Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) Key Metrics
JACK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $233.8M
- Enterprise value
- $2.69B
- P/E (TTM)
- 4.4 10-yr median 20.2
- Forward P/E
- 4.4
- PEG ratio
- 0.37
- Price / sales
- 0.2 10-yr median 1.9
- Price / book
- 168.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 252.5 10-yr median 14.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.43
JACK key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsJACK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
JACK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
JACK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
JACK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
JACK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
JACK valuation history
JACK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
JACK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
JACK cash returned to shareholders
JACK price vs earnings per share
JACK key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $378.7M | $923.2M | $1.43B | $1.57B | $2.19B | $1.85B | $2.38B | $2.41B | $3.15B | $3.28B |
| Enterprise value | $3.45B | $4.08B | $4.44B | $4.63B | $4.37B | $3.98B | $3.52B | $3.48B | $4.29B | $4.25B |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 11.0 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 25.2 | 19.9 | 23.3 | 26.4 |
| Price / sales | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Price / free cash flow | 5.1 | — | 10.2 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 19.7 | 31.6 | 30.2 | 87.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.3 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 22.2 | 18.3 | 24.4 |
| EV / sales | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 95.3 | 29.7 | 13.2 | 15.2 | 13.0 | 16.5 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 16.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | 46.5 | — | 31.7 | 39.8 | 27.3 | 32.1 | 29.2 | 45.5 | 41.1 | 113.1 |
| Earnings yield | −21.3% | −4.0% | 9.1% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 3.8% |
| Free cash flow yield | 19.6% | −5.1% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 1.1% |
| Dividend yield | 4.4% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 5.7% | 11.6% | 8.8% | 3.9% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 7.7% | 15.7% | 12.5% | 10.3% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $19.77 | $46.54 | $69.06 | $74.07 | $97.33 | $79.31 | $91.12 | $83.83 | $101.92 | $95.94 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $76.50 | $79.21 | $81.50 | $69.10 | $50.88 | $43.90 | $36.45 | $30.19 | $35.49 | $34.04 |
| Earnings per share | −$4.21 | −$1.85 | $6.30 | $5.45 | $7.37 | $3.86 | $3.62 | $4.21 | $4.38 | $3.63 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $8.48 | $3.47 | $10.35 | $7.67 | $8.95 | $6.17 | $6.46 | $3.78 | $5.56 | $3.93 |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.87 | −$2.35 | $6.74 | $5.48 | $7.12 | $5.33 | $4.63 | $2.66 | $3.38 | $1.10 |
| Cash per share | $2.69 | $1.25 | $7.59 | $5.13 | $2.46 | $8.58 | $4.82 | $0.09 | $0.14 | $0.50 |
| Book value per share | −$48.99 | −$42.94 | −$34.59 | −$34.65 | −$36.39 | −$34.10 | −$28.29 | −$20.54 | −$12.56 | −$6.36 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$62.12 | −$65.89 | −$64.69 | −$65.84 | −$38.53 | −$36.13 | −$30.10 | −$22.18 | −$18.07 | −$11.64 |
| Dividends per share | $0.87 | $1.71 | $1.73 | $1.74 | $1.66 | $1.18 | $1.58 | $1.58 | $1.58 | $1.18 |
| Capex per share | $4.61 | $5.82 | $3.61 | $2.19 | $1.82 | $0.84 | $1.83 | $1.12 | $2.18 | $2.83 |
| Debt per share | $163.04 | $160.50 | $152.33 | $149.03 | $99.39 | $100.25 | $48.92 | $37.14 | $37.01 | $29.03 |
| Shares outstanding | 19.2M | 19.8M | 20.8M | 21.2M | 22.5M | 23.3M | 26.1M | 28.8M | 30.9M | 34.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.4% | −4.5% | −2.3% | −5.5% | −3.4% | −10.7% | −9.5% | −6.8% | −9.5% | −10.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −0.6% | 2.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 16.1% | 19.3% | 36.1% | 21.3% | 20.5% | 16.6% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −3.0% | −1.3% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | −3.4% | −1.6% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 4.8% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 12.7% | 10.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.1% | −3.0% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 14.0% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 1.64 | 1.41 | 1.21 | 1.60 | 1.78 | 0.90 | 1.27 | 1.08 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.12B | $3.18B | $3.16B | $3.17B | $2.23B | $2.33B | $1.28B | $1.07B | $1.14B | $991.3M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $51.5M | $24.7M | $157.7M | $108.9M | $55.3M | $199.7M | $125.5M | $2.7M | $4.5M | $17.0M |
| Net debt | $3.07B | $3.16B | $3.01B | $3.06B | $2.18B | $2.13B | $1.15B | $1.07B | $1.14B | $974.3M |
| Debt / assets | 1.20 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.28 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 0.93 | 0.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 84.86 | 22.96 | 8.94 | 10.05 | 6.49 | 8.83 | 4.49 | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.68 |
| Current ratio | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.99 | 1.44 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.56 |
| Quick ratio | 0.50 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.98 | 1.43 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.53 |
