Jack in the Box Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Earnings
Jack in the Box same-store sales of (
Diluted EPS from continuing operations of
“During my first months as interim CEO, I've spent significant time listening to our franchisees, meeting with our teams, and gaining a deeper understanding of the Jack in the Box business. With our refinancing now complete, we're fully focused on improving restaurant performance and executing against the priorities that will create the greatest long-term value. While we have more work ahead, I'm increasingly confident that our path forward is becoming clearer to strengthen franchisee profitability, improve execution, and build a stronger foundation for sustainable growth,” said Mark King, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Jack in the Box Inc.
Jack in the Box Performance
Same-store sales declined
Restaurant-Level Margin(1), a non-GAAP measure, was
Franchise-Level Margin(1), a non-GAAP measure, was
Jack in the Box restaurant count decreased in the third quarter, with 4 restaurant openings and 17 restaurant closures.
Jack in the Box Same-Store Sales: |
12 Weeks Ended |
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|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
Company |
(0.9 %) |
|
(6.4 %) |
Franchise |
(1.2 %) |
|
(7.2 %) |
System |
(1.1 %) |
|
(7.1 %) |
Jack in the Box Restaurant Counts:
|
2026 |
|
2025 |
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|
Company |
|
Franchise |
|
Total |
|
Company |
|
Franchise |
|
Total |
||||||
Restaurant count at Q2 |
149 |
|
|
1,979 |
|
|
2,128 |
|
|
146 |
|
|
2,037 |
|
|
2,183 |
|
New |
— |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
6 |
|
Closed |
— |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
(17 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
|
(16 |
) |
|
(21 |
) |
Restaurant count at end of Q3 |
149 |
|
|
1,966 |
|
|
2,115 |
|
|
142 |
|
|
2,026 |
|
|
2,168 |
|
QTD Net Restaurant Change |
— |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
QTD Net Restaurant Change % |
— |
% |
|
(0.7 |
)% |
|
(0.6 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total revenues decreased
The SG&A expense for the third quarter was
Other operating income, net for the third quarter was
Net earnings from continuing operations was
Adjusted EBITDA(3), a non-GAAP measure, was
The income tax provision reflects an effective tax rate of
Third quarter diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was
(1) |
Restaurant-Level Margin and Franchise-Level Margin are non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are reconciled to earnings (loss) from operations, the most comparable GAAP measure, in the attachment to this release. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results." |
|
(2) |
Operating Earnings Per Share represents the diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis, excluding certain adjustments. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results." Operating earnings per share may not add due to rounding. |
|
(3) |
Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings on a GAAP basis excluding certain adjustments. See "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measurements to GAAP Results." |
Del Taco Discontinued Operations
In October 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell Del Taco Holdings Inc. (“Del Taco”) to Yadav Enterprises, Inc., a
Capital Allocation
During the third quarter, the Company prepaid
The Company did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the third quarter. As of the end of the third quarter, there was
Guidance Updates
The Company updated its guidance. The below reflects updated expectations for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2026.
-
Jack in the Box Restaurant Count of approximately 2,100
- This includes approximately 25 new restaurant openings and approximately 50 to 60 closures, most of which will be franchise restaurants.
-
Company-Owned Restaurant Level Margin of approximately
16.5% - This includes mid-single-digit commodity inflation and low-single-digit wage inflation.
-
Franchise Level Margin of approximately
$265 million - As the Company continues to execute its “JACK on Track” plan, which includes a block closure program and selling real estate, both of which influence Franchise Level Margin, visibility into timing is limited.
-
SG&A of
$112 $115 million -
G&A, excluding selling and advertising and COLI, is expected to be approximately
2.3% of systemwide sales.
-
G&A, excluding selling and advertising and COLI, is expected to be approximately
-
Adjusted EBITDA of
$225 $230 million
The below guidance remains unchanged for the company's expectations for fiscal year ending September 27, 2026.
- Low Single Digit Same-Store Sales Decline vs. Fiscal Year 2025
-
Depreciation and Amortization of
$45 $50 million -
Capital Expenditures of
$45 $55 million - As previously mentioned, the Company has discontinued its dividend and share repurchase program.
Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call for analysts and investors on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, beginning at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The call will be webcast live via the Investors section of the Jack in the Box company website at http://investors.jackinthebox.com. A replay of the call will be available through the Jack in the Box Inc. corporate website for 21 days. The call can be accessed via phone by dialing (888) 596-4144 and using ID 7573961.
