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Jack In The Box (MEX:JACK) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 4.33 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is Jack In The Box Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-05), Jack In The Box's current share price is MXN483.11. Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was MXN111.51. Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 4.33.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:JACK' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.58   Med: 28.88   Max: 101.83
Current: 3.65

During the past years, Jack In The Box's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 101.83. The lowest was 3.58. And the median was 28.88.

MEX:JACK's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
84.25% of 127 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 12.8 vs MEX:JACK: 3.65

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Jack In The Box's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was MXN75.749. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is MXN111.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2025.

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Jack In The Box Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Jack In The Box Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Jack In The Box Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.07 23.09 14.94 12.58 9.08

Jack In The Box Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Jan24 Jun24 Sep24 Jan25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.58 15.04 9.66 9.08 7.40

Competitive Comparison of Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Restaurants subindustry, Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Jack In The Box Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=483.11/111.51
=4.33

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Jack In The Box's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Jack In The Box's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2025)
=75.749/134.0288*134.0288
=75.749

Current CPI (Jan. 2025) = 134.0288.

Jack In The Box Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 10.285 99.070 13.914
201503 12.056 99.621 16.220
201506 21.811 100.684 29.034
201509 13.866 100.392 18.512
201512 6.394 99.792 8.588
201603 7.952 100.470 10.608
201606 23.847 101.688 31.431
201609 18.868 101.861 24.827
201612 38.904 101.863 51.189
201703 33.299 102.862 43.388
201706 4.804 103.349 6.230
201709 10.873 104.136 13.994
201712 39.290 104.011 50.629
201803 -26.790 105.290 -34.102
201806 15.530 106.317 19.578
201809 22.028 106.507 27.720
201812 19.853 105.998 25.103
201903 12.025 107.251 15.027
201906 36.051 108.070 44.711
201909 22.175 108.329 27.436
201912 12.201 108.420 15.083
202003 31.406 108.902 38.652
202006 27.480 108.767 33.862
202009 48.335 109.815 58.993
202012 47.659 109.897 58.124
202103 0.396 111.754 0.475
202106 52.701 114.631 61.619
202109 43.151 115.734 49.972
202112 23.800 117.630 27.118
202203 20.974 121.301 23.175
202206 21.212 125.017 22.741
202209 44.567 125.227 47.700
202212 35.691 125.222 38.201
202303 15.955 127.348 16.792
202306 56.864 128.729 59.205
202309 12.465 129.860 12.865
202401 -52.686 130.124 -54.267
202406 8.065 132.554 8.155
202409 -0.157 133.029 -0.158
202501 75.749 134.029 75.749

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Jack In The Box  (MEX:JACK) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Jack In The Box Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9357 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA, USA, 92123
Jack In The Box Inc operates quick-service restaurants and fast-casual restaurants across various states in the United States of America under the Jack in the Box and Del Taco brands. The company's menu offers burgers, tacos, regular and curly fries, specialty sandwiches, salads, and ice cream shakes. These foods are available with the option of customization as per customer requirements. The company also offers catering and delivery services to its customers. Jack in the Box and Del Taco restaurant brands are the two reportable operating segments, of which, Jack in the Box generates maximum revenue for the company.