Cash | 46,318,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.415 |
| Total Debt | 2,481,620,992 |
| Total Revenue | 1,427,555,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -5.76 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.85715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.33285046 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.02099056 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 416,241 |
| Website | https://www.jackinthebox.com |
| Zip | 92,123 |