About Jack in the Box Inc.
Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), founded and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box®, one of the nation's largest hamburger chains with 2,115 restaurants across 25 states, Mexico and Guam. For more information, including franchising opportunities, visit www.jackinthebox.com.
Category: Earnings
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goals,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate. These estimates and assumptions involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the success of new products, marketing initiatives and restaurant remodels and drive-thru enhancements; the impact of competition, unemployment, trends in consumer spending patterns and commodity costs; the Company’s ability to achieve and manage its planned growth, which is affected by the availability of a sufficient number of suitable new restaurant sites, the performance of new restaurants, risks relating to expansion into new markets and successful franchise development; the ability to attract, train and retain top-performing personnel, litigation risks; risks associated with disagreements with franchisees; supply chain disruption; food-safety incidents or negative publicity impacting the reputation of the Company's brand; increased regulatory and legal complexities, risks associated with the amount and terms of the securitized debt issued by certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries; stock market volatility. These and other factors are discussed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and its periodic reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available online at http://investors.jackinthebox.com or in hard copy upon request. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as the result of new information or otherwise.
JACK IN THE BOX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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|
12 Weeks Ended |
|
40 Weeks Ended |
||||||||||||
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
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Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Company restaurant sales |
$ |
96,268 |
|
|
$ |
94,112 |
|
|
$ |
322,871 |
|
|
$ |
322,962 |
|
Franchise rental revenues |
|
73,017 |
|
|
|
76,538 |
|
|
|
242,526 |
|
|
|
260,254 |
|
Franchise royalties and other |
|
43,081 |
|
|
|
44,604 |
|
|
|
144,996 |
|
|
|
153,973 |
|
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
45,291 |
|
|
|
47,147 |
|
|
|
151,045 |
|
|
|
162,007 |
|
|
|
257,657 |
|
|
|
262,401 |
|
|
|
861,438 |
|
|
|
899,196 |
|
Operating costs and expenses, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Food and packaging |
|
28,246 |
|
|
|
26,949 |
|
|
|
94,866 |
|
|
|
88,076 |
|
Payroll and employee benefits |
|
32,410 |
|
|
|
32,465 |
|
|
|
112,670 |
|
|
|
109,171 |
|
Occupancy and other |
|
18,621 |
|
|
|
17,840 |
|
|
|
61,527 |
|
|
|
59,184 |
|
Franchise occupancy expenses |
|
49,694 |
|
|
|
50,829 |
|
|
|
166,043 |
|
|
|
169,898 |
|
Franchise support and other costs |
|
4,242 |
|
|
|
3,314 |
|
|
|
11,423 |
|
|
|
9,813 |
|
Franchise advertising and other services expenses |
|
47,108 |
|
|
|
47,994 |
|
|
|
156,201 |
|
|
|
165,015 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
17,041 |
|
|
|
20,577 |
|
|
|
80,480 |
|
|
|
89,954 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
10,478 |
|
|
|
8,671 |
|
|
|
35,068 |
|
|
|
29,197 |
|
Pre-opening costs |
|
88 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
2,922 |
|
Other operating (income) expense, net |
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
|
4,531 |
|
|
|
7,991 |
|
|
|
8,838 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
204,860 |
|
|
|
214,036 |
|
|
|
726,535 |
|
|
|
732,068 |
|
Earnings from operations |
|
52,797 |
|
|
|
48,365 |
|
|
|
134,903 |
|
|
|
167,128 |
|
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net |
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
|
4,209 |
|
|
|
4,472 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
18,176 |
|
|
|
18,135 |
|
|
|
58,729 |
|
|
|
60,866 |
|
Earnings before income taxes |
|
33,359 |
|
|
|
28,888 |
|
|
|
71,965 |
|
|
|
101,790 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
12,318 |
|
|
|
6,049 |
|
|
|
23,994 |
|
|
|
27,256 |
|
Earnings from continuing operations |
|
21,041 |
|
|
|
22,839 |
|
|
|
47,971 |
