JACK IN THE BOX INC
Business
JACK IN THE BOX INC is a restaurant company that operates and franchises two major quick-service brands: Jack in the Box and Del Taco. It offers a broad menu of quick-service food and beverages, including burgers, breakfast items, tacos, burritos, fries, specialty sandwiches, and value-driven offerings, alongside digital ordering, mobile app, drive-thru, and third-party delivery services. The company’s operations are organized around its two restaurant brands, company-operated versus franchised restaurants, and development and franchising programs. Its restaurants primarily serve markets in the western and southern United States (including Guam and Mexico) through company and franchise locations and off-premise channels.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 1,465 | 1,571 | 1,692 | 1,468 | 1,144 | |
| Food and packaging | 171 | 199 | 251 | 216 | 113 | |
| Payroll and employee benefits | 222 | 238 | 275 | 232 | 119 | |
| Occupancy and other | 129 | 139 | 163 | 136 | 62 | |
| Franchise occupancy expenses | 254 | 245 | 230 | 216 | 215 | |
| Franchise support and other costs | 19 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 13 | |
| Franchise advertising and other services expenses | 244 | 259 | 254 | 218 | 210 | |
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 150 | 143 | 173 | 131 | 82 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 58 | 60 | 62 | 56 | 47 | |
| Pre-opening costs | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 775,000 | |
| Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 210 | 163 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other operating expense, net | 22 | 25 | 11 | 889,000 | −3 | |
| Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants | −3 | −3 | −18 | −4 | −4 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 1,483 | 1,489 | 1,414 | 1,220 | 854 | |
| (Loss) earnings from operations | −18 | 83 | 279 | 248 | 290 | |
| Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net | 6 | 7 | 7 | 303,000 | 881,000 | |
| Interest expense, net | 79 | 80 | 82 | 86 | 67 | |
| (Loss) earnings before income taxes | −103 | −4 | 189 | 162 | 222 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | −22 | 32 | 59 | 46 | 56 | |
| Net (loss) earnings | −81 | −37 | 131 | 116 | 166 | |
| Net earnings per share, Basic (in usd per share) | −4.24 | −1.87 | 6.35 | 5.46 | 7.4 | |
| Net earnings per share, Diluted (in usd per share) | −4.24 | −1.87 | 6.3 | 5.45 | 7.37 | |
| Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share) | 0.88 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.68 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 52 | 25 | 158 | 109 | 55 | |
| Restricted cash | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 18 | |
| Accounts and other receivables, net | 90 | 84 | 100 | 104 | 74 | |
| Inventories | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |
| Assets held for sale | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 2 | |
| Other current assets | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 220 | 181 | 326 | 283 | 169 | |
| Land | 82 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 105 | |
| Buildings | 968 | 964 | 968 | 961 | 908 | |
| Restaurant and other equipment | 225 | 171 | 167 | 164 | 113 | |
| Construction in progress | 39 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 7 | |
| Property and equipment, at cost | 1,314 | 1,279 | 1,259 | 1,229 | 1,133 | |
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | −871 | −848 | −847 | −811 | −810 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 444 | 430 | 412 | 418 | 323 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 1,371 | 1,410 | 1,398 | 1,332 | 934 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 470,000 | |
| Trademarks | 106 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 0 | |
| Goodwill | 136 | 161 | 330 | 367 | 48 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 41 | 0 | — | 0 | 52 | |
| Other assets, net | 265 | 259 | 241 | 227 | 224 | |
| Total other assets | 1,929 | 2,124 | 2,263 | 2,221 | 1,258 | |
| Total assets | 2,593 | 2,736 | 3,001 | 2,923 | 1,750 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 29 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 894,000 | |
| Current operating lease liabilities | 159 | 162 | 143 | 171 | 151 | |
| Accounts payable | 71 | 69 | 85 | 66 | 29 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 171 | 167 | 302 | 254 | 148 | |
| Total current liabilities | 431 | 434 | 560 | 522 | 329 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 1,674 | 1,699 | 1,725 | 1,800 | 1,273 | |
| Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 1,260 | 1,286 | 1,266 | 1,165 | 809 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 0 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 0 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 167 | 154 | 143 | 135 | 156 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 3,101 | 3,153 | 3,160 | 3,137 | 2,239 | |
| Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized, 83,012,784 and 82,825,851 issued, respectively | 830,000 | 828,000 | 826,000 | 826,000 | 825,000 | |
| Capital in excess of par value | 542 | 534 | 520 | 508 | 500 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,769 | 1,867 | 1,938 | 1,843 | 1,764 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −50 | −57 | −52 | −54 | −74 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 64,120,270 and 63,996,399 shares, respectively | −3,201 | −3,196 | −3,125 | −3,034 | −3,009 | |
| Total stockholders deficit | −938 | −852 | −718 | −736 | −818 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 2,593 | 2,736 | 3,001 | 2,923 | 1,750 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and incentives | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Deferred finance cost amortization | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Excess tax deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements | 2 | 51,000 | 71,000 | 123,000 | −1 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −58 | −11 | −12 | 8 | 8 | |
| Share-based compensation expense | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| Pension and postretirement expense | 6 | 7 | 7 | 303,000 | 881,000 | |
| Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance | −9 | −16 | −7 | 13 | −13 | |
| Gains on acquisition of restaurants | −6,000 | −3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Losses (gains) on the disposition of property and equipment, net | 2 | 185,000 | −8 | −31 | −7 | |
| Impairment charges and other | 214 | 171 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
| Accounts and other receivables | −4 | 20 | −4 | −18 | 5 | |
| Inventories | −37,000 | −25,000 | 1 | 304,000 | −269,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −7 | −297,000 | −1 | −3 | −3 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities | 3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | −25 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | −15 | −2 | 16 | −3 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 10 | −135 | 47 | −9 | 29 | |
| Pension and postretirement contributions | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | |
| Franchise tenant improvement allowance and incentive disbursements | −8 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −9 | |
| Other | 25 | −6 | −1 | −7 | 500,000 | |
| Cash flows provided by operating activities | 162 | 69 | 215 | 163 | 201 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −88 | −91 | −60 | −46 | −41 | |
| Purchases of assets intended for sale or leaseback | −9 | −24 | −15 | — | — | |
| Acquisition of franchise-operated restaurants | −7 | 0 | 0 | −581 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants | 6 | 19 | 85 | −6 | −2 | |
| Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | 20 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 12 | |
| Other | 3 | 0 | 3 | 360,000 | 3 | |
| Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities | −75 | −69 | 42 | −579 | −21 | |
| Borrowings on revolving credit facilities | 0 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 0 | |
| Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities | −6 | 0 | −50 | −18 | −108 | |
| Principal repayments on debt | −30 | −30 | −30 | −588 | −829,000 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −17 | −34 | −36 | −37 | −37 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 2,000 | 2,000 | 263,000 | 51,000 | 7 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −5 | −70 | −90 | −25 | −200 | |
| Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −4 | |
| Cash flows used in financing activities | −60 | −131 | −207 | 478 | −344 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash | 28 | −132 | 50 | 62 | −163 |