JACK IN THE BOX INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
JACK on Nasdaq
Location
San Diego, CA
Fiscal year end
28 September
Latest financial report
18 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-11) highlights Return On Invested Capital -4.3%, Return On Equity 13.3%, and Return On Assets 4.6%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

25.8/100

Weak Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

-4.3%

Metric score 0.0/100

Return On Equity

13%

Metric score 30.9/100

Return On Assets

4.6%

Metric score 32.2/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.66x
Quick Ratio
0.46x
Debt to Equity
-1.67x

Strengths

No strong signals yet.

Watchpoints

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

13%

YoY: +144%

Industry median: 4.3% (n=52)

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Return On Assets

4.6%

YoY: +231%

Industry median: 1.2% (n=51)

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Operating Margin

14%

YoY: -157%

Industry median: 3.3% (n=47)

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Current Ratio

0.66x

YoY: +32%

Industry median: 0.56x (n=54)

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Quick Ratio

0.46x

YoY: +32%

Industry median: 0.5x (n=49)

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Debt-to-equity

-1.67x

YoY: -18%

Industry median: 0.97x (n=47)

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Revenues YoY

-0.76%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.9% (n=20)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-180%

YoY:

Industry median: -6.7% (n=51)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital -4.3% -211%
Return On Equity 13% +144%
Return On Assets 4.6% +231%
Operating Margin 14% -157%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.66x +32%
Quick Ratio 0.46x +32%
Debt-to-equity -1.67x -18%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -0.76%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -180%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 19,036,016
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 83,147,600 +0.21%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $831,000 +0.24%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 19,136,000 +0.45%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 19,234,000 +0.1%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Costs and Expenses $1,485,679,000 +7.6%
Operating Income (Loss) $41,912,000 -157%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $125,864,000 -876%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $28,538,000 -191%
Earnings Per Share, Basic -6.14 -201%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted -6.12 -199%
Inventory, Net $2,771,000 -28%
Other Assets, Current $8,561,000 -49%
Assets, Current $232,218,000 +8.5%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $62,020,000
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $336,449,000 -23%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $1,000,680,000 -29%
Goodwill $136,026,000 -16%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $1,452,960,000 -32%
Assets $2,021,627,000 -27%
Accounts Payable, Current $45,278,000 -35%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $26,991,000 -17%
Accrued Liabilities, Current $141,810,000 -16%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $6,883,000 -1.1%
Liabilities, Current $352,026,000 -18%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $1,564,253,000 -7.6%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $900,779,000 -30%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $64,764,000 -22%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $49,327,000 +13%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $1,766,747,000 -6.6%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $936,038,000 -13%
Liabilities and Equity $2,021,627,000 -27%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $4,159,000 +13%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 175,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 83,147,600 +0.21%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $23,218,000 +9%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $109,310,000 -131%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $1,145,008,000 -11%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $136,668,000 -14%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $9,271,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 15,000,000 0%
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization $59,466,000 +11%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%