|
|
|
74,534 |
|
Losses from discontinued operations, net of taxes |
|
(919 |
) |
|
|
(812 |
) |
|
|
(20,062 |
) |
|
|
(161,049 |
) |
Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
20,122 |
|
|
$ |
22,027 |
|
|
$ |
27,909 |
|
|
$ |
(86,515 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net earnings (loss) per share - basic: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations |
$ |
1.09 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.49 |
|
|
$ |
3.91 |
|
Losses from discontinued operations |
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(8.45 |
) |
Net earnings (loss) per share (1) |
$ |
1.04 |
|
|
$ |
1.16 |
|
|
$ |
1.45 |
|
|
$ |
(4.54 |
) |
Net earnings (loss) per share - diluted: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings from continuing operations |
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
|
$ |
2.48 |
|
|
$ |
3.89 |
|
Losses from discontinued operations |
|
(0.05 |
) |
|
|
(0.04 |
) |
|
|
(1.04 |
) |
|
|
(8.40 |
) |
Net earnings (loss) per share (1) |
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
1.15 |
|
|
$ |
1.44 |
|
|
$ |
(4.51 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
19,330 |
|
|
|
19,061 |
|
|
|
19,230 |
|
|
|
19,051 |
|
Diluted |
|
19,459 |
|
|
|
19,152 |
|
|
|
19,340 |
|
|
|
19,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Dividends declared per common share |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
0.88 |
|
____________________ |
||
(1) |
Earnings (loss) per share may not add due to rounding. |
|
JACK IN THE BOX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) |
|||||||
|
July 5,
|
|
September 28,
|
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
||||
Cash |
$ |
46,318 |
|
|
$ |
45,766 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
25,453 |
|
|
|
30,282 |
|
Accounts and other receivables, net |
|
106,672 |
|
|
|
73,744 |
|
Inventories |
|
2,343 |
|
|
|
2,346 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
8,492 |
|
|
|
13,604 |
|
Current assets held for sale |
|
14,501 |
|
|
|
46,042 |
|
Other current assets |
|
10,065 |
|
|
|
8,588 |
|
Total current assets |
|
213,844 |
|
|
|
220,372 |
|
Property and equipment: |
|
|
|
||||
Property and equipment, at cost |
|
1,163,804 |
|
|
|
1,150,490 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |
|
(832,844 |
) |
|
|
(806,873 |
) |
Property and equipment, net |
|
330,960 |
|
|
|
343,617 |
|
Other assets: |
|
|
|
||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
980,279 |
|
|
|
1,005,024 |
|
Goodwill |
|
136,026 |
|
|
|
136,026 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
45,337 |
|
|
|
61,501 |
|
Non-current assets held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
574,967 |
|
Other assets, net |
|
194,583 |
|
|
|
251,914 |
|
Total other assets |
|
1,356,225 |
|
|
|
2,029,432 |
|
|
$ |
1,901,029 |
|
|
$ |
2,593,421 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Current maturities of long-term debt |
$ |
44,160 |
|
|
$ |
29,458 |
|
Current operating lease liabilities |
|
134,300 |
|
|
|
138,199 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
50,800 |
|
|
|
56,349 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
139,934 |
|
|
|
142,478 |
|
Current liabilities held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
64,139 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
369,194 |
|
|
|
430,623 |
|
Long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
|
1,428,667 |
|
|
|
1,674,235 |
|
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
874,494 |
|
|
|
907,910 |
|
Non-current liabilities held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
377,445 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
129,960 |
|
|
|
141,479 |
|
Total long-term liabilities |
|
2,433,121 |
|
|
|
3,101,069 |
|
Stockholders’ deficit: |
|
|
|
||||
Preferred stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Common stock |
|
833 |
|
|
|
830 |
|
Capital in excess of par value |
|
549,924 |
|
|
|
542,177 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
1,797,114 |
|
|
|
1,769,205 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(48,532 |
) |
|
|
(49,858 |
) |
Treasury stock, at cost, 64,120,270 shares, respectively |
|
(3,200,625 |
) |
|
|
(3,200,625 |
) |
Total stockholders’ deficit |
|
(901,286 |
) |
|
|
(938,271 |
) |
|
$ |
1,901,029 |
|
|
$ |
2,593,421 |
|
JACK IN THE BOX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited) |
