Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) P/E Ratio History
Deep ValueTrading at -3.0x · 0th percentile of 5-year range · Significant discount to historical valuation · Data 1996–2026
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P/E Ratio Analysis
As of June 22, 2026, Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.0x, with a stock price of $12.80 and trailing twelve-month earnings per share of $1.85.
The current P/E is 120% below its 5-year average of 15.6x. Over the past five years, JACK's P/E has ranged from a low of 2.7x to a high of 30.5x, placing the current valuation at the 0th percentile of its historical range.
Compared to the Consumer Cyclical sector median P/E of 21.2x, JACK trades at a 114% discount to its sector peers. The sector includes 307 companies with P/E ratios ranging from 0.1x to 184.9x.
Relative to the broader market, JACK trades at a notable discount to the S&P 500 median P/E of 24.4x. Investors should consider the company's growth prospects, competitive position, and earnings quality when evaluating whether the current valuation is justified.
For a comprehensive intrinsic value estimate using discounted cash flow analysis, see our JACK DCF Valuation Calculator →
Note: P/E ratio is just one valuation metric. It does not account for balance sheet strength, cash flow quality, or growth sustainability. Always conduct comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions.
JACK Cross-Benchmark Valuation
How does the current P/E compare to sector peers and the broader market?
JACK P/E vs Peers
Quick-Service Food Chains peers sorted by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | PEG Ratio | EPS Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1B | 8.0Lowest | 0.77 | -11% | |
| $2B | 54.2 | - | +354%Best | |
| $2B | 14.1 | - | +297% | |
| $198B | 23.3 | 1.71 | +5% | |
| $25B | 31.3 | 3.91 | -26% | |
| $42B | 27.3 | 2.01 | +7% | |
| $1B | 40.5 | - | -65% | |
| $11B | 17.8 | 2.46 | +5% | |
| $12B | 29.1 | 0.43Best | -6% |
Lower P/E can signal a discount or weaker growth expectations; PEG adds growth context.
JACK Historical P/E Data (1996–2026)
Quarterly P/E ratios calculated from closing price and TTM EPS
| Quarter | Period End | Price | TTM EPS | P/E Ratio | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q2 | Apr 12 2026 | $11.45 | $4.32 | 2.7x | -87% |
| FY2024 Q2 | Apr 14 2024 | $59.55 | $5.68 | 10.5x | -49% |
| FY2024 Q1 | Jan 21 2024 | $77.99 | $5.69 | 13.7x | -33% |
| FY2023 Q4 | Sep 30 2023 | $69.06 | $6.30 | 11.0x | -47% |
| FY2023 Q3 | Jul 09 2023 | $94.68 | $7.39 | 12.8x | -38% |
| FY2023 Q2 | Mar 31 2023 | $87.59 | $7.06 | 12.4x | -40% |
| FY2023 Q1 | Jan 22 2023 | $74.71 | $6.16 | 12.1x | -41% |
| FY2022 Q4 | Sep 30 2022 | $74.07 | $5.47 | 13.5x | -34% |
