Computerworld Names Jack Henry to 2026 List of Best Places to Work in IT
Rhea-AI Summary
Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) was named to Foundry's Computerworld 2026 Best Places to Work in IT list on Dec. 9, 2025. The company ranked No. 24 among large organizations for offering benefits, engagement, training, and career-development opportunities for IT staff.
The annual list is based on a comprehensive questionnaire covering benefits, career development and training, workplace culture, workplace modernization, IT growth, and employee engagement and retention, and is reviewed by industry experts. Company leadership highlighted its focus on attracting and retaining IT talent to support financial-technology solutions for banks and credit unions.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, JKHY declined 0.45%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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Peers on Argus
Peers showed mixed moves: AUR up 3.13%, CDW up 0.85%, IT up 0.78%, while CACI fell 2.09% and GIB was roughly flat at -0.08%, indicating stock-specific rather than sector-driven action for JKHY.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09 | Workplace award | Positive | -0.5% | Named to 2026 Best Places to Work in IT, ranked 24th large firms. |
| Dec 04 | Client win | Positive | +2.7% | CFG Bank selected Jack Henry to modernize core and digital technology. |
| Dec 02 | Reputation ranking | Positive | -0.9% | Named to Forbes 2026 Best Companies in America with multiple rankings. |
| Dec 01 | Research study | Positive | -0.2% | Released 2025 Financial Sentiment Study highlighting consumer confidence gaps. |
| Nov 25 | Conference presentations | Positive | +0.2% | Announced CEO and CFO presentations at UBS and Nasdaq investor conferences. |
Recent positive reputation and customer-win announcements have sometimes been met with flat or negative next-day price reactions, though some implementation wins aligned with modest gains.
Over late November and early December 2025, Jack Henry issued several positive updates, including conference presentations, a consumer financial sentiment study, and recognition in Forbes’ 2026 Best Companies in America list. A technology modernization win with CFG Bank coincided with a 2.69% gain, while other reputation-focused news saw small declines between -0.16% and -0.87%. The Computerworld IT workplace recognition on Dec. 9, 2025 similarly followed this pattern of strong corporate accolades with mixed near-term price responses.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Jack Henry’s inclusion on Computerworld’s 2026 Best Places to Work in IT list, ranking 24th among large organizations. It underscores the company’s focus on benefits, training, and engagement for technology staff, complementing other recent reputation and client-win news. With shares trading above the 200-day MA of $169.79 and near a 52-week high of $196, investors may watch how ongoing talent and client developments intersect with future operating results.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Financial technology company recognized as a top work environment for technology professionals
"Our IT professionals are dedicated to developing innovative solutions that help banks and credit unions win and meet the ever-changing needs of their accountholders," said Jack Henry President and CEO Greg Adelson. "At Jack Henry, we are committed to attracting and retaining top industry talent through our dynamic and rewarding work environment, and we're thrilled to once again be included in this ranking of top workplaces."
"It's clear that AI is having a disruptive impact on IT operations and IT talent," said Barbara Call, Global Director of Content Strategy at Foundry. "This year's honorees demonstrate how organizations are proactively evolving their talent strategies to fill much-needed skills gaps and reskill existing staff to be more resilient and responsive to changing needs."
The Best Places to Work in IT list is an annual ranking of the top work environments for technology professionals by Computerworld. The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development and training, workplace culture, workplace modernization, IT growth, and employee engagement and retention. In addition, the rankings are reviewed and vetted by a panel of industry experts.
About Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.®
Jack Henry™ (Nasdaq: JKHY) is a well-rounded financial technology company that strengthens connections between financial institutions and the people and businesses they serve. We are an S&P 500 company that prioritizes openness, collaboration, and user centricity – offering banks and credit unions a vibrant ecosystem of internally developed modern capabilities as well as the ability to integrate with leading fintechs. For nearly 50 years, Jack Henry has provided technology solutions to enable clients to innovate faster, strategically differentiate, and successfully compete while serving the evolving needs of their accountholders. We empower approximately 7,400 clients with people-inspired innovation, personal service, and insight-driven solutions that help reduce the barriers to financial health. Additional information is available at jackhenry.com.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading technology media brand empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimizing client systems—and helps businesses revolutionize the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website (www.computerworld.com), strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld is published by Foundry. Company information is available at www.foundryco.com.
Statements made in this news release that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the Company's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors." Any forward-looking statement made in this news release speaks only as of the date of the news release, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise.
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