|||||||
|
Year-to-date |
||||||
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Net earnings (loss) |
$ |
27,909 |
|
|
$ |
(86,515 |
) |
Losses from discontinued operations |
|
(20,062 |
) |
|
|
(161,049 |
) |
Earnings from continuing operations |
|
47,971 |
|
|
|
74,534 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
35,068 |
|
|
|
29,197 |
|
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and incentives |
|
4,729 |
|
|
|
4,779 |
|
Deferred finance cost amortization |
|
3,469 |
|
|
|
3,668 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt |
|
1,306 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Tax deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements |
|
2,148 |
|
|
|
1,483 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
21,653 |
|
|
|
(7,149 |
) |
Share-based compensation expense |
|
7,825 |
|
|
|
6,812 |
|
Pension and post-retirement expense |
|
4,209 |
|
|
|
4,472 |
|
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance |
|
(7,014 |
) |
|
|
(5,731 |
) |
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
(Gains) losses on the disposition of property and equipment, net |
|
(17,405 |
) |
|
|
748 |
|
Impairment charges and other |
|
2,950 |
|
|
|
1,427 |
|
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Accounts and other receivables |
|
(18,810 |
) |
|
|
(4,188 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
9,333 |
|
|
|
(11,628 |
) |
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities |
|
(12,981 |
) |
|
|
(13,698 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
661 |
|
|
|
(5,214 |
) |
Accrued liabilities |
|
(742 |
) |
|
|
19,708 |
|
Pension and post-retirement contributions |
|
(5,036 |
) |
|
|
(5,370 |
) |
Franchise tenant improvement allowance and incentive disbursements |
|
(23,320 |
) |
|
|
(4,670 |
) |
Other |
|
566 |
|
|
|
28,967 |
|
Net cash flows provided by operating activities |
|
56,553 |
|
|
|
118,147 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(44,102 |
) |
|
|
(60,271 |
) |
Purchases of assets intended for sale or leaseback |
|
— |
|
|
|
(5,724 |
) |
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment |
|
26,681 |
|
|
|
15,108 |
|
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets |
|
3,616 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
47 |
|
|
|
— |
|
COLI distribution proceeds |
|
80,416 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other |
|
2,800 |
|
|
|
3,303 |
|
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
69,458 |
|
|
|
(47,584 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities |
|
39,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities |
|
— |
|
|
|
(6,000 |
) |
Proceeds from the issuance of debt |
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Principal repayments on debt |
|
(762,619 |
) |
|
|
(22,376 |
) |
Payment of debt issuance costs |
|
(13,065 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Dividends paid on common stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
(16,614 |
) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Repurchases of common stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,999 |
) |
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances |
|
(1,300 |
) |
|
|
(2,482 |
) |
Net cash flows used in financing activities |
|
(237,981 |
) |
|
|
(52,469 |
) |
Net cash flows (used in) provided by continuing operations |
|
(111,970 |
) |
|
|
18,094 |
|
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities of discontinued operations |
|
(16,048 |
) |
|
|
10,479 |
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations |
|
118,014 |
|
|
|
(14,606 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations |
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(23 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations |
|
101,928 |
|
|
|
(4,150 |
) |
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period, including discontinued operations cash |
|
81,813 |
|
|
|
54,167 |
|
Cash and restricted cash at end of period, including discontinued operations cash |
$ |
71,771 |
|
|
$ |
68,111 |
|
JACK IN THE BOX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) DATA
(Unaudited)
The following table presents certain income and expense items included in our condensed consolidated statements of earnings (loss) as a percentage of total revenues, unless otherwise indicated. Percentages may not add due to rounding.