| FY2022 Q3 | Jul 10 2022 | $59.59 | $5.10 | 11.7x | -43% |
| FY2022 Q2 | Apr 17 2022 | $92.00 | $5.81 | 15.8x | -23% |
| FY2022 Q1 | Jan 23 2022 | $84.30 | $7.02 | 12.0x | -42% |
| FY2021 Q4 | - | $97.33 | $7.38 | 13.2x | -36% |
| FY2021 Q3 | Jul 04 2021 | $111.25 | $7.22 | 15.4x | -25% |
| FY2021 Q2 | Apr 11 2021 | $114.73 | $6.85 | 16.7x | -19% |
| FY2021 Q1 | Jan 17 2021 | $99.55 | $5.77 | 17.3x | -16% |
| FY2020 Q4 | Sep 30 2020 | $79.31 | $3.89 | 20.4x | -1% |
| FY2020 Q3 | Jul 05 2020 | $73.63 | $3.11 | 23.7x | +15% |
| FY2020 Q2 | Apr 12 2020 | $45.03 | $2.19 | 20.6x | -0% |
| FY2020 Q1 | Jan 19 2020 | $80.90 | $2.65 | 30.5x | +48% |
| FY2019 Q4 | Sep 30 2019 | $91.12 | $3.63 | 25.1x | +22% |
| FY2019 Q3 | Jul 07 2019 | $81.33 | $3.37 | 24.1x | +17% |
| FY2019 Q2 | Apr 14 2019 | $78.71 | $4.47 | 17.6x | -15% |
| FY2019 Q1 | Jan 20 2019 | $81.14 | $3.51 | 23.1x | +12% |
| FY2018 Q4 | Sep 30 2018 | $83.83 | $2.20 | 38.1x | +85% |
| FY2018 Q3 | Jul 08 2018 | $87.23 | $2.61 | 33.4x | +62% |
| FY2018 Q2 | Apr 15 2018 | $87.61 | $2.23 | 39.3x | +91% |
| FY2018 Q1 | Jan 21 2018 | $94.99 | $2.23 | 42.6x | +107% |
| FY2017 Q4 | Sep 30 2017 | $101.92 | $2.23 | 45.7x | +122% |
| FY2017 Q3 | Jul 09 2017 | $97.39 | $2.19 | 44.5x | +116% |
| FY2017 Q2 | Apr 16 2017 | $98.84 | $1.88 | 52.6x | +155% |
| FY2017 Q1 | Jan 22 2017 | $108.36 | $2.72 | 39.8x | +93% |
| FY2016 Q4 | Sep 30 2016 | $95.94 | $2.72 | 35.3x | +71% |
| FY2016 Q3 | Jul 03 2016 | $85.85 | $2.38 | 36.1x | +75% |
| FY2016 Q2 | Apr 10 2016 | $68.04 | $2.18 | 31.2x | +51% |
| FY2016 Q1 | Jan 17 2016 | $72.00 | $1.94 | 37.1x | +80% |
| FY2015 Q4 | Sep 30 2015 | $77.04 | $2.85 | 27.0x | +31% |
| FY2015 Q3 | Jul 05 2015 | $87.47 | $2.62 | 33.4x | +62% |
| FY2015 Q2 | Apr 12 2015 | $95.95 | $2.52 | 38.1x | +85% |
| FY2015 Q1 | Jan 18 2015 | $82.69 | $2.29 | 36.1x | +75% |
| FY2014 Q4 | - | $68.19 | $2.12 | 32.2x | +56% |
| FY2014 Q3 | Jul 06 2014 | $60.50 | $2.23 | 27.1x | +32% |
| FY2014 Q2 | Apr 13 2014 | $56.21 | $1.49 | 37.7x | +83% |
| FY2014 Q1 | Jan 19 2014 | $50.82 | $1.41 | 36.0x | +75% |
| FY2013 Q4 | Sep 30 2013 | $39.99 | $1.14 | 35.1x | +70% |
| FY2013 Q3 | Jul 07 2013 | $40.50 | $0.90 | 45.0x | +118% |
| FY2013 Q2 | Apr 14 2013 | $35.84 | $1.29 | 27.8x | +35% |
| FY2013 Q1 | Jan 20 2013 | $29.48 | $1.48 | 19.9x | -3% |
| FY2012 Q4 | Sep 30 2012 | $28.11 | $1.28 | 22.0x | +7% |
| FY2012 Q3 | Jul 08 2012 | $27.60 | $1.50 | 18.4x | -11% |
| FY2012 Q2 | Apr 15 2012 | $22.95 | $1.62 | 14.2x | -31% |
| FY2012 Q1 | Jan 22 2012 | $21.48 | $1.27 | 16.9x | -18% |
| FY2011 Q4 | Sep 30 2011 | $19.92 | $1.61 | 12.4x | -40% |
| FY2011 Q3 | Jul 10 2011 | $23.50 | $1.19 | 19.7x | -4% |
| FY2011 Q2 | Apr 17 2011 | $20.89 | $1.25 | 16.7x | -19% |
| FY2011 Q1 | Jan 23 2011 | $22.49 | $1.44 | 15.6x | -24% |
