Jack in the Box

JACK

Restaurants · Consumer Cyclical

Price

$17.24

+0.64 (+3.86%)

Market Cap

$328.8M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 5, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Exceptional

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Share count falling — buybacks

−14.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 22.5M (2021) → 19.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants. As of November 23, 2021, it operated and franchised approximately 2,200 Jack in the Box quick-service restaurants in 21 states and Guam. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

30.0%

Modest — 30.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

20.5%

Excellent — 20.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

9.2%

Below par — 9.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-20.2%

Shrinking sales (-20.2% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

220%

Turns 220% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

1.0%

Thin free cash flow (1.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

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Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.17x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.2x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

9.9x

Attractive valuation — P/E 9.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.1

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (9.9 → 4.8)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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