Jack in the Box Inc.

NasdaqGS:JACK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$322.1m

Jack in the Box Valuation

Is JACK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of JACK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: JACK ($16.92) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($19.43)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: JACK is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JACK?

Key metric: As JACK is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for JACK. This is calculated by dividing JACK's market cap by their current revenue.
What is JACK's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.2x
SalesUS$1.44b
Market CapUS$322.09m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does JACK's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for JACK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1x
LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings
0.7x2.50%US$331.3m
DIN Dine Brands Global
0.5x1.25%US$403.9m
BLMN Bloomin' Brands
0.1x1.55%US$521.5m
NATH Nathan's Famous
2.6xn/aUS$411.8m
JACK Jack in the Box
0.2x-8.69%US$322.1m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: JACK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the peer average (1x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does JACK's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

29 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.6x9.2%
JACK Jack in the Box
 0.2x-8.69%US$322.09m
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
0.2x0.53%US$730.58m
BALY Bally's
0.3x9.52%US$699.09m
JACK 0.2xIndustry Avg. 1.6xNo. of Companies29PS01.22.43.64.86+
29 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.6x18.3%
JACK Jack in the Box
 0.2x98.15%US$322.09m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: JACK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (1.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JACK's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JACK PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.2x
Fair PS Ratio0.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: JACK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst JACK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$16.92
US$23.44
+38.56%
35.83%US$55.00US$16.00n/a18
Feb ’27US$20.97
US$21.75
+3.72%
40.90%US$55.00US$15.00n/a18
Jan ’27US$18.95
US$20.56
+8.47%
44.36%US$55.00US$15.00n/a18
Dec ’26US$19.32
US$19.89
+2.94%
46.02%US$55.00US$15.00n/a18
Nov ’26US$16.04
US$22.32
+39.13%
37.61%US$55.00US$16.00n/a19
Oct ’26US$20.75
US$23.06
+11.11%
36.65%US$55.00US$16.00n/a18
Sep ’26US$19.30
US$23.06
+19.46%
36.65%US$55.00US$16.00n/a18
Aug ’26US$19.23
US$29.06
+51.09%
39.85%US$61.00US$19.00n/a18
Jul ’26US$19.09
US$29.94
+56.86%
38.00%US$61.00US$19.00n/a18
Jun ’26US$18.97
US$31.22
+64.63%
34.59%US$61.00US$20.00n/a18
May ’26US$26.11
US$35.88
+37.43%
32.44%US$65.00US$24.00n/a17
Apr ’26US$26.93
US$44.79
+66.32%
18.48%US$65.00US$34.00n/a19
Mar ’26US$38.44
US$45.47
+18.30%
16.81%US$65.00US$38.00US$16.9219
Feb ’26US$39.19
US$49.95
+27.45%
13.52%US$65.00US$40.00US$20.9719
Jan ’26US$41.64
US$53.42
+28.29%
11.64%US$65.00US$43.00US$18.9519
Dec ’25US$48.85
US$53.58
+9.68%
11.61%US$65.00US$43.00US$19.3219
Nov ’25US$50.37
US$60.25
+19.61%
19.31%US$95.00US$46.00US$16.0420
Oct ’25US$46.68
US$63.25
+35.50%
18.00%US$95.00US$51.00US$20.7520
Sep ’25US$49.36
US$63.25
+28.14%
18.00%US$95.00US$51.00US$19.3020
Aug ’25US$57.72
US$67.20
+16.42%
17.74%US$95.00US$51.00US$19.2320
Jul ’25US$48.93
US$68.35
+39.69%
16.91%US$95.00US$55.00US$19.0920
Jun ’25US$55.36
US$70.84
+27.97%
21.05%US$112.00US$57.00US$18.9719
May ’25US$55.25
US$83.56
+51.23%
16.03%US$118.00US$65.00US$26.1118
Apr ’25US$67.57
US$87.56
+29.58%
11.90%US$118.00US$75.00US$26.9318
Mar ’25US$74.62
US$87.21
+16.87%
12.49%US$118.00US$75.00US$38.4419
US$23.44
Fair Value
27.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
18
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/28 13:02
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/27 00:00
Earnings2026/01/18
Annual Earnings2025/09/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Jack in the Box Inc. is covered by 37 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David TarantinoBaird
Jeffrey BernsteinBarclays
Sara SenatoreBofA Global Research