JACK PEER ANALYSIS

Jack in the Box Inc. — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

JACKJack in the Box Inc.

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

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Overall Profile & Returns

· Restaurants

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

JACKIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	JACK	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	ETILR	Ind. Median
P/E	9.32	5.61●	721.68	—	—	29.65
P/B	-0.36●	1.01	2.74	1.99	2.41	1.94
EV/EBITDA	14.68	6.05	4.09●	6.54	6.50	14.57
P/S	0.26●	0.74	0.75	0.75	0.61	1.06

Financial Health
Metric	JACK	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.65	0.69	0.66	0.74	1.24●	0.72
Debt/Equity	-283.1%●	127.6%	65.5%	65.7%	109.7%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	12.99	3.29	0.70●	1.32	1.68	3.64

Profitability
Metric	JACK	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	2.8%	13.1%●	0.1%	-2.1%	-1.0%	3.0%
ROE	—	18.5%●	0.4%	-6.0%	-4.8%	8.0%
ROA	1.6%	6.1%●	0.2%	-2.9%	-1.6%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	15.5%	26.8%●	22.2%	14.4%	12.7%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	JACK	MTY	BIGCH	BYDNR	ETILR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-17.2%	0.6%	9.4%●	3.2%	5.5%	5.4%
NI Growth	—	1,691.1%●	-96.5%	—	—	-1.1%
Div. Yield	0.0%	3.6%●	2.4%	1.9%	0.0%	2.1%
Payout	0.0%	20.2%	1,709.3%	-69.0%	0.0%	45.9%

Valuation
Metric	JACK	PTLO	NATH	DIN	LOCO	RICK	Ind. Median
P/E	9.32●	22.96	20.91	29.65	16.98	—	29.65
P/B	-0.36	0.76	-29.44●	-1.59	1.64	0.92	1.94
EV/EBITDA	14.68	14.46	13.95	22.39	11.66●	19.24	14.57
P/S	0.26●	0.49	2.58	0.52	1.00	0.75	1.06

Financial Health
Metric	JACK	PTLO	NATH	DIN	LOCO	RICK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.65	0.26	2.49●	0.89	0.34	0.55	0.72
Debt/Equity	-283.1%	146.2%	-366.2%	-557.6%●	77.0%	120.7%	83.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	12.99	9.39	0.86●	17.04	3.69	10.42	3.64

Profitability
Metric	JACK	PTLO	NATH	DIN	LOCO	RICK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	2.8%	2.1%	12.4%●	1.8%	5.9%	-2.6%	3.0%
ROE	—	3.6%	—	—	10.3%●	-2.9%	8.0%
ROA	1.6%	1.0%	37.4%●	0.9%	4.9%	-1.2%	2.9%
EBITDA Margin	15.5%	9.6%	19.7%●	9.7%	12.5%	8.5%	12.4%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	JACK	PTLO	NATH	DIN	LOCO	RICK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-17.2%	2.4%	9.4%●	8.4%	4.4%	-1.8%	5.4%
NI Growth	—	-44.7%	-16.7%	-70.7%	15.5%●	—	-1.1%
Div. Yield	0.0%	—	2.0%	3.9%●	—	1.1%	2.1%
Payout	0.0%	—	91.9%	157.7%	—	-33.6%	45.9%

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