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Jack in the Box Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Jack in the Box Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 14.0 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$85Operating costs$5.5Interest$5.5Net loss$1.1Paid as dividends

Latest year (Sep 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

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Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

1.9×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 1.9 times.

Lower than 58% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

−$0

Money owed to suppliers is larger than money owed by customers plus stock: $0 per $100 of sales comes from others' credit, against $0 tied up three years earlier.

Less money tied up than 84% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

1/3 · 1/3

Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.

Less steady than 74% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

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Sales barely changed

Sales changed by -0% in 3 years, too little to measure extra profit per extra sales.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-0% / -11%

In 3 years sales changed by -0% while total assets changed by -11%. Sales grew faster than assets.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

5.5×

Debt due within a year is covered 5.5 times by its yearly operating cash.

Higher than 63% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

14.0× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 14.0 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

90%

Of every $100 the company owns, $90 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

More tangible than 60% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−9%

Share count fell 9% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger. Dividends paid equalled 645% of profit over the same period.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (11)

Jack in the Box Inc. owes $1.47 for every $1 it owns. Jack in the Box Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.

Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Sep 2025.

P/E ratio

4.0

Investors pay $4.0 for every $1 of Jack in the Box Inc.'s yearly profit, lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

P/B ratio

-0.23

Jack in the Box Inc.'s book value is negative (it owes more than it owns), so P/B is not meaningful.

Market cap

$212 M

The total market value of all of Jack in the Box Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 75% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

Negative

Jack in the Box Inc.'s net worth is negative ($901 M below zero, balance sheet 30 Jun 2026): it owes more than it owns, so book value per share and P/B are not meaningful.

Owes vs Owns

1.47×

Jack in the Box Inc. owes $1.47 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 97% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Jack in the Box Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

-7%

Revenue fell 7% in the year to Sep 2025, and shrank 0% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Loss

Jack in the Box Inc. made a loss in each of the last two years.

Profit margin

-5.5%

Jack in the Box Inc. lost $6 for every $100 of revenue.

Interest cover

2.7×

Jack in the Box Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 2.7 times in the year to Sep 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Jack in the Box Inc. had $3.1 B more debt than cash (net debt) at Sep 2025.

Questions

What is Jack in the Box Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Investors pay $4.0 for every $1 of Jack in the Box Inc.'s yearly profit, lower than 98% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

How much does Jack in the Box Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

Jack in the Box Inc. owes $1.47 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 97% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Does Jack in the Box Inc. pay a dividend?

No. Jack in the Box Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Is Jack in the Box Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue fell 7% in the year to Sep 2025, and shrank 0% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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