| FY2010 Q4 | - | $21.44 | $1.26 | 17.0x | -18% |
| FY2010 Q3 | Jul 04 2010 | $19.19 | $1.89 | 10.2x | -51% |
| FY2010 Q2 | Apr 11 2010 | $24.89 | $1.79 | 13.9x | -33% |
| FY2010 Q1 | Jan 17 2010 | $20.75 | $1.99 | 10.4x | -49% |
| FY2009 Q4 | Sep 30 2009 | $20.49 | $2.05 | 10.0x | -51% |
| FY2009 Q3 | Jul 05 2009 | $22.29 | $1.82 | 12.2x | -41% |
| FY2009 Q2 | Apr 12 2009 | $25.70 | $1.99 | 12.9x | -37% |
| FY2009 Q1 | Jan 18 2009 | $21.94 | $1.91 | 11.5x | -44% |
| FY2008 Q4 | - | $21.10 | $2.02 | 10.4x | -49% |
| FY2008 Q3 | Jul 06 2008 | $22.09 | $1.91 | 11.6x | -44% |
| FY2008 Q2 | Apr 13 2008 | $26.30 | $1.67 | 15.7x | -24% |
| FY2008 Q1 | Jan 20 2008 | $23.87 | $1.43 | 16.7x | -19% |
| FY2007 Q4 | Sep 30 2007 | $32.42 | $1.09 | 29.7x | +44% |
| FY2007 Q3 | Jul 08 2007 | $35.89 | $1.19 | 30.2x | +46% |
| FY2007 Q2 | Apr 15 2007 | $33.89 | $1.31 | 25.9x | +26% |
| FY2007 Q1 | Jan 21 2007 | $30.70 | $1.26 | 24.4x | +18% |
| FY2006 Q4 | Sep 30 2006 | $26.09 | $1.35 | 19.3x | -6% |
| FY2006 Q3 | Jul 09 2006 | $19.77 | $1.18 | 16.8x | -19% |
| FY2006 Q2 | Apr 16 2006 | $21.60 | $1.12 | 19.3x | -6% |
| FY2006 Q1 | Jan 22 2006 | $17.61 | $1.25 | 14.1x | -32% |
| FY2005 Q4 | Sep 30 2005 | $14.96 | $1.24 | 12.1x | -41% |
| FY2005 Q3 | Jul 10 2005 | $19.05 | $1.23 | 15.5x | -25% |
| FY2005 Q2 | Apr 17 2005 | $18.81 | $1.18 | 15.9x | -23% |
| FY2005 Q1 | Jan 23 2005 | $16.55 | $1.03 | 16.1x | -22% |
| FY2004 Q4 | - | $15.87 | $0.89 | 17.8x | -13% |
| FY2004 Q3 | Jul 04 2004 | $14.89 | $0.78 | 19.1x | -7% |
| FY2004 Q2 | Apr 11 2004 | $14.25 | $0.77 | 18.5x | -10% |
| FY2004 Q1 | Jan 18 2004 | $11.50 | $0.75 | 15.3x | -26% |
| FY2003 Q4 | - | $8.90 | $0.69 | 12.9x | -37% |
| FY2003 Q3 | Jul 06 2003 | $11.09 | $0.61 | 18.2x | -12% |
| FY2003 Q2 | Apr 13 2003 | $8.81 | $0.50 | 17.6x | -14% |
| FY2003 Q1 | Jan 19 2003 | $8.26 | $0.50 | 16.5x | -20% |
| FY2002 Q4 | Sep 30 2002 | $11.40 | $0.53 | 21.5x | +4% |
| FY2002 Q3 | Jul 07 2002 | $14.89 | $0.67 | 22.2x | +8% |
| FY2002 Q2 | Apr 14 2002 | $15.89 | $0.64 | 24.8x | +21% |
| FY2002 Q1 | Jan 20 2002 | $13.40 | $0.64 | 20.9x | +2% |
| FY2001 Q4 | Sep 30 2001 | $14.00 | $0.62 | 22.6x | +10% |
| FY2001 Q3 | Jul 08 2001 | $12.89 | $0.94 | 13.7x | -33% |
| FY2001 Q2 | Apr 15 2001 | $12.35 | $1.08 | 11.4x | -44% |
| FY2001 Q1 | Jan 21 2001 | $14.22 | $1.07 | 13.3x | -35% |
| FY2000 Q4 | Sep 30 2000 | $10.72 | $1.19 | 9.0x | -56% |
| FY2000 Q3 | Jul 09 2000 | $13.00 | $0.87 | 14.9x | -27% |
| FY2000 Q2 | Apr 16 2000 | $11.97 | $0.83 | 14.4x | -30% |
| FY2000 Q1 | Jan 23 2000 | $10.94 | $1.06 | 10.3x | -50% |
| FY1999 Q4 | - | $12.47 | $1.00 | 12.5x | -39% |
| FY1999 Q3 | Jul 04 1999 | $14.22 | $0.93 | 15.3x | -26% |
| FY1999 Q2 | Apr 11 1999 | $13.28 | $0.80 | 16.6x | -19% |
| FY1999 Q1 | Jan 17 1999 | $11.53 | $0.91 | 12.7x | -39% |
