Jack in the Box Inc.

Day range

$10.88 – $11.53

Open

$11.15

Prev close

$11.03

Volume

196.5K

Market cap

$211.55M

Shares out

19.18M

P/E

6.28

P/S

0.18

P/B

-0.23

P/FCF

5.71

ROE

-3.7%

ROA

1.8%

Debt/Equity

-1.63

Div yield

0.00%

As of Oct 23, 2026

• Activist investor campaignSep 21, 2026

  The First Amendment to the Nomination and Cooperation Agreement with GreenWood extends the cooperation agreement through the nomination window for the Company's 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and continues certain standstill, voting and other provisions. The amendment also addresses Board size, consultation regarding prospective directors, and investor-event and presentation matters.

• Executive compensation changeAug 20, 2026

  Pursuant to the offer letter, Mr. Montgomery will receive an annual base salary of $700,000 and will be eligible to participate in the Company's annual incentive program with a target annual incentive opportunity equal to 75% of his base salary and a maximum payout opportunity equal to 150% of his base salary. For fiscal year 2027, Mr. Montgomery is entitled to receive a minimum annual incentive payment of $150,000... Mr. Montgomery is also eligible to receive a one-time inducement grant of restricted stock units with a grant date value of $1.5 million... The Company also agreed to pay Mr. Montgomery a sign-on bonus of $220,000, payable on or before November 1, 2026.

• Executive officer departureJul 7, 2026

  Effective July 2, 2026, Carl Mount and Jack in the Box Inc. (the "Company") mutually agreed that he step out of his Executive Leadership Team role as Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of the Company and transition into an advisory role through October 1, 2026. As a result, Mr. Mount will no longer serve as an executive officer of the Company as of July 2, 2026.

• Deal terminationJun 23, 2026

  In connection with the issuance of the Variable Funding Notes and its entry into the Variable Funding Note Purchase Agreement, the Master Issuer terminated the commitments with respect to its existing $150 million Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Notes.

• Debt retirementJun 15, 2026

  the Company has issued a notice of prepayment pursuant to the indenture governing its Series 2019-1 4.476% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II (the "Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes") to prepay, subject to completion of the sale of the 2026 Notes... all of the outstanding Series 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes on the closing date of the sale of the 2026 Notes. The Company has also issued a notice of prepayment... to prepay... a portion of the outstanding Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes.

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Days to cover

12.1

Short interest

6.35M

Avg volume

524.09K

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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