JACK (Jack In The Box) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.66 (As of Jun. 2026)

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JACK Jack In The Box Inc JACK
69 GF Score
Price $14.77
GF Value $40.01
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Jack In The Box Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Jack In The Box JACK +0.82% 69 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.66 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates JACK with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of $40.01 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 195 Restaurants companies, Jack In The Box ranks worse than 512820% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-0.66. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Jack In The Box was 117.37. The lowest was 2.74. And the median was 19.01.


JACK's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 10.63
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Jack In The Box's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $1.20. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 12.31.

Jack In The Box's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $0.96. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $2.01. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 7.34.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Jack In The Box Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Jack In The Box Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Jack In The Box Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Jack In The Box Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.27 5.71 8.77 -8.69 4.62

Jack In The Box Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Jan24 Jun24 Sep24 Jan25 Jun25 Sep25 Jan26 Jun26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 -2.46 6.63 4.62 0.19 -0.66

JACK vs PTLO, RICK, NATH: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Jack In The Box's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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 Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jack In The Box's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Jack In The Box Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 23
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 53
Change In Deferred Tax -33
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 65
Change In Working Capital 8
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 19

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Jack In The Box's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $23 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Jack In The Box's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $53 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Jack In The Box's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $-33 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $65 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Jack In The Box's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $65 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Jack In The Box's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $8 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Jack In The Box's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 19.459 Mil.

Jack In The Box's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 23.46 +53.204+-32.793
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-64.856400327766+8.201)/19.459
=-0.66

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=14.77/-0.66
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.66 mean?
Jack In The Box (JACK) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.66 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Jack In The Box. According to the industry distribution chart, Jack In The Box ranks #999999 out of 195 companies in the Restaurants industry.
Is Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Jack In The Box's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.66. Based on the distribution chart, Jack In The Box ranks #999999 out of 195 companies in the Restaurants industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Jack In The Box has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jack In The Box's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to PTLO and RICK?
According to the Restaurants industry distribution chart, Jack In The Box ranks #999999 out of 195 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Jack In The Box in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.63. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Restaurants company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Restaurants companies is 10.63, based on 195 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Jack In The Box. For the Restaurants industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Jack In The Box's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.66. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jack In The Box stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jack In The Box (JACK) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $40.01, compared to a current price of $14.77 — trading 63.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.66. Jack In The Box's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Jack In The Box (JACK), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.66 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Jack In The Box (JACK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jack In The Box stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $14.77 is trading 63.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $40.01. GuruFocus considers Jack In The Box to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JACK:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.66
  • GF Value™: $40.01 vs. price of $14.77 (63.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JACK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Jack In The Box Business Description

Other Exchanges JACK:MexicoJBX:Germany
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. Its core business includes the Jack in the Box hamburger chain, known for a broad menu that features hamburgers, tacos, sandwiches, salads, and breakfast items. The company also operates the Del Taco brand, which offers a variety of both Mexican and American favorites such as burritos and fries. 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.
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