JACK
Jack in the Box Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · NMS
$11.32
Data: 2026-05-14
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$244M
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
0.00
Forward P/E
3.34
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-5.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
-8.1%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
0.0%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$18.26
+61% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 17 analysts covering this stock
About Jack in the Box Inc.

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.

https://www.jackinthebox.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,316 Industry: Restaurants
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
1,076.4% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
29.5% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$57.52
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
80.3%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
60.8th
Ranks in the top 39% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
20.0
Combined
43.0

Trading at $13 against a fair value of $58, a 78% discount. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 71% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
Sharpe Ratio
-0.960
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
Kelly Fraction
-0.0843
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
Calmar Ratio
-0.649
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-54.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-83.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
123
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.48
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$25.34
55% below the year high
52W Low
$8.92
27% above the year low
Avg Volume
887,991
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
7.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
34.3%
Very high short interest — potential squeeze candidate
Div Yield
1,571.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$-4.24
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.00
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
Current Ratio
0.65
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.46
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
27.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
13.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-378,000
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$1.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$-105,484,000
Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
17
Target High
$55.00
Target Median
$18.26
Target Low
$12.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-12 KING MARK JAMES Chief Executive Officer 186,901 —
2026-05-04 COOK RICHARD D Chief Technology Officer 1,025 $12,402
2026-05-04 SUPER SARAH LUCIE Officer 1,841 $22,276
2026-05-04 HOOPER DAWN E Chief Financial Officer 738 $8,929
2026-05-04 MOUNT CARL Officer 1,142 $13,817
2026-05-04 PIANO STEVEN Officer 922 $11,155
2026-03-03 DIAZ GUILLERMO JR. Director 8,235 —
2026-03-03 SMOLINISKY ALAN Director 8,235 —
2026-03-03 KLEINER MADELEINE A Director 8,235 —
2026-03-03 YEUNG MAN WEIN VIVIEN Director 8,235 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-14

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