|
12 Weeks Ended |
|
40 Weeks Ended |
||||||||
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
|
July 5,
|
|
July 6,
|
||||
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Company restaurant sales |
37.4 |
% |
|
35.9 |
% |
|
37.5 |
% |
|
35.9 |
% |
Franchise rental revenues |
28.3 |
% |
|
29.2 |
% |
|
28.2 |
% |
|
28.9 |
% |
Franchise royalties and other |
16.7 |
% |
|
17.0 |
% |
|
16.8 |
% |
|
17.1 |
% |
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
17.6 |
% |
|
18.0 |
% |
|
17.5 |
% |
|
18.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
Operating costs and expenses, net: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Food and packaging (1) |
29.3 |
% |
|
28.6 |
% |
|
29.4 |
% |
|
27.3 |
% |
Payroll and employee benefits (1) |
33.7 |
% |
|
34.5 |
% |
|
34.9 |
% |
|
33.8 |
% |
Occupancy and other (1) |
19.3 |
% |
|
19.0 |
% |
|
19.1 |
% |
|
18.3 |
% |
Franchise occupancy expenses (2) |
68.1 |
% |
|
66.4 |
% |
|
68.5 |
% |
|
65.3 |
% |
Franchise support and other costs (3) |
9.8 |
% |
|
7.4 |
% |
|
7.9 |
% |
|
6.4 |
% |
Franchise advertising and other services expenses (4) |
104.0 |
% |
|
101.8 |
% |
|
103.4 |
% |
|
101.9 |
% |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
6.6 |
% |
|
7.8 |
% |
|
9.3 |
% |
|
10.0 |
% |
Depreciation and amortization |
4.1 |
% |
|
3.3 |
% |
|
4.1 |
% |
|
3.2 |
% |
Pre-opening costs |
0.0 |
% |
|
0.3 |
% |
|
0.0 |
% |
|
0.3 |
% |
Other operating (income) expense, net |
(1.2 |
)% |
|
1.7 |
% |
|
0.9 |
% |
|
1.0 |
% |
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
(0.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
|
(0.0 |
)% |
|
— |
% |
Earnings from continuing operations |
20.5 |
% |
|
18.4 |
% |
|
15.7 |
% |
|
18.6 |
% |
Income tax rate (5) |
36.9 |
% |
|
20.9 |
% |
|
33.3 |
% |
|
26.8 |
% |
____________________ |
||
(1) |
As a percentage of company restaurant sales. |
|
(2) |
As a percentage of franchise rental revenues. |
|
(3) |
As a percentage of franchise royalties and other. |
|
(4) |
As a percentage of franchise contributions for advertising and other services. |
|
(5) |
As a percentage of earnings (loss) from operations and before income taxes. |
|
Jack in the Box systemwide sales (in thousands): |
12 Weeks Ended |
|
40 Weeks Ended |
||||||||
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Company-operated restaurant sales |
$ |
96,268 |
|
$ |
94,112 |
|
$ |
322,871 |
|
$ |
322,962 |
Franchised restaurant sales (1) |
|
847,842 |
|
|
863,706 |
|
|
2,814,432 |
|
|
2,961,662 |
Systemwide sales (1) |
$ |
944,110 |
|
$ |
957,818 |
|
$ |
3,137,303 |
|
$ |
3,284,624 |
____________________ |
||
(1) |
Franchised restaurant sales represent sales at franchised restaurants and are revenues of our franchisees. Systemwide sales include company and franchised restaurant sales. We do not record franchised sales as revenues; however, our royalty revenues, marketing fees and percentage rent revenues are calculated based on a percentage of franchised sales. We believe franchised and systemwide restaurant sales information is useful to investors as they have a direct effect on the company's profitability. |
|
JACK IN THE BOX INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP MEASUREMENTS TO GAAP RESULTS
(Unaudited)
To supplement the condensed consolidated financial statements, which are presented in accordance with GAAP, the Company uses the following non-GAAP measures: Adjusted Net Income, Operating Earnings Per Share, Adjusted EBITDA, Restaurant-Level Margin and Franchise-Level Margin. Management believes that these measurements, when viewed with the Company's results of operations in accordance with GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations in the tables below, provide useful information about operating performance and period-over-period changes, and provide additional information that is useful for evaluating the operating performance of the Company's core business without regard to potential distortions.
Operating Earnings Per Share
Operating Earnings Per Share represents diluted earnings per share from continuing operations on a GAAP basis excluding restructuring, integration and other, net COLI gains, pension and post-retirement benefit costs, impairment charges, gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants, gains on the sale of real estate to franchisees, excess tax shortfall from share-based compensation arrangements, loss on extinguishment of debt and other tax-related impacts.