| FY1998 Q4 | Sep 30 1998 | $7.84 | $0.85 | 9.2x | -55% |
| FY1998 Q3 | Jul 05 1998 | $8.59 | $0.79 | 10.9x | -47% |
| FY1998 Q2 | Apr 12 1998 | $10.22 | $0.82 | 12.5x | -40% |
| FY1998 Q1 | Dec 31 1997 | $7.53 | $0.47 | 16.2x | -22% |
| FY1997 Q4 | - | $9.41 | $0.44 | 21.6x | +5% |
| FY1997 Q3 | Jul 06 1997 | $7.94 | $0.41 | 19.4x | -6% |
| FY1997 Q2 | Apr 13 1997 | $5.25 | $0.35 | 15.0x | -27% |
| FY1997 Q1 | Jan 19 1997 | $4.81 | $0.32 | 15.2x | -26% |
| FY1996 Q4 | Sep 30 1996 | $5.00 | $0.26 | 19.5x | -5% |
| FY1996 Q3 | Jul 07 1996 | $4.19 | $0.23 | 18.0x | -13% |
| FY1996 Q2 | Apr 14 1996 | $3.38 | $0.20 | 17.3x | -16% |
| FY1996 Q1 | Jan 21 1996 | $2.88 | $0.10 | 27.9x | +35% |
Average P/E for displayed period: 20.6x
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JACK — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying JACK stock.
What is JACK's P/E ratio?
Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is -3.0x, based on TTM diluted EPS of $1.85. The 5-year average P/E is 15.6x and the historical range spans 2.7x to 30.5x.
Is JACK stock overvalued or undervalued?
JACK trades at -3.0x P/E, below its 5-year average of 15.6x. At the 0th percentile of its historical range (2.7x–30.5x), the stock is priced at a discount to its own history.
Is JACK stock expensive?
No, JACK is not expensive on a historical basis. The current P/E of -3.0x is below the 5-year average of 15.6x and sits at the 0th percentile of its valuation range.
What is JACK's historical P/E range?
Over the past 5 years, JACK's P/E ratio has ranged from 2.7x to 30.5x, with a median of 13.7x and an average of 15.6x. The current P/E of -3.0x places the stock at the 0th percentile of this range. Full historical data spans 1996–2026.
How does JACK's P/E compare to the S&P 500?
JACK trades at -3.0x P/E versus the S&P 500 median of 24.4x. The 112% discount to the market suggests lower growth expectations or perceived higher risk.
How does JACK's valuation compare to Consumer Cyclical peers?
Jack in the Box Inc. P/E of -3.0x compares to the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 21.2x. The discount suggests lower growth expectations, weaker margins, or higher perceived risk relative to peers. See the peer comparison table on this page for ticker-by-ticker P/E and PEG.
What is JACK's PEG ratio?
JACK PEG ratio is N/A, based on a P/E of -3.0x and EPS growth of -127.6%. PEG normalises P/E by growth and helps compare stocks with different earnings trajectories.
What is JACK's earnings yield?
JACK earnings yield is N/A, the inverse of its -3.0x P/E ratio. Earnings yield represents the percentage of each dollar invested that the company earns. It can be compared directly to bond yields to assess relative attractiveness of stocks versus fixed income.