| Interest coverage | -0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
| Working capital | −$210.3M | −$253.0M | −$233.6M | −$238.7M | −$160.1M | −$4.8M | $69.2M | −$88.7M | −$122.7M | −$124.2M |
| Invested capital | $2.13B | $2.31B | $2.29B | $2.32B | $1.36B | $1.34B | $412.0M | $475.4M | $751.6M | $757.1M |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.19B | −$1.31B | −$1.34B | −$1.40B | −$866.1M | −$840.8M | −$784.8M | −$639.0M | −$558.6M | −$397.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$3.31B | −$3.41B | −$3.39B | −$3.38B | −$2.40B | −$2.36B | −$1.47B | −$1.32B | −$1.48B | −$1.41B |
| Graham net-net per share | −$178.05 | −$176.35 | −$167.84 | −$163.30 | −$109.25 | −$104.88 | −$58.91 | −$47.50 | −$50.80 | −$43.52 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $16.6M | $34.0M | $35.9M | $37.0M | $37.3M | $27.5M | $41.2M | $45.4M | $48.9M | $40.3M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $5.0M | $73.3M | $90.0M | $25.0M | $200.0M | $155.6M | $140.5M | $333.4M | $343.6M | $297.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 27.4% | 31.9% | 22.5% | 30.7% | 43.6% | 37.4% | 36.2% | 32.5% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 29.1% | — | 89.9% | 53.3% | 148.2% | 147.7% | 150.5% | 494.9% | 376.0% | 900.1% |
| Capex / revenue | 6.0% | 7.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 8.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 54.3% | 167.8% | 34.9% | 28.5% | 20.4% | 13.6% | 28.3% | 29.7% | 39.3% | 72.0% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.51 | 1.93 | 1.20 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.37 | 0.86 | 0.54 | 1.00 | 1.33 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 9.8% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 11.1% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 12.1% | 10.7% | 13.1% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 21.7 | 21.3 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 22.1 | 19.7 | 24.6 | 22.1 | 19.1 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Days payables outstanding | 24.5 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 18.7 | 24.7 | 30.0 | 20.6 | 18.0 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -1.5 | -2.9 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 10.4 | 4.4 | -3.9 | -2.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 16.85 | 17.15 | 16.63 | 16.48 | 14.97 | 16.52 | 18.51 | 14.86 | 16.50 | 19.16 |
| Payables turnover | 14.87 | 14.35 | 15.66 | 21.70 | 24.31 | 19.57 | 14.76 | 12.15 | 17.74 | 20.23 |
| Inventory turnover | 265.33 | 283.53 | 258.55 | 272.34 | 353.40 | 372.23 | 333.11 | 117.52 | 93.04 | 94.47 |
| Asset turnover | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.71 | 1.07 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.88 |
| Average receivables | $86.9M | $91.6M | $101.7M | $89.1M | $76.4M | $61.8M | $51.3M | $58.5M | $66.5M | $60.7M |
| Average payables | $70.3M | $77.2M | $75.6M | $47.7M | $30.1M | $34.1M | $41.0M | $41.1M | $39.0M | $36.4M |
| Average inventory | $3.9M | $3.9M | $4.6M | $3.8M | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $4.3M | $7.4M | $7.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 9.7% | 16.6% | 20.8% | 22.7% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 13.8% | 13.4% |
Computed from JACK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 19, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
JACK valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 4.4 and the forward P/E is 4.4. Jack in the Box earned a return on invested capital of −0.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.1 billion of debt and $51.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.1 billion. It returned $21.6 million to shareholders: $16.6 million in dividends and $5.0 million in share buybacks, 29% of free cash flow. The share count fell 43.9% from 34.1M to 19.2M over 9 years.
See the JACK income statement, the JACK chart for price history, or the JACK stock overview for the latest quote and news.
JACK key metrics FAQ
What is Jack in the Box's P/E ratio?
Jack in the Box's trailing P/E ratio is 4.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 4.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 20.2.
What is Jack in the Box's EV/EBITDA?
Jack in the Box's enterprise value was 95.3 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $3.4 billion, EBITDA $36.2 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 252.5.
What is Jack in the Box's ROIC?
Jack in the Box's return on invested capital was −0.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Jack in the Box have?
Jack in the Box had total debt of $3.1 billion at the end of fiscal 2025 and $3.1 billion of net debt (84.86 times EBITDA).
What is Jack in the Box's dividend yield?
Jack in the Box paid $16.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($0.87 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Jack in the Box buy back its shares?
Yes. Jack in the Box spent $5.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.4% over the year, to 19.2M..
What is Jack in the Box's free cash flow yield?
Jack in the Box generated $74.1 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 19.6% on its market value at year-end ($378.7 million).
What is Jack in the Box's current ratio?
Jack in the Box's current ratio was 0.51 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.51 times current liabilities.