Operating Earnings Per Share should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, analysis of results as reported under
Below is a reconciliation of Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income to the most directly comparable GAAP measure of net income. Also below is a reconciliation of Non-GAAP Operating Earnings Per Share to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:
|
|
12 Weeks Ended |
||||||
|
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Net earnings from continuing operations, as reported |
|
$ |
21,041 |
|
|
$ |
22,839 |
|
Restructuring, integration and other (1) |
|
|
4,538 |
|
|
|
1,995 |
|
Net COLI gains (2) |
|
|
(1,902 |
) |
|
|
(6,062 |
) |
Pension and post-retirement benefit costs (3) |
|
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
1,342 |
|
Impairment charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
744 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Gains on the sale of real estate to franchisees (4) |
|
|
(9,491 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Excess tax shortfall from share-based compensation arrangements |
|
|
590 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt (5) |
|
|
1,306 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Tax impact of adjustments (6) |
|
|
1,337 |
|
|
|
(1,027 |
) |
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income |
|
$ |
18,675 |
|
|
$ |
19,879 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding |
|
|
19,459 |
|
|
|
19,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations – GAAP |
|
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
$ |
1.19 |
|
Restructuring, integration and other (1) |
|
|
0.23 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
Net COLI gains (2) |
|
|
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
(0.32 |
) |
Pension and post-retirement benefit costs (3) |
|
|
0.06 |
|
|
|
0.07 |
|
Impairment charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
|
(0.00 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Gains on the sale of real estate to franchisees (4) |
|
|
(0.49 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Excess tax shortfall from share-based compensation arrangements |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt (5) |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Tax impact of adjustments (6) |
|
|
0.07 |
|
|
|
(0.05 |
) |
Operating Earnings Per Share – non-GAAP (7) |
|
$ |
0.96 |
|
|
$ |
1.04 |
|
____________________ |
||
(1) |
Restructuring, integration and other reflects charges that are not part of our ongoing operations, including severance, proxy contest fees and other consulting fees for discrete project-based strategic initiatives that are not expected to recur in the foreseeable future. |
|
(2) |
Net COLI gains reflect market-based adjustments on the company-owned life insurance policies, net of changes in our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation supported by these policies. |
|
(3) |
Pension and post-retirement benefit costs relating to our two legacy defined benefit pension plans, as well as our two legacy post-retirement plans. |
|
(4) |
Gains on the sale of real estate to franchisees are included in this reconciliation as the Company expects to have higher than normal sales of real estate in an effort to pay down debt. |
|
(5) |
Loss on extinguishment of debt includes the write-off of the unamortized portion of debt issuance costs relating to the full paydown of the 2019-1 Class A-2-II Notes and a partial paydown of the 2022-1 Class A-2-I Notes. |
|
(6) |
Tax impacts are calculated based on the non-GAAP Operating EPS tax rate of |
|
(7) |
Operating Earnings Per Share may not add due to rounding. |
|
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA represents net earnings from continuing operations on a GAAP basis excluding income taxes, interest expense, net, gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants, other operating (income) expenses, net, depreciation and amortization, amortization of cloud computing costs, amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases and subleases, net, amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and other, net COLI gains, and pension and post-retirement benefit costs.
Adjusted EBITDA should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, analysis of results as reported under
Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net earnings from continuing operations (in thousands):
|
12 Weeks Ended |
||||||
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Net earnings from continuing operations, as reported |
$ |
21,041 |
|
|
$ |
22,839 |
|
Income taxes |
|
12,318 |
|
|
|
6,049 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
18,176 |
|
|
|
18,135 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Other operating (income) expenses, net (1) |
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
|
4,531 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
10,478 |
|
|
|
8,671 |
|
Amortization of cloud-computing costs (2) |
|
406 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases and subleases, net (3) |
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and other |
|
2,499 |
|
|
|
1,411 |
|
Net COLI gains (4) |
|
(1,902 |
) |
|
|
(6,062 |
) |
Pension and post-retirement benefit costs (5) |
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
1,342 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA – non-GAAP |
$ |
61,203 |
|
|
$ |
57,147 |
|
____________________ |
||
(1) |
Other operating (income) expense, net includes: restructuring, integration and other; costs of closed restaurants; impairment charges; accelerated depreciation and gains/losses on disposition of property and equipment, net. |
|
(2) |
Amortization of cloud computing costs includes the amounts for the non-cash amortization of capitalized implementation costs related to cloud-based software arrangements that are included within selling, general and administrative expenses. |
|
(3) |
Amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases and subleases, net, which is not already included in the other operating (income) expense, net, noted above. |
|
(4) |
Net COLI gains reflect market-based adjustments on the company-owned life insurance policies, net of changes in our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation supported by these policies. |
|
(5) |
Pension and post-retirement benefit costs relating to our two legacy defined benefit pension plans, as well as the two legacy post-retirement plans. |
|
Restaurant-Level Margin
Restaurant-Level Margin is defined as company restaurant sales less restaurant operating costs (food and packaging, labor, and occupancy costs) and is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. Restaurant-Level Margin excludes revenues and expenses of our franchise operations and selling, general, and administrative expenses. Certain other costs are also excluded, such as depreciation and amortization, pre-opening costs, other operating (income) expenses, net, and gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants. As such, Restaurant-Level Margin is not indicative of the overall results of the Company and does not accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders because of the exclusion of corporate-level expenses. Restaurant-Level Margin should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, analysis of results as reported under GAAP or other similarly titled measures of other companies. The Company is presenting Restaurant-Level Margin because it believes that it provides a meaningful supplement to net earnings of the company's core business operating results, as well as a comparison to those of other similar companies. Management utilizes Restaurant-Level Margin as a key performance indicator to evaluate the profitability of company-operated restaurants. Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP Restaurant-Level Margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, earnings from continuing operations (in thousands):
|
|
12 Weeks Ended |
||||||
|
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Earnings from operations - GAAP |
|
$ |
52,797 |
|
|
$ |
48,365 |
|
Franchise rental revenues |
|
|
(73,017 |
) |
|
|
(76,538 |
) |
Franchise royalties and other |
|
|
(43,081 |
) |
|
|
(44,604 |
) |
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
|
(45,291 |
) |
|
|
(47,147 |
) |
Franchise occupancy expenses |
|
|
49,694 |
|
|
|
50,829 |
|
Franchise support and other costs |
|
|
4,242 |
|
|
|
3,314 |
|
Franchise advertising and other services expenses |
|
|
47,108 |
|
|
|
47,994 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
17,041 |
|
|
|
20,577 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
10,478 |
|
|
|
8,671 |
|
Pre-opening costs |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
Other operating (income) expense, net |
|
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
|
4,531 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Restaurant-Level Margin - Non-GAAP |
|
$ |
16,991 |
|
|
$ |
16,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Company restaurant sales |
|
$ |
96,268 |
|
|
$ |
94,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Restaurant-Level Margin % - Non-GAAP |
|
|
17.6 |
% |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
Franchise-Level Margin
Franchise-Level Margin is defined as franchise revenues less franchise operating costs (occupancy expenses, advertising contributions, and franchise support and other costs) and is neither required by, nor presented in accordance with GAAP. Franchise-Level Margin excludes revenue and expenses of our company-operated restaurants and selling, general, and administrative expenses. Certain other costs are also excluded, such as depreciation and amortization, pre-opening, other operating (income) expenses, net, and gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants. As such, Franchise-Level Margin is not indicative of the overall results of the Company and does not accrue directly to the benefit of shareholders because of the exclusion of corporate-level expenses. Franchise-Level Margin should be considered as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, analysis of results as reported under GAAP or other similarly titled measures of other companies. The Company is presenting Franchise-Level Margin because it believes that it provides a meaningful supplement to net earnings of the Company's core business operating results, as well as a comparison to those of other similar companies. Management utilizes Franchise-Level Margin as a key performance indicator to evaluate the profitability of our franchise operations. Below is a reconciliation of non-GAAP Franchise-Level Margin to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, earnings from continuing operations (in thousands):
|
|
12 Weeks Ended |
||||||
|
|
July 5, 2026 |
|
July 6, 2025 |
||||
Earnings from operations - GAAP |
|
$ |
52,797 |
|
|
$ |
48,365 |
|
Company restaurant sales |
|
|
(96,268 |
) |
|
|
(94,112 |
) |
Food and packaging |
|
|
28,246 |
|
|
|
26,949 |
|
Payroll and employee benefits |
|
|
32,410 |
|
|
|
32,465 |
|
Occupancy and other |
|
|
18,621 |
|
|
|
17,840 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
17,041 |
|
|
|
20,577 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
10,478 |
|
|
|
8,671 |
|
Pre-opening costs |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
866 |
|
Other operating (income) expense, net |
|
|
(3,062 |
) |
|
|
4,531 |
|
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants |
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Franchise-Level Margin - Non-GAAP |
|
$ |
60,345 |
|
|
$ |
66,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Franchise rental revenues |
|
$ |
73,017 |
|
|
$ |
76,538 |
|
Franchise royalties and other |
|
|
43,081 |
|
|
|
44,604 |
|
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services |
|
|
45,291 |
|
|
|
47,147 |
|
Total franchise revenues |
|
$ |
161,389 |
|
|
$ |
168,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Franchise-Level Margin % - Non-GAAP |
|
|
37.4 |
% |
|
|
39.3 |
% |
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Rachel Webb
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
rachel.webb@jackinthebox.com
858.522.4556
Source: Jack in